The Tempest
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Arden Edition of The Tempest: Click here
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No Fear Shakespeare: Click here
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Sparknotes of The Tempest: Click here
Graphic Novel of The Tempest: Click here
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Scholarly Essays about this play:
From Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human by Harold Bloom: Click here
From Shakespeare After All by Marjorie Garber: Click here
From The Meaning of Shakespeare by Harold Goddard: Click here
From Shakespeare by Mark Van Doren: Click here
Folger Library on The Tempest: Click here
Connections between The Tempest, colonialism, and French philosopher Michel de Montaigne: Click here
Harvard Professor, Dr. Marjorie Garber, lectures on The Tempest: Click here
Lecture on The Tempest and Early American History: Click here
Documentary: Shakespeare Behind Bars: Click here
Shakespeare Behind Bars Organization: Click here
King Lear app on iPad from Arden, starring Ian McKellan and Benedict Cumberbatch: Click here
The Real Life Tempest: The Historical Basis for the Play
Shakespeare and the Shipwreck: Click here
William Strachey's Account of the Storm: Click here
W. H. Harrington. Wreck of Sea Venture. Painting, 1981. Courtesy of Bermuda National Trust and Bermuda Maritime Museum.
Movie Version 2014
Google Document of Full Script: Click here.