The Shakespearian Reader Author:William Shakespeare Subtitle: A Collection of the Most Approved Plays of Shakespeare; Carefully Revised With Introductory and Explanatory Notes, and a Memoir of the Author General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1860 Original Publisher: D. Appleton Subjects: Drama / Shakespeare Literary Criticism / Shakespeare Notes: This is a black ... more »and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: THE TEMPEST. The Thmtkht is supposed to be the last production of Shakspeare's mighty genius ; as it is generally acknowledged to be tha most original and perfect of his works. In this Play the Poet has literally " given to airy nothings a local habitation and a name," endowing them with qualities and furnishing them with a fitness of language, which invesli these creatures of his imaginings with all the charm and semblance of reality. The story is simple in its construction, yet it isdeeply interesting. Our selections pi sent the main incidents of the plot in consecutive succession. PERSONS REPRESENTED. Alohzo, King of Naples. Sebastian, hit brother. Pxosfeko, the rightful Duke of Milan. Antonio, hig brother, the usurping Duke of Milan. Ferdinand, son to the King of Naples. Gonzalo, an honest old counsellor of Naples. Adrian, Francisco, lords. Caliban, a savage and deformed slave. Trinculo, a jester. Stephaxo, a drunken butler. Master of a ship, Boatswain, and Mariners. Miranda, daughter to Prospero. Ariel, an airy spirit. Iris, Ceres, Juno, Nymphs, Reapers, spirit. Other spirits attending on Prospero. ACT I. SCENE. -- The Seat with a Ship; afterwards an uninhalntd Island Proipero, the rightful Duke of Milan, has been dethroned by hU brother Antonio, tnd banished from his dominions. Prospero seeks refuge in ft dewrt island...« less