The Tempest

by Shakespeare, William; Gill, Roma

• ISBN13: 9780198321514
• ISBN10: 0198321511
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-05-25
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Oxford School Shakespeare is an acclaimed edition especially designed forstudents, with accessible on-page notes and explanatory illustrations, clearbackground information, and rigorous but accessible scholarly credentials. Inthis edition of The Tempest, illustrations have been extended and updated; thepreliminary notes have been expanded; reading lists have been updated, andinclude websites; and the classroom notes have been brought in line with recentpractice. The Tempest is a set text for 11-14 year olds in England and remainsone of the most accessible and popular of Shakespeare's plays for secondarystudents the world over.

Table of Contents

Introduction	v
About the Play	v
Leading Characters in the Play	vii
Synopsis	x
The Tempest: Commentary	xi
State of the Art	xxv
Shakespeare's Verse	xxviii
Source, Text, and Date	xxx
Characters in the Play	xxxii
The Tempest	1	(91)
The Tempest: the Source	92	(6)
Enchantment and Ariel	98	(3)
U. A. Fanthorpe, `The Heir'	101	(1)
Music in The Tempest	102	(5)
Background	107	(4)
England in 1611	107	(4)
William Shakespeare, 1564--1616	111	(2)
Approximate Dates of Composition of Shakespeare's Works	113	(2)
Exploring The Tempest in the Classroom	115	(8)
Ways into the Play	115	(1)
Setting the Scene	116	(1)
Keeping Track of the Action	117	(1)
Characters	118	(1)
Themes and Key Ideas	119	(1)
Shakespeare's Language	120	(1)
Exploring with Drama	121	(1)
Writing about The Tempest	122	(1)
Further Reading and Resources	123