The Tempest
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Act 1, scene 1 Act 1, scene 2 Act 2, scene 1 Act 2, scene 2 Act 3, scene 1 Act 3, scene 2 Act 3, scene 3 Act 4, scene 1 Act 5, scene 1 Epilogue
Themes
All Themes Loss and Restoration Power Magic, Illusion, and Prospero as Playwright Colonization
Quotes
Characters
All Characters Prospero Ariel Caliban Miranda Antonio Gonzalo Ferdinand Sebastian Stephano
Symbols
All Symbols Prospero's Cloak and Books The Tempest
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allegory Alliteration Dramatic Irony Foil Foreshadowing Genre Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Motifs Personification Setting Similes Situational Irony Soliloquy Style Tone
Quizzes
All Quizzes Act 1, scene 1 Quiz Act 1, scene 2 Quiz Act 2, scene 1 Quiz Act 2, scene 2 Quiz Act 3, scene 1 Quiz Act 3, scene 2 Quiz Act 3, scene 3 Quiz Act 4, scene 1 Quiz Act 5, scene 1 Quiz Epilogue Quiz
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The Tempest

by William Shakespeare

The Tempest Literary Devices

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