Tempest

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Act 1, Scene 1
A tempestuous noise of thunder and lightning heard Loud noises of a storm with thunder and lightning.
Enter a MASTER and a BOATSWAIN A ships MASTER and BOATSWAIN enter.
MASTER MASTER
Boatswain! Boatswain!
BOATSWAIN BOATSWAIN
Here, master. What cheer? Im here, sir. How can I help you?
MASTER MASTER
Good, speak to th' mariners. Fall to t yarely, or we run My good boy, give the other sailors a pep talk
ourselves aground. Bestir, bestir. and do it fast, before were shipwrecked. Hurry,
hurry!
Exit MASTER The MASTER exits.
Enter MARINERS SAILORS enter.
BOATSWAIN BOATSWAIN
Heigh, my hearts! Cheerly, cheerly, my hearts! Yare! Come on, men! Thats the way to do it! Quickly!
5 Yare! Quickly! Take in the upper sail. Listen to the
Take in the topsail.Tend to th' masters whistle. masters orders. Blow your heart out, storm! So
Blow, till thou burst thy wind, if room enough! long as we have enough room to avoid running
aground!
Enter ALONSO, SEBASTIAN, ANTONIO,FERDINAN ALONSO, SEBASTIAN, ANTONIO,FERDINAND,
D, GONZALO, and others GONZALO, and others enter.
ALONSO ALONSO
Good Boatswain, have care. Wheres the Master? Be careful, good Boatswain! Wheres the Master?
Play the men. Make these men work.
BOATSWAIN BOATSWAIN
I pray now, keep below. Please stay below deck, sir.
ANTONIO ANTONIO
Where is the Master, Boatswain? Wheres the Master, Boatswain?
Act 1, Scene 1, Page 2
BOATSWAIN BOATSWAIN
10 Do you not hear him? You mar our labor. Keep your Hes busy, cant you hear him giving orders?
cabins. Youre getting in the way of our work. Stay in your
You do assist the storm. cabins. Youre helping the storm, not us.
GONZALO GONZALO
Nay, good, be patient. Dont get wound up, my good man.
BOATSWAIN BOATSWAIN
When the sea is. Hence! What cares these roarers for Im only wound up because the seas wound up.
the name of king? To cabin, silence! Trouble us not. Now get out of here! Do you think these waves
care anything about kings and officials? Go to
your cabins and be quiet! Dont bother us up here.

GONZALO GONZALO
Good, yet remember whom thou hast aboard. Just remember who youve got on board with you,
good man.
BOATSWAIN BOATSWAIN
15 None that I more love than myself. You are a Nobody I care about more than myself. Youre a
councilor. If you can command these elements to kings advisor. If you can order the storm to calm
silence and work the peace of the present, we will not down, we can all put down our ropes and rest. Go
hand a rope more. Use your authority. If you cannot, ahead, use your authority. If you cant do it, be
give thanks you have lived so long and make yourself grateful youve lived this long and go wait to die in
ready in your cabin for the mischance of the hour, if it your cabin, if it comes to that.Harder, men!
so hap.Cheerly, good hearts!Out of our way, I Now get out of our way, Im telling you.
say.
Exit BOATSWAIN The BOATSWAIN exits.
GONZALO GONZALO
I have great comfort from this fellow. Methinks he hath I feel a lot better after talking to this guy. He
no drowning mark upon him. His complexion is doesnt look like a person who would drownhe
perfect gallows. Stand fast, good Fate, to his hanging. looks like he was born to be hanged. I hope he
Make the rope of his destiny our cable, for our own lives long enough to be hanged. The rope that
doth little advantage. If he be not born to be hanged, hangs him will do more good than all the ropes on
our case is miserable. this ship, since itll guarantee he stays alive
through this storm. But if hes not destined to die
by hanging, then our chances dont look too good.
Exeunt GONZALO and courtiers GONZALO exits with the other men of court.
Enter BOATSWAIN The BOATSWAIN enters.

BOATSWAIN BOATSWAIN
Down with the topmast! Yare, lower, lower! Bring her Bring down that top sail! Fast! Lower, lower! Let
to try wi' th' main course. the ship sail close to the wind.
A cry within A shout offstage.
A plague upon this howling! They are louder than the Damn those men shouting down there! Theyre
weather or our office. louder than the storm or us sailors.
Enter SEBASTIAN, ANTONIO, and GONZALO SEBASTIAN, ANTONIO, and GONZALO enter.
Yet again? What do you here? Shall we give o'er and Oh, not you again. What do you want? Should we
20 drown? all give up and drown? Do you want to sink?
Have you a mind to sink?
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
A pox o' your throat, you bawling, blasphemous, Oh, go to hell, you loud-mouthed bastard!
incharitable dog!
BOATSWAIN BOATSWAIN
Work you, then. Well, get to work, then.
ANTONIO ANTONIO
Hang, cur! Hang, you whoreson insolent noisemaker! Just die, you lowlife! Go ahead and die, you nasty,
We are less afraid to be drowned than thou art. rude bastard!Youre more scared of drowning than
we are.
GONZALO GONZALO
Ill warrant him for drowning though the ship were no Yes, I guarantee he wont drowneven if this ship
stronger than a nutshell and as leaky as an were as fragile as an eggshell and as leaky as a
unstanched wench. menstruating woman.
BOATSWAIN BOATSWAIN
25 Lay her a-hold, a-hold! Set her two courses off to sea Turn the ship to the wind! Set the sails and let her
again. go out to sea again!
Lay her off!
Enter MARINERS, wet More SAILORS enter, wet.
MARINERS SAILORS
All lost! To prayers, to prayers, all lost! Its no use! Pray for your lives! Were done for!
Exit MARINERS The SAILORS exit.

BOATSWAIN BOATSWAIN
What, must our mouths be cold? What, were going to die?
GONZALO GONZALO
The king and prince at prayers. Lets assist them, for The king and the prince are praying. Lets go join
our case is as theirs. them, since whatever happens to them happens to
us too.
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
30 Im out of patience. Im out of patience.
ANTONIO ANTONIO
We are merely cheated of our lives by drunkards. This Yes, weve been cheated out of our lives by a
wide-chopped rascalwould thou mightst lie bunch of drunken, incompetent sailors. This
drowning the washing of ten tides! bigmouth jerk here(to BOATSWAIN) I hope you
drown ten times over!
GONZALO GONZALO
Hell be hanged yet, though every drop of water swear Hell still die by hanging, not drowning, even if
against it and gape at widest to glut him. every drop of water in the sea tries to swallow him.
A confused noise within A confused noise offstage.
VOICES VOICES
(within) Mercy on us!We split, we split!Farewell, God have mercy on us!The ships breaking up!
my wife and children!Farewell, brother!We split, Goodbye, wife and kids!Goodbye, brother!
we split, we split! Were breaking up, were breaking up!
ANTONIO ANTONIO
Lets all sink wi' th' king. Lets all sink with the king.
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
35 Lets take leave of him. Lets say goodbye to him.
Exeunt ANTONIO and SEBASTIAN ANTONIO and SEBASTIAN exit.
GONZALO GONZALO
Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an Right now Id give a thousand furlongs of sea for
acre of barren ground: long heath, brown furze, one little acre of dry ground: barren weed patch,
anything. The wills above be done, but I would fain die anything at all. Whats destined to happen will
a dry death. happen, but Id give anything to be dry when I die.
Exeunt They exit.
Act 1, Scene 2
Enter PROSPERO and MIRANDA PROSPERO and MIRANDA enter.

MIRANDA MIRANDA
If by your art, my dearest father, you have Dear father, if you caused this terrible storm with
Put the wild waters in this roar, allay them. your magic powers, please put an end to it. The
The sky, it seems, would pour down stinking pitch, skys so dark it looks like it would rain down boiling
But that the sea, mounting to th' welkins cheek, hot tar if the sea werent swelling up to the sky to
5 Dashes the fire out. Oh, I have suffered put its fire out. Oh, I suffered along with all the
With those that I saw suffer. A brave vessel men I watched suffer! A fine ship, with some good
Who had, no doubt, some noble creature in her people in it, Im sure, smashed to pieces. Their
Dashed all to pieces. Oh, the cry did knock dying shouts broke my heart! The poor people
Against my very heart! Poor souls, they perished. died. If Id been a god I wouldve let the sea sink
10 Had I been any god of power, I would inside the earth before it had a chance to swallow
Have sunk the sea within the earth or ere up that ship and all the people it was carrying.
It should the good ship so have swallowed and
The fraughting souls within her.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Be collected. Calm down. Theres nothing to get upset about.
No more amazement. Tell your piteous heart No harm was done.
15 Theres no harm done.
MIRANDA MIRANDA
Oh, woe the day! Oh, what a horrible day!
PROSPERO PROSPERO
No harm. There was no harm, Im telling you. Everything Ive
I have done nothing but in care of thee, done has been for you, my dear daughter. You
Of thee, my dear onethee my daughter, who dont know what you are, since you dont know
Art ignorant of what thou art, naught knowing who I am or where I come from, or that Im better
Of whence I am, nor that I am more better than merely Prospero, your humble father who
20 Than Prospero, master of a full poor cell lives in a poor little shack.
And thy no greater father.
MIRANDA MIRANDA
More to know It never occurred to me to imagine there was
Did never meddle with my thoughts. anything more to know.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
'Tis time Its time for you to know the whole story. Give me
I should inform thee farther. Lend thy hand a hand and help me off with this magic cloak.
And pluck my magic garment from me.
MIRANDA helps PROSPERO remove his mantle MIRANDA helps PROSPERO remove his cloak.
So, (to the cloak) So, lie there, my
25 Lie there, my art.Wipe thou thine eyes. Have magic. (toMIRANDA) Wipe your eyes. Take
comfort. comfort. I arranged the horrible sight of this
The direful spectacle of the wrack, which touched shipwreck, which moved you to such pity, so
The very virtue of compassion in thee, carefully that not a single person was hurtno,
I have with such provision in mine art not so much as a hair on anyones head was
30 So safely ordered that there is no soul destroyed in the ship that you saw sink. Sit down.
No, not so much perdition as an hair Its time for you to know more. (they sit)
Betid to any creature in the vessel
Which thou heardst cry, which thou sawst sink. Sit
down.
For thou must now know farther.
MIRANDA MIRANDA
You have often Youve often started to tell me who I am, but then
Begun to tell me what I am, but stopped suddenly stopped, leaving me asking questions
35 And left me to a bootless inquisition, that never get answered, telling me, Wait. Not
Concluding, Stay. Not yet. yet.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
The hours now come. Well, the time has come. This is the moment for
The very minute bids thee ope thine ear. you to listen hard and pay close attention. Can you
Obey and be attentive. Canst thou remember remember the time before you came to live in this
A time before we came unto this cell? shack? I doubt it, since you werent even three at
40 I do not think thou canst, for then thou wast not the time.
Out three years old.
MIRANDA MIRANDA
Certainly, sir, I can. Sure I can, father.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
By what? By any other house or person? What do you remember? A house, a person? Tell
Of anything the image tell me that me anything you remember.
Hath kept with thy remembrance.
MIRANDA MIRANDA
'Tis far off, My memory is hazy, more like a dream than a
45 And rather like a dream than an assurance recollection. Didnt I use to have four or five
That my remembrance warrants. Had I not women taking care of me?

Four or five women once that tended me?
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Thou hadst, and more, Miranda. But how is it Indeed you did, and more besides, Miranda. But
That this lives in thy mind? What seest thou else how is it possible that you still remember this,
50 In the dark backward and abysm of time? through all the darkness of the past? If you
If thou rememberest aught ere thou camest here, remember your life before you came here, you
How thou camest here thou mayst. may also remember how you got here.
MIRANDA MIRANDA
But that I do not. No, that I dont remember.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Twelve year since, Miranda, twelve year since, Twelve years ago, Miranda, twelve years ago your
Thy father was the Duke of Milan and father was the Duke of Milan, a powerful prince.
55 A prince of power.
MIRANDA MIRANDA
Sir, are not you my father? Arent you my father?
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Thy mother was a piece of virtue and Your mother was extremely virtuous, and she said
She said thou wast my daughter. And thy father you were my daughter. And your father was Duke
Was Duke of Milan, and thou his only heir of Milan, and you were his heir, a princess.
And princess no worse issued.
MIRANDA MIRANDA
Oh, the heavens! Good lord! What evil things were done to us that
60 What foul play had we that we came from thence? we were driven here? Or was it a blessing that we
Or bless was t we did? came here?
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Both, both, my girl. Both, both, my girl. We were pushed out of power
By foul play, as thou sayst, were we heaved thence, by evil deeds, as you call them. But we were
But blessedly holp hither. blessed in being helped toward this island.
MIRANDA MIRANDA
Oh, my heart bleeds Oh, it breaks my heart to think how painful it must
To think o' th' teen that I have turned you to, be for you to recall all this, things that I cant
65 Which is from my remembrance! Please you, farther. remember. But please tell me more.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
My brother and thy uncle, called Antonio My brother, your uncle Antoniojust listen to this
I pray thee, mark me (that a brother should (I still cant believe a brother could be so disloyal!)
Be so perfidious!)he whom next thyself My brother whomaside from youI loved
Of all the world I loved and to him put more than anyone else in the world, I trusted to
70 The manage of my state, as at that time run my state, which at that time was the strongest
Through all the signories it was the first, in the land, and Prospero the number one duke,
And Prospero the prime duke, being so reputed famous for my dignity and my education. Since I
In dignity, and for the liberal arts was so drawn to studying things like logic,
Without a parallel. Those being all my study, grammar, geometry, and astronomy, I let my
75 The government I cast upon my brother control of the government slide a bit, being too
And to my state grew stranger, being transported wrapped up in my occult books. Your disloyal
And rapt in secret studies. Thy false uncle uncleare you paying attention?
Dost thou attend me?
MIRANDA MIRANDA
Sir, most heedfully. Im hanging on every word.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Being once perfected how to grant suits, Once Antonio got the knack of granting certain
80 How to deny them, who t' advance and who requests, denying others, promoting some officials
To trash for overtopping, new created and keeping down those who were getting too
The creatures that were mine, I sayor changed 'em, ambitious, he won over the people who used to be
Or else new formed 'emhaving both the key mine, or changed themremade them, you might
Of officer and office, set all hearts i' th' state say. Since he had control over the whole
85 To what tune pleased his ear, that now he was government and everyone in it, he soon made
The ivy which had hid my princely trunk, everyone sing his own songwhichever song he
And sucked my verdure out on t. Thou attendst not. happened to like. He became like the ivy that
sticks to the side of the tree, and sucked my
vitality out of me.Youre not paying attention.
MIRANDA MIRANDA
O, good sir, I do. Oh, yes I am, father.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
I pray thee, mark me. Please listen to me carefully. As I neglected
I, thus neglecting worldly ends, all dedicated practical matters, being totally dedicated to
90 To closeness and the bettering of my mind solitude and to improving my mind with subjects
With that which, but by being so retired, more valuable than most people imagine, I was
O'erprized all popular rate, in my false brother so shut away from the world that I unwittingly
Awaked an evil nature. And my trust, stirred up evil wishes in my disloyal brother. My
Like a good parent, did beget of him deep trust in him made him deeply untrustworthy,
95 A falsehood in its contrary as great arousing in him a treachery as big as my trust
As my trust was, which had indeed no limit, wasmy trust which had no limit, an infinite
A confidence sans bound. He being thus lorded, confidence. With Antonio possessing such
Not only with what my revenue yielded powers and wealth, coming not only from my
But what my power might else exact, like one income but also from his ability to take whatever
100 Who having into truth, by telling of it, my authority allowed him to take, Antonio started
Made such a sinner of his memory to believe that he was the duke, like some liar
To credit his own liehe did believe who begins to believe in his own lie. He put on
He was indeed the duke, out o' th' substitution the face of royalty, with all the rights that go along
And executing th' outward face of royalty, with it. With his ambition growing like thisdo you
105 With all prerogative. Hence his ambition growing hear what Im saying?
Dost thou hear?

MIRANDA MIRANDA
Your tale, sir, would cure deafness. What youre saying could cure deafness, father.
Of course I hear it.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
To have no screen between this part he played To make his political performance absolutely
And him he played it for, he needs will be perfect, he simply had to become the Duke of
Absolute Milan. Me, poor man, my library Milan himself. My library was a large enough
110 Was dukedom large enough. Of temporal royalties dukedom for me. So, now Antonio judges me
He thinks me now incapable, confederates incapable of carrying out my duties. Hes so
So dry he was for swaywi' th' King of Naples power-hungry that he allies himself with the King
To give him annual tribute, do him homage, of Naples, agreeing to pay him a regular annual
Subject his coronet to his crown and bend sum, swear subservience to him, and put the
115 The dukedom yet unbowedalas, poor Milan! dukedom of Milannever subservient to anyone
To most ignoble stooping. before!under the humiliating control of Naples.
MIRANDA MIRANDA
Oh, the heavens! Good heavens!
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Mark his condition and the event. Then tell me Think about that, and about what followed
If this might be a brother. afterward. Then tell me if Antonio can be called a
brother.
MIRANDA MIRANDA
I should sin It would be wrong for me to think poorly of my
To think but nobly of my grandmother. grandmother. Good women sometimes give birth
120 Good wombs have borne bad sons. to bad sons.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Now the condition. Now listen to the agreement they made. The king
The King of Naples, being an enemy of Naples, my arch-enemy, listens to my brothers
To me inveterate, hearkens my brothers suit, request, which was that the king, in exchange for
Which was that he, in lieu o' th' premises the respect and money paid to him, would get rid
Of homage and I know not how much tribute, of me and make my brother Duke of Milan
125 Should presently extirpate me and mine instead. A treacherous army was gathered, and
Out of the dukedom, and confer fair Milan one fateful night at midnight, Antonio opened the
With all the honors on my brother. Whereon, gates of Milan, and in the pitch black had his
A treacherous army levied, one midnight officers rush out me and you, my dear daughter.
Fated to th' purpose did Antonio open You were crying.
130 The gates of Milan, and, i' th' dead of darkness,
The ministers for th' purpose hurried thence
Me and thy crying self.
MIRANDA MIRANDA
Alack, for pity! How awful! I cant remember how I cried then, but
I, not remembering how I cried out then, Ill cry all over again. This story breaks my heart.
Will cry it o'er again. It is a hint
135 That wrings mine eyes to t.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Hear a little further Just listen a little more, and Ill bring you up to
And then Ill bring thee to the present business date about the present situation, which is the
Which now s upon s, without the which this story whole reason Im telling you this story in the first
Were most impertinent. place.
MIRANDA MIRANDA
Wherefore did they not Why didnt they just kill us that night?
That hour destroy us?
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Well demanded, wench. Good question, my girl. My story does raise that
140 My tale provokes that question. Dear, they durst not, question. The answer, my dear, is that they didnt
So dear the love my people bore me, nor set dare, because the people of Milan loved me too
A mark so bloody on the business, but much. The had to disguise their bloody intentions.
With colors fairer painted their foul ends. So, to make a long story short, they hurried us
In few, they hurried us aboard a bark, onto a ship and carried us a number of miles out
145 Bore us some leagues to sea, where they prepared to sea, where they prepared a rotten carcass of a
A rotten carcass of a butt, not rigged, boat, with no sails or masts or ropes, which even
Nor tackle, sail, nor mast. The very rats the rats had abandoned. They tossed us in the
Instinctively had quit it. There they hoist us water to cry to the sea that roared back at us, to
To cry to th' sea that roared to us, to sigh sigh into the winds that sighed right back at us in
150 To th' winds whose 0pity, sighing back again, pity.
Did us but loving wrong.
MIRANDA MIRANDA
Alack, what trouble God, what a burden on you I must have been!
Was I then to you!
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Oh, a cherubim No, my dear, you were a little angel who kept me
Thou wast that did preserve me. Thou didst smile going. You smiled with a strength you must have
Infusd with a fortitude from heaven, gotten from heaven, while I cried salty tears into
155 When I have decked the sea with drops full salt, the salty sea, and groaned at our situation. Your
Under my burthen groaned; which raised in me smile sustained my spirits against whatever would
An undergoing stomach to bear up come our way.
Against what should ensue.
MIRANDA MIRANDA
How came we ashore? How did we manage to get ashore?

PROSPERO PROSPERO
By providence divine. With Gods help. We had a little food and fresh
160 Some food we had and some fresh water that water that a nobleman from Naples, Gonzalo, had
A noble Neapolitan, Gonzalo, given us out of the kindness of his heart. He had
Out of his charity, who being then appointed been chosen to carry out the plan of putting us to
Master of this design, did give us, with sea. He also gave us clothes, linen, and other
Rich garments, linens, stuffs, and necessaries, necessities that have been of great help. Knowing
165 Which since have steaded much. So, of his how much I loved my books, he gave me some
gentleness, books from my library that I value more than my
Knowing I loved my books, he furnished me dukedom.
From mine own library with volumes that
I prize above my dukedom.
MIRANDA MIRANDA
Would I might I wish I could see that man someday!
But ever see that man!
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Now I arise. Now Ill stand up. (he stands and puts on his
170 (stands and puts on his mantle) magic cloak) Sit still and listen to the last of our
Sit still, and hear the last of our sea-sorrow. sad sea adventures. We arrived here on this
Here in this island we arrived, and here island, where I, acting as your teacher, have given
Have I, thy schoolmaster, made thee more profit you a better education than most princesses get,
Than other princesses can that have more time princesses who have less careful tutors, who
175 For vainer hours and tutors not so careful. spend their time instead on empty fun.
MIRANDA MIRANDA
Heavens thank you for t! And now, I pray you, sir May God thank you for it. But please, fatherthe
For still tis beating in my mindyour reason question is still nagging at mewhy did you
For raising this sea storm? conjure up this storm?
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Know thus far forth: You should know this: much luck is on my side,
By accident most strange, bountiful Fortune and my enemies have happened to wreck their
180 (Now my dear lady) hath mine enemies ship on this island. As I see it, my fate hangs on
Brought to this shore. And by my prescience this lucky event, and if I handle it wrong, Ill suffer
I find my zenith doth depend upon for the rest of my life. Now, no more questions.
A most auspicious star, whose influence
If now I court not but omit, my fortunes
185 Will ever after droop. Here cease more questions.
Thou art inclined to sleep. 'Tis a good dullness, You look sleepy. Its a nice hazy feeling, so give in
And give it way. I know thou canst not choose. to it. I know you have no choice.

MIRANDA sleeps MIRANDA falls asleep.
Come away, servant, come. I am ready now. Come on, servant, come. Im ready now. Come
Approach, my Ariel, come. here, Ariel.
Enter ARIEL ARIEL enters.
ARIEL ARIEL
190 All hail, great master! Grave sir, hail! I come Humble greetings, great master! Worthy sir,
To answer thy best pleasure, be t to fly, greetings! Your wish is my command, whatever
To swim, to dive into the fire, to ride you want. If you want me to fly, to swim, to jump
On the curled clouds. To thy strong bidding, task into fire, to ride the clouds in the sky, Ariel will get
Ariel and all his quality. right to the task.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Hast thou, spirit, Spirit, did you carry out the storm just as I
195 Performed to point the tempest that I bade thee? ordered?
ARIEL ARIEL
To every article. Down to the last detail. I boarded the kings ship,
I boarded the kings ship. Now on the beak, and in every corner of it, from the deck to the
Now in the waist, the deck, in every cabin, cabins, I made everyone astonished and terrified.
I flamed amazement. Sometime Id divide, Sometimes I appeared in many places at once.
200 And burn in many places. On the topmast, On the top sail and main mast I flamed in different
The yards, and bowsprit would I flame distinctly, spots, then I came together into a single flame. I
Then meet and join. Joves lightning, the precursors flashed about faster than lightning. The fire and
O' th' dreadful thunderclaps, more momentary deafening cracks seemed to overwhelm even the
And sight-outrunning were not. The fire and cracks god of the sea himself, making him tremble
205 Of sulfurous roaring the most mighty Neptune underwater.
Seem to besiege and make his bold waves tremble,
Yea, his dread trident shake.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
My brave spirit! Good spirit! Who could ever be so steady and
Who was so firm, so constant, that this coil strong that a disturbance like that wouldnt make
Would not infect his reason? him crazy?
ARIEL ARIEL
Not a soul Everyone there got a little crazy and pulled some
210 But felt a fever of the mad and played desperate stunts. Everyone except the sailors
Some tricks of desperation. All but mariners dove into the sea, leaving behind the ship that I
Plunged in the foaming brine and quit the vessel, had set on fire. The kings son, Ferdinand, with
Then all afire with me. The kings son, Ferdinand, his hair standing straight upit looked like reeds,
With hair up-staringthen, like reeds, not hair not hairwas the first person to jump, shouting,
215 Was the first man that leaped, cried, Hell is empty Hell is empty, and all the devils are here!
And all the devils are here.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Why, thats my spirit! Good job! But was this near the shore?
But was not this nigh shore?
ARIEL ARIEL
Close by, my master. Very near, my master.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
But are they, Ariel, safe? But are they all safe, Ariel?
ARIEL ARIEL
Not a hair perished. Nobody was hurt in the slightest. Even their
On their sustaining garments not a blemish, clothes are unstained, and look fresher than
220 But fresher than before. And, as thou badest me, before the storm. Ive separated them into groups
In troops I have dispersed them 'bout the isle. around the island, just as you ordered. I sent the
The kings son have I landed by himself, kings son off by himself to a faraway nook on the
Whom I left cooling of the air with sighs island, where hes sitting now sighing, with his
In an odd angle of the isle, and sitting, arms crossed like this. (he folds his arms.)
225 His arms in this sad knot.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Of the kings ship, Tell me what you did with the kings ship, the
The mariners, say how thou hast disposed, sailors, and the other ships.
And all the rest o' th' fleet.
ARIEL ARIEL
Safely in harbor The kings ship is safely in the harbor, hidden in
Is the kings ship. In the deep nook where once that deep cove where you once summoned me to
Thou calledst me up at midnight to fetch dew bring back dew from the stormy Bermuda islands.
230 From the still-vexed Bermoothes, there shes hid.
The mariners all under hatches stowed, The sailors are all below deck, sleeping both from
Who, with a charm joined to their suffered labor, their labor and from a magic spell I cast over
I have left asleep. And for the rest o' th' fleet, them. As for the rest of the ships, I scattered
Which I dispersed, they all have met again them, and theyve gathered again in the
235 And are upon the Mediterranean float, Mediterranean, sailing sadly home to Naples,
Bound sadly home for Naples, believing that they witnessed the shipwreck and
Supposing that they saw the kings ship wracked death of their great king.
And his great person perish.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Ariel, thy charge Ariel, youve done your work exactly as I ordered.
Exactly is performed. But theres more work. But theres more work to be done. What time is it?
240 What is the time o' th' day?
ARIEL ARIEL
Past the mid season. Past noon.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
At least two glasses. The time twixt six and now At least two hours past. We cant waste time
Must by us both be spent most preciously. between now and six o'clock.
ARIEL ARIEL
Is there more toil? Since thou dost give me pains, Is there more work to do? Since youre giving me
Let me remember thee what thou hast promised, new assignments, let me remind you what you
245 Which is not yet performed me. promised me but havent come through with yet.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
How now? Moody? What? Youre in a bad mood? What could you
What is t thou canst demand? possibly ask for?
ARIEL ARIEL
My liberty. My freedom.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Before the time be out? No more! Before your sentence has been completed? Dont
say anything else.
ARIEL ARIEL
I prithee, I beg you, remember the good work Ive done for
Remember I have done thee worthy service, you, and how Ive never lied to you, never made
Told thee no lies, made thee no mistakings, served mistakes, and never grumbled in my work. You
250 Without or grudge or grumblings. Thou didst promise promised to take a full year off my sentence.
To bate me a full year.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Dost thou forget Have you forgotten the torture I freed you from?
From what a torment I did free thee?
ARIEL ARIEL
No. No.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Thou dost, and thinkst it much to tread the ooze You have forgotten, and you think its a burden
255 Of the salt deep, when I ask you to walk through the ocean, or run
To run upon the sharp wind of the north, on the north wind, or do business for me
To do me business in the veins o' th' earth underground when the earths frozen solid.
When it is baked with frost.
ARIEL ARIEL
I do not, sir. No, I dont, sir.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Thou liest, malignant thing! Hast thou forgot You lie, you nasty, ungrateful thing! Have you
260 The foul witch Sycorax, who with age and envy forgotten the horrid witch Sycorax, stooped over
Was grown into a hoop? Hast thou forgot her? with old age and ill will? Have you forgotten her?
ARIEL ARIEL
No, sir. No, sir.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Thou hast. Where was she born? Speak. Tell me. You have. Where was she born? Speak. Tell me.
ARIEL ARIEL
Sir, in Argier. In Algiers, sir.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Oh, was she so? I must Oh, was she now? Ill have to tell the story again
265 Once in a month recount what thou hast been, every month, since you seem to forget it. This
Which thou forgetst. This damned witch Sycorax, damned witch Sycorax was kicked out of Algiers
For mischiefs manifold and sorceries terrible for various witching crimes too terrible for humans
To enter human hearing, from Argier, to hear about. But for one reason they refused to
Thou knowst, was banished. For one thing she did execute her. Isnt that true?
270 They would not take her life. Is not this true?
ARIEL ARIEL
Ay, sir. Yes, sir.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
This blue-eyed hag was hither brought with child This sunken-eyed hag was brought here pregnant
And here was left by th' sailors. Thou, my slave, and left by the sailors. You, my slave, were her
As thou reportst thyself, wast then her servant. servant at the time, as you admit yourself. You
275 And, for thou wast a spirit too delicate were too delicate to carry out her horrible orders,
To act her earthy and abhorred commands, and you refused. In a fit of rage she locked you up
Refusing her grand hests, she did confine thee, in a hollow pine tree, with the help of her powerful
By help of her more potent ministers assistants, and left you there for twelve years.
And in her most unmitigable rage, During that time she died, and you were trapped,
280 Into a cloven pine, within which rift moaning and groaning as fast as the blades of
Imprisoned thou didst painfully remain a mill wheel strike the water. At that time there
A dozen years; within which space she died were no people here. This island was not honored
And left thee there, where thou didst vent thy groans with a human beingexcept for the son that
As fast as mill wheels strike. Then was this island Sycorax gave birth to here, a freckled baby born
285 Save for the son that she did litter here, of an old hag.
A freckled whelp hag-bornnot honored with
A human shape.
ARIEL ARIEL
Yes, Caliban, her son. Yes, Caliban, her son.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Dull thing, I say so. He, that Caliban Thats right, you stupid thing. Caliban, who now
Whom now I keep in service. Thou best knowst serves me. You know better than anyone how
290 What torment I did find thee in. Thy groans tortured you were when I found you. Your groans
Of ever angry bears. It was a torment made wolves howl, and even made bears feel
Did make wolves howl and penetrate the breasts sorry for you. Nobody but the damned souls of
To lay upon the damned, which Sycorax hell deserves the spell that Sycorax put on you
Could not again undo. It was mine art, and couldnt undo. It was my magic that saved
295 When I arrived and heard thee, that made gape you when I arrived on the island and heard you,
The pine and let thee out. making the pine tree open and let you out.
ARIEL ARIEL
I thank thee, master. Thank you, master.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
If thou more murmurst, I will rend an oak If you complain any more, Ill split an oak tree and
And peg thee in his knotty entrails till lock you up in it till youve howled for twelve
Thou hast howled away twelve winters. years.
ARIEL ARIEL
Pardon, master. Please forgive me, master. Ill be obedient and do
300 I will be correspondent to command all my tasks without complaining.
And do my spiriting gently.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Do so, and after two days Do that, and Ill set you free in two days.
I will discharge thee.
ARIEL ARIEL
Thats my noble master! Thats noble of you, master. What shall I do for
What shall I do? Say, what? What shall I do? you? Just tell me. What shall I do?
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Go make thyself like a nymph o' th' sea. Be subject Go disguise yourself as a sea nymph. Be invisible
305 To no sight but thine and mine, invisible to everyone except yourself and me. Take this
To every eyeball else. Go take this shape garment, put it on, and then come back here.
And hither come in t. Go hence with diligence. Hurry, go!
Exit ARIEL ARIEL exits.
(to MIRANDA) (to MIRANDA) Wake up, my dear. Wake up.
Awake, dear heart, awake! Thou hast slept well. Youve slept well. Wake up.
310 Awake!
MIRANDA MIRANDA
(waking) The strangeness of your story put (waking up)Your strange story made me groggy.
Heaviness in me.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Shake it off. Come on. Shake off your sleepiness. Come on. Well go visit
Well visit Caliban, my slave who never Caliban, my slave who always talks to us so
Yields us kind answer. nastily.
MIRANDA MIRANDA
'Tis a villain, sir, Hes an evil one, father. I dont like him.
315 I do not love to look on.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
But as tis, But even so, we cant do without him. He builds
We cannot miss him. He does make our fire, our fires, gets our firewood, and does all kinds of
Fetch in our wood, and serves in offices useful things for us.Hey! Caliban! Pile of dirt!
That profit us.What, ho! Slave! Caliban! Say something.
Thou earth, thou! Speak.
CALIBAN CALIBAN
(within)Theres wood enough within. (offstage) Youve got enough firewood already.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
320 Come forth, I say! Theres other business for thee. Come out, I order you. Theres other work for you
Come, thou tortoise! When? to do. Come on, you turtle!
Enter ARIEL, like a water nymph ARIEL enters disguised as a water nymph.
Fine apparition! My quaint Ariel, What a fine sight! My dear clever Ariel, listen
Hark in thine ear. (whispers to ARIEL) carefully. (he whispers to ARIEL)
ARIEL ARIEL
My lord it shall be done. My lord, Ill do it right away.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
(to CALIBAN) Thou poisonous slave, got by the devil (to CALIBAN) You horrible slave, with a wicked
325 himself hag for a mother and the devil himself for a father,
Upon thy wicked dam, come forth! come out!
Enter CALIBAN CALIBAN enters.
CALIBAN CALIBAN
As wicked dew as e'er my mother brushed I hope you both get drenched with a dew as evil
With ravens feather from unwholesome fen as what my mother used to collect with a crows
Drop on you both! A southwest blow on ye feather from the poison swamps. May a hot
And blister you all o'er! southwest wind blow on you and cover you with
blisters all over.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
330 For this, be sure, tonight thou shalt have cramps, Ill give you cramps for saying thathorrible pains
Side-stitches that shall pen thy breath up. Urchins in your sides that will keep you from breathing. Ill
Shall, forth at vast of night that they may work, send goblins out at night to work their nasty
All exercise on thee. Thou shalt be pinched deeds on you. Youll be pricked all over, and itll
As thick as honeycomb, each pinch more stinging sting like bees.
335 Than bees that made 'em.
CALIBAN CALIBAN
I must eat my dinner. I have to eat my dinner now. This island belongs
This islands mine, by Sycorax my mother, to me because Sycorax, my mother, left it to me.
Which thou takest from me. When thou camest first, But youve taken it from me. When you first got
Thou strokst me and made much of me, wouldst give here, you petted me and took care of me, you
me would give me water with berries in it, and you
340 Water with berries in t, and teach me how taught me the names for the sun and the moon,
To name the bigger light, and how the less, the big light and the smaller light that burn in
That burn by day and night. And then I loved thee daytime and nighttime. I loved you back then. I
And showed thee all the qualities o' th' isle, showed you all the features of the island, the
The fresh springs, brine pits, barren place and fertile. freshwater springs, the saltwater pits, the barren
345 Cursed be I that did so! All the charms places and the fertile ones. I curse myself for
Of Sycorax, toads, beetles, bats, light on you! doing that! I wish I could use all the magic spells
For I am all the subjects that you have, of Sycorax against you and plague you with
Which first was mine own king. And here you sty me toads, beetles, and bats. Im the only subject you
In this hard rock, whiles you do keep from me have in your kingdom, and you were my first king,
The rest o' th' island. and you pen me up in this cave and dont let me
go anywhere else on the island.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Thou most lying slave, You liar, you respond better to the whip than to
350 Whom stripes may move, not kindness! I have used kindness! I took good care of youpiece of filth
thee, that you areand let you stay in my own hut until
Filth as thou art, with human care, and lodged thee you tried to rape my daughter.
In mine own cell till thou didst seek to violate
The honor of my child.
CALIBAN CALIBAN
Oh ho, oh ho! Would t had been done! Oh ho, oh ho! I wish I had! You stopped me. If
355 Thou didst prevent me. I had peopled else you hadnt, I would have filled this island with a
This isle with Calibans. race of Calibans.
MIRANDA MIRANDA
Abhorrd slave, You horrid slave, you cant be trained to be good,
Which any print of goodness wilt not take, and youre capable of anything evil! I pitied you,
Being capable of all ill! I pitied thee, worked hard to teach you to speak, and taught
Took pains to make thee speak, taught thee each you some new thing practically every hour. When
360 hour you didnt know what you were saying, and were
One thing or other. When thou didst not, savage, babbling like an animal, I helped you find words to
Know thine own meaning, but wouldst gabble like make your point understandable. But you had bad
A thing most brutish, I endowed thy purposes blood in you, no matter how much you learned,
With words that made them known. But thy vile race, and good people couldnt stand to be near you.
365 Though thou didst learn, had that in t which good So you got what you deserved, and were locked
natures up in this cave, which is more fitting for the likes
Could not abide to be with. Therefore wast thou of you than a prison would be.
Deservedly confined into this rock,
Who hadst deserved more than a prison.
CALIBAN CALIBAN
You taught me language, and my profit on t You taught me language, and all I can do with it is
Is I know how to curse. The red plague rid you curse. Damn you for teaching me your language!
370 For learning me your language!
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Hag-seed, hence! Get out of here, you son of a bitch! Bring us
Fetch us in fuel. And be quick, thou 'rt best, wood, and be quick about it. Are you shrugging
To answer other business. Shrugst thou, malice? and making faces, you evil thing? If you neglect
If thou neglectst or dost unwillingly my orders or do them grudgingly, Ill double you
What I command, Ill rack thee with old cramps, up with pains and cramps, and make all your
375 Fill all thy bones with aches, make thee roar bones ache, and make you scream so loud that
That beasts shall tremble at thy din. the wild animals will tremble when they hear you.
CALIBAN CALIBAN
No, pray thee. No, please. (to himself) I have to obey. Hes got
(aside) I must obey. His art is of such power, such strong magic powers that he could conquer
It would control my dams god, Setebos, and enslave the god, Setebos, that my mother
And make a vassal of him. used to worship.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
So, slave, hence! Go then, slave.
Exit CALIBAN CALIBAN exits.
Enter FERDINAND and ARIEL, invisible, playing and FERDINAND enters with ARIEL, who is invisible
singing and playing music and singing.
ARIEL ARIEL
380 (sings) (singing)
Come unto these yellow sands, Come onto these yellow sands,
And then take hands. And well join hands,
Curtsied when you have, and kissed When youve curtsied and kissed
The wild waves whist. The waves into silence.
Foot it featly here and there, Prance lightly here and there,
And, sweet sprites, bear And the sweet spirits bear
The burden. Hark, hark! The burden. Listen, listen!
SPIRITS SPIRITS
(dispersedly, within) Bow-wow. (refrain of the song is heard offstage, from
different places, not in unison) Bow-wow.
ARIEL ARIEL
The watchdogs bark. The watchdogs bark.
(within) Bow-wow. SPIRITS
(offstage) Bow-wow.
ARIEL ARIEL
Hark, hark! I hear Listen, listen! I hear
385 The strain of strutting chanticleer The tune of the strutting rooster
Cry Cock-a-diddle-dow. Who cries cock-a-doodle-doo.
FERDINAND FERDINAND
Where should this music be? I' th' air or th' earth? Wheres that music coming from? From the earth,
It sounds no more, and sure, it waits upon or the air? Its stopped nowit must be played for
Some god o' th' island. Sitting on a bank, some local god of the island. As I sat on the
390 Weeping again the king my fathers wrack, shore crying over my fathers shipwreck, I heard
This music crept by me upon the waters, the music creep over the wild waves, calming
Allaying both their fury and my passion their fury and soothing my own grief with its sweet
With its sweet air. Thence I have followed it, melodies. I followed it here, or I should say it
Or it hath drawn me rather. But tis gone. dragged me here. But now its stopped. No, there
395 No, it begins again. it is again.
ARIEL ARIEL
(sings) (singing)
Full fathom five thy father lies. Your father lies five whole fathoms below,
Of his bones are coral made. His bones have turned to coral now.
Those are pearls that were his eyes. His eyes have turned to pearls.
Nothing of him that doth fade, Theres nothing left of him,
But doth suffer a sea-change Hes undergone a complete sea change
Into something rich and strange. And become something rich and strange.
Sea-nymphs hourly ring his knell Sea nymphs ring his death bell every hour.
SPIRITS SPIRITS
(within) Ding-dong. (refrain, offstage)Ding-dong.
ARIEL ARIEL
Hark, now I hear them. Listen, I hear them.
SPIRITS SPIRITS
(within)Ding-dong, bell. Ding dong, bell.
FERDINAND FERDINAND
The ditty does remember my drowned father. This songs about my dead father. It couldnt be
400 This is no mortal business, nor no sound sung by mere mortals. I hear it now overhead.
That the earth owes. I hear it now above me.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
(to MIRANDA) The fringd curtains of thine eye (to MIRANDA) Raise the curtains of your eyelids
advance and go take a peek at what you can see out there.
And say what thou seest yond.
MIRANDA MIRANDA
What is t? A spirit? What is it? A spirit? Lord, its glancing every
Lord, how it looks about! Believe me, sir, which way! How handsome it is. It must be a
405 It carries a brave form. But tis a spirit. spirit.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
No, wench! It eats and sleeps and hath such senses No, girl! It eats and sleeps and has the same five
As we have, such. This gallant which thou seest senses we do. The gentleman you see now was
Was in the wrack. And, but hes something stained in the shipwreck, and if he werent a little spoiled
With grief thats beautys canker, thou mightst call by grief, which always ruins good looks, you could
410 him call him handsome. Hes lost his comrades and is
A goodly person. He hath lost his fellows wandering around looking for them.
And strays about to find 'em.

MIRANDA MIRANDA
I might call him I could imagine hes divine, since I never saw
A thing divine, for nothing natural anything so noble-looking on earth before.
I ever saw so noble.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
(aside)It goes on, I see, (to himself) Its all happening according to plan,
As my soul prompts it.Spirit, fine spirit! Ill free thee just as my soul wanted it to
415 Within two days for this. happen. (to ARIEL)Spirit, you fine spirit, Ill set
you free in two days for doing such a good job
here.
FERDINAND FERDINAND
(seeing MIRANDA) Most sure, the goddess (seeing MIRANDA) This must surely be the
On whom these airs attend!Vouchsafe my prayer goddess that the music is being played for!
May know if you remain upon this island, Please, I beg you to answer me, tell me if you live
And that you will some good instruction give on this island, and tell me how I should behave
420 How I may bear me here. My prime request, here. My main question, which I save for the last,
Which I do last pronounce, isO you wonder! isOh, you marvelous creature!are you a
If you be maid or no. maiden or a goddess?
MIRANDA MIRANDA
No wonder, sir, Im not marvelous, sir, but Im certainly a maiden.
But certainly a maid.
FERDINAND FERDINAND
My language! Heavens, She speaks my language! My God, Im the
I am the best of them that speak this speech, highest-ranking person who speaks this language
425 Were I but where tis spoken. if only we were back where its spoken.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
How? The best? Whats that? The highest-ranking? What would
What wert thou if the King of Naples heard thee? the King of Naples do if he heard you say that?
FERDINAND FERDINAND
A single thing, as I am now, that wonders He would just see me for what I am, a person
To hear thee speak of Naples. He does hear me, amazed to hear you talking about Naples. He
And that he does I weep. Myself am Naples, does hear me, and that makes me cry. I myself
430 Who with mine eyes, never since at ebb, beheld am the King of Naples, since I saw with my own
The king my father wracked. eyesthese eyes that havent been dry since
my father killed in a shipwreck.
MIRANDA MIRANDA
Alack, for mercy! Ah, how pitiful!
FERDINAND FERDINAND
Yes, faith, and all his lords, the Duke of Milan Yes, indeed, and all the Kings men, the Duke of
And his brave son being twain. Milan and his fine son too.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
(aside)The Duke of Milan (to himself) The real Duke of Milan and his far
And his more braver daughter could control thee finer daughter could beat you in a heartbeat, if it
435 If now twere fit to do t! At the first sight were the right time. Theyve fallen in love at first
They have changed eyes.Delicate Ariel, sight!Wonderful Ariel, Ill set you free for doing
Ill set thee free for this. such good work here. (to FERDINAND) Could I
(to FERDINAND) have a word with you, sir? Im afraid youve made
A word, good sir. a mistake. Just a word.
I fear you have done yourself some wrong. A word.
MIRANDA MIRANDA
440 (aside) Why speaks my father so ungently? This (to herself) Why is my father speaking to him so
Is the third man that e'er I saw, the first rudely? This is the third man Ive ever seen in my
That e'er I sighed for. Pity move my father life, and the first one Ive felt romantic feelings for.
To be inclined my way! I hope my father takes pity on me and treats him
well for my sake!
FERDINAND FERDINAND
(to MIRANDA) Oh, if youre a virgin, and you havent given your
Oh, if a virgin, heart to another man, then Ill make you the
445 And your affection not gone forth, Ill make you queen of Naples.
The queen of Naples.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Soft, sir! One word more. Hang on, sir! Just a moment. (to himself)Theyre
(aside) both in love. But I need to cause a little trouble
They are both in eithers powers, but this swift between them, or else theyll never appreciate the
business value of their love. (toFERDINAND) I need a word
450 I must uneasy make lest too light winning with you, sir. I order you to listen to me. Youre
Make the prize light. calling yourself by a name that doesnt belong to
(to FERDINAND) you. Youve come onto this island as a spy, to
One word more. I charge thee snatch it away from meIm the rightful lord of it.
That thou attend me. Thou dost here usurp
The name thou owest not, and hast put thyself
455 Upon this island as a spy to win it
From me, the lord on t.
FERDINAND FERDINAND
No, as I am a man! No, I swear, thats not true!
MIRANDA MIRANDA
Theres nothing ill can dwell in such a temple. A man as handsome as that cant have anything
If the ill spirit have so fair a house, evil in him. If the devil had such a beautiful house
Good things will strive to dwell with t. as his body, then good things would fight to live in
it.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
460 (to FERDINAND)Follow me. (to FERDINAND) Follow me. (to MIRANDA)Dont
(to MIRANDA) Speak not you for him. Hes a traitor. defend him. Hes a traitor. (toFERDINAND) Come
(to FERDINAND) Come, on, Ill chain your neck and feet together, and Ill
Ill manacle thy neck and feet together. give you sea water to drink. Your food will be
Seawater shalt thou drink. Thy food shall be slugs, dry roots, and acorn shells. Come on.
465 The fresh-brook mussles, withered roots, and husks
Wherein the acorn cradled. Follow.
FERDINAND FERDINAND
No. No, Ill have to decline that offerat least as long
I will resist such entertainment till as Im stronger than you are.
Mine enemy has more power.
FERDINAND draws his sword, and is charmed from FERDINAND takes out his sword,
moving butPROSPERO casts a spell on him that freezes
him in place.
MIRANDA MIRANDA
O dear father, Oh, dear father, dont judge him too quickly. Hes
Make not too rash a trial of him, for a good man, and brave too.
470 Hes gentle and not fearful.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
What, I say? Whats that? The daughter knows more than the
My foot my tutor?Put thy sword up, traitor, father?Put away your sword, traitor. You make
Who makest a show but darest not strike, thy quite a show there, but youre too scared to strike
conscience at me, since you feel too guilty. Get out of that
Is so possessed with guilt. Come from thy ward, position, because I can disarm you with my magic
475 For I can here disarm thee with this stick wand and make your sword drop.
And make thy weapon drop.
MIRANDA MIRANDA
Beseech you, father. Please, father, I beg you.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Hence! Hang not on my garments. Let go of me! Dont tug on my clothes.
MIRANDA MIRANDA
Sir, have pity, Father, take pity on him. Ill guarantee his
Ill be his surety. goodness myself.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Silence! One word more Quiet! If you say one more word, Ill punish you,
Shall make me chide thee, if not hate thee. What, maybe even hate you. Youre defending an
An advocate for an imposter? Hush, impostor? Be quiet. You think hes special, since
480 Thou thinkst there is no more such shapes as he, youve only ever seen him and Caliban. Foolish
Having seen but him and Caliban. Foolish wench, girl, in the eyes of most people this mans a
To th' most of men this is a Caliban Caliban, and compared to him, theyre angels.
And they to him are angels.
MIRANDA MIRANDA
My affections Then my love is humble. I dont feel any urge to

Are then most humble. I have no ambition see a more handsome man than this one.
485 To see a goodlier man.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
(to FERDINAND)Come on. Obey. (to FERDINAND) Come on. Obey my orders. Your
Thy nerves are in their infancy again muscles are all limp and lifeless.
And have no vigor in them.
FERDINAND FERDINAND
So they are. Thats true, they are. My strength is all gone, as if
My spirits, as in a dream, are all bound up. in a dream. The death of my father, my physical
490 My fathers loss, the weakness which I feel, weakness, the loss of all my friends, the threats of
The wrack of all my friends, nor this mans threats, this man whos taken me prisonerall that would
To whom I am subdued, are but light to me, be easy for me to take, if only I could look through
Might I but through my prison once a day my prison windows once a day and see this girl. I
Behold this maid. All corners else o' th' earth dont need any more freedom than that. A prison
495 Let liberty make use of. Space enough like that would give me enough liberty.
Have I in such a prison.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
(aside)It works! (to himself) Its working! (to FERDINAND) Come
(to FERDINAND)Come on. on. (to himself) Youve done well,
(aside) Thou hast done well, fine Ariel! Ariel. (toFERDINAND) Follow
(to FERDINAND)Follow me. me. (to ARIEL) Listen to what youll do for me
500 (to ARIEL) Hark what thou else shalt do me. next.
MIRANDA MIRANDA
(to FERDINAND)Be of comfort. (to FERDINAND) Dont worry, my fathers kinder
My fathers of a better nature, sir, than his words just now make him sound. What
Than he appears by speech. This is unwonted he said didnt sound like him at all.
Which now came from him.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
505 (to ARIEL)Thou shalt be free (to ARIEL) Youll be free as a bird. But you have
As mountain winds. But then exactly do to do exactly what I order.
All points of my command.
ARIEL ARIEL
To th' syllable. Down to the last detail.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
(to FERDINAND) Come, follow. (to FERDINAND) Come, follow
510 (to MIRANDA)Speak not for him. me. (toMIRANDA) Dont defend him.
Exeunt They exit.
Act 2, Scene 1
Enter ALONSO, SEBASTIAN, ANTONIO,GONZALO, ALONSO, SEBASTIAN, ANTONIO, GONZALO,A

ADRIAN, FRANCISCO, and others DRIAN, FRANCISCO, and others enter.
GONZALO GONZALO
(to ALONSO) (to ALONSO) Please cheer up, sir. Like all of us,
Beseech you, sir, be merry. You have cause, you have a good reason to be happy. The fact that
So have we all, of joy, for our escape were alive outweighs our losses. Many people
Is much beyond our loss. Our hint of woe every day feel the sadness we feel now. Every day
5 Is common. Every day some sailors wife, some sailors wife, a ships crew, the merchant
The masters of some merchant, and the merchant who hired the ship all experience the same loss
Have just our theme of woe. But for the miracle weve undergone. But the miraclethe fact that
I mean our preservationfew in millions we were savedonly happens to a few people out
Can speak like us. Then wisely, good sir, weigh of millions. So remember that, and take comfort in
1 Our sorrow with our comfort. it, to counterbalance our sadness.
0
ALONSO ALONSO
Prithee, peace. Please say no more.
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
(to ANTONIO) He receives comfort like cold porridge. (to ANTONIO) Alonso enjoys these comforting
words about as much as cold oatmeal.
ANTONIO ANTONIO
(to SEBASTIAN) The visitor will not give him o'er so. (to SEBASTIAN) But the goodwill ambassador
wont give up that easily.
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
Look hes winding up the watch of his wit. By and by it (to ANTONIO) Look. Hes like a clock winding up
will strike. to strike the hour.
GONZALO GONZALO
(to ALONSO) Sir (to ALONSO) Sir
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
1 (to ANTONIO) One. Tell. (to ANTONIO) There he goes! Now we can tell
5 what time it is.
GONZALO GONZALO
When every grief is entertained thats offered, If we let every sad thing that happens to us get us
Comes to th' entertainer down, then we would find ourselves
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
A dollar. What a pain.
GONZALO GONZALO
Dolor comes to him, indeed. You have spoken truer Pain, yes indeed. We would find ourselves in pain.
than you purposed. You thought you were being funny, but you said
the truth.
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
20 You have taken it wiselier than I meant you should. Youre taking it more seriously than I meant it.
GONZALO GONZALO
(to ALONSO) Therefore, my lord (to ALONSO) Therefore, sir
ANTONIO ANTONIO
(to SEBASTIAN) Fie, what a spendthrift is he of his (to SEBASTIAN) God, doesnt he ever shut up?
tongue!
ALONSO ALONSO
(to GONZALO) I prithee, spare. (to GONZALO) Please, no more.
GONZALO GONZALO
Well, I have done. But yet Well, Im nearly finished. But just one last thing
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
25 (to ANTONIO) He will be talking. (to ANTONIO) He insists on talking.
ANTONIO ANTONIO
Which, of he or Adrian, for a good wager, first begins Hey, lets bet. Which one will start yammering first,
to crow? Gonzalo or Adrian?
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
The old cock. The old guy.
ANTONIO ANTONIO
The cockerel. I pick the younger one.
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
Done. The wager? Youre on. Whats the prize?
ANTONIO ANTONIO
30 A laughter. A good laugh.
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
A match! Its a deal!
ADRIAN ADRIAN
Though this island seem to be desert Though this island may appear desolate
ANTONIO ANTONIO
(to SEBASTIAN) Ha, ha, ha! (to SEBASTIAN) Ha, ha, ha!
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
So youre paid. Fine, you win.
ADRIAN ADRIAN
35 Uninhabitable and almost inaccessible Uninhabitable and almost inaccessible, as it were

SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
Yet Now hes going to say but
ADRIAN ADRIAN
Yet But
ANTONIO ANTONIO
He could not miss t. He had to say it, it was unavoidable.
ADRIAN ADRIAN
It must needs be of subtle, tender, and delicate The island must be mild, and have a temperate
temperance. climate.
ANTONIO ANTONIO
40 Temperance was a delicate wench. I knew Temperanceshe was a fine girl.
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
Ay, and a subtle, as he most learnedly delivered. Yes, and she was mild too.
ADRIAN ADRIAN
The air breathes upon us here most sweetly. Theres always a breath of fresh air here.
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
As if it had lungs, and rotten ones. A breath from rotten lungs, maybe.
ANTONIO ANTONIO
Or as twere perfumed by a fen. Stinking like a swamp.
GONZALO GONZALO
45 Here is everything advantageous to life. This island contains everything beneficial to life.
ANTONIO ANTONIO
True. Save means to live. True. Everything except something to live on.
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
Of that theres none, or little. Theres little or nothing of that.
GONZALO GONZALO
How lush and lusty the grass looks! How green! Look how lush and healthy the grass is! How
green!
ANTONIO ANTONIO
The ground indeed is tawny. The ground is brown.
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
50 With an eye of green in t. With a touch of green in it.
ANTONIO ANTONIO
He misses not much. He doesnt miss a thing.
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
No, he doth but mistake the truth totally. No, he just gets reality completely wrong.
GONZALO GONZALO
But the rarity of it iswhich is indeed almost beyond But the really unbelievable thing isand this is
credit incredible
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
55 As many vouched rarities are. As most unbelievable things are.
GONZALO GONZALO
That our garments, being, as they were, drenched in That our clothes were drenched with sea water,
the sea, hold notwithstanding their freshness and but they came out looking brand-new.
glosses, being rather new-dyed than stained with salt
water.
ANTONIO ANTONIO
If but one of his pockets could speak, would it not say Listen to him. If his clothes could talk, theyd call
he lies? him a liar.

SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
Ay, or very falsely pocket up his report. Or stuff what he says into their pockets.
GONZALO GONZALO
Methinks our garments are now as fresh as when we Seriously, I think our clothes are as fresh now as
put them on first in Afric, at the marriage of the kings they were the day we put them on in Africa, when
fair daughter Claribel to the King of Tunis. we attended the marriage of the kings daughter
Claribel to the King of Tunis.
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
60 'Twas a sweet marriage, and we prosper well in our It was a lovely wedding, and were doing really
return. well on our trip home.
ADRIAN ADRIAN
Tunis was never graced before with such a paragon to Tunis has never had such a beautiful queen.
their queen.
GONZALO GONZALO
Not since widow Didos time. Not since the days of widow Dido.
ANTONIO ANTONIO
Widow! A pox o' that! How came that widow in? Widow? Why the hell is he calling her widow
Widow Dido! Dido?
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
What if he had said widower neas too? Good Next thing you know, hell be saying widower
Lord, how you take it! Aeneas.
ADRIAN ADRIAN
65 Widow Dido said you? You make me study of that. Widow Dido, did you say? Im not sure about
She was of Carthage, not of Tunis. that. Dido was from Carthage, not Tunis.
GONZALO GONZALO
This Tunis, sir, was Carthage. Tunis was Carthage, sir.
ADRIAN ADRIAN
Carthage? Carthage?
GONZALO GONZALO
I assure you, Carthage. Im telling you, it was Carthage.
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
His word is more than the miraculous harp. He hath Gonzalo is a miracle-worker. If he says Carthage
raised the wall and houses too. was here, then Carthage must be here.
ANTONIO ANTONIO
70 What impossible matter will he make easy next? What miracle will he work next?
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
I think he will carry this island home in his pocket and I think hell carry this island home in his pocket
give it his son for an apple. and give it to his son like an apple.
ANTONIO ANTONIO
And sowing the kernels of it in the sea, bring forth And then throw the seeds in the sea, to make
more islands. more islands grow.

GONZALO GONZALO
Ay. Yes indeed.
ANTONIO ANTONIO
Why, in good time. Absolutely, yes indeed.
GONZALO GONZALO
75 (to ALONSO) Sir, we were talking that our garments (to ALONSO) Sir, we were saying that our clothes
seem now as fresh as when we were at Tunis at the seem just as fresh as they did when we attended
marriage of your daughter, who is now queen. the wedding of your daughter, whos now queen of
Tunis.
ANTONIO ANTONIO
And the rarest that e'er came there. The most beautiful queen they ever had.
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
Bate, I beseech you, widow Dido. I beg your pardon, except for the widow Dido.
ANTONIO ANTONIO
Oh, widow Dido? Ay, widow Dido. Oh, except for the widow Dido? Thats right,
except for the widow Dido.
GONZALO GONZALO
Is not, sir, my doublet as fresh as the first day I wore Isnt my vest just as clean and fresh as the day I
it? I mean, in a sort. put it on? In a way, I mean.
ANTONIO ANTONIO
80 That sort was well fished for. In a way is the right way to go.
GONZALO GONZALO
When I wore it at your daughters marriage? I mean when I wore it at your daughters wedding.
ALONSO ALONSO
You cram these words into mine ears against You keep cramming words into my ears that I dont
The stomach of my sense. Would I had never want to hear. I wish that wedding had never
Married my daughter there! For, coming thence, happened, since I lost my son because of it, and I
85 My son is lost and, in my rate, she too, lost my daughter too in a way, since shes moved
Who is so far from Italy removed so far from Milan that Ill never see her again.
I ne'er again shall see her.O thou mine heir Oh, dear son of mine and heir of Naples and
Of Naples and of Milan, what strange fish Milan, what strange fish has made a meal of you?
Hath made his meal on thee?
FRANCISCO FRANCISCO
Sir, he may live. Sir, he may still be alive. I saw him swimming
90 I saw him beat the surges under him, strongly, almost as if he was riding the waves. He
And ride upon their backs. He trod the water, treaded water and kept his head well above the
Whose enmity he flung aside, and breasted wild waters coming at him, swimming with his
The surge most swoll'n that met him. His bold head strong arms toward the shore, which almost
'Bove the contentious waves he kept, and oared seemed eager to welcome him. I have no doubt
95 Himself with his good arms in lusty stroke he got ashore alive.
To th' shore, that o'er his wave-worn basis bowed,

As stooping to relieve him. I not doubt
He came alive to land.
ALONSO ALONSO
No, no, hes gone. No, no, hes dead.
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
Sir, you may thank yourself for this great loss, Sir, you can thank yourself for this great loss,
100 That would not bless our Europe with your daughter, because you wouldnt bless Europe with your
But rather loose her to an African, daughter, but instead pimped her out to an
Where she at least is banished from your eye, African. At least you can be thankful that she
Who hath cause to wet the grief on t. wont be around to remind you of your loss.
ALONSO ALONSO
Prithee, peace. Please be quiet.
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
You were kneeled to and importuned otherwise We all begged you not to go ahead with those
105 By all of us, and the fair soul herself marriage plans, and your lovely daughter
Weighed between loathness and obedience, at struggled between disgust at marrying an African
Which end o' th' beam should bow. We have lost your and the desire to obey you. Now Im afraid weve
son, lost your son forever. Our shipwreck has made
I fear, forever. Milan and Naples have more women widows in Milan and Naples than
110 More widows in them of this business' making there are survivors to comfort them. And its all
Than we bring men to comfort them. your fault.
The faults your own.
ALONSO ALONSO
So is the dearest o' th' loss. And the greatest sorrow is mine too.
GONZALO GONZALO
My lord Sebastian, My lord Sebastian, even though what you say is
The truth you speak doth lack some gentleness true, your way of saying it is tactless and comes
And time to speak it in. You rub the sore at the wrong time. Youre rubbing salt in his
115 When you should bring the plaster. wounds when you should be applying bandages.
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
Very well. All right, Ill stop.
ANTONIO ANTONIO
And most chirurgeonly. Like a good doctor.
GONZALO GONZALO
(to ALONSO) It is foul weather in us all, good sir, (to ALONSO) Its bad times for all of us, sir, when
When you are cloudy. youre feeling gloomy.

SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
Foul weather? Bad times?
ANTONIO ANTONIO
Very foul. Yes, very bad.
GONZALO GONZALO
Had I plantation of this isle, my lord If I could colonize this island, my lord
ANTONIO ANTONIO
120 Hed sow t with nettle seed. Hed cultivate weeds on it.
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
Or docks, or mallows. Or thorn-bushes.
GONZALO GONZALO
And were the king on t, what would I do? And if I were king of it, you know what Id do?
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
'Scape being drunk for want of wine. He wouldnt get drunk much, since theres no
wine here.
GONZALO GONZALO
I' th' commonwealth I would by contraries In my kingdom Id do everything differently from
Execute all things. For no kind of traffic the way its usually done. I wouldnt allow any
125 Would I admit. No name of magistrate. commerce. Thered be no officials or
Letters should not be known. Riches, poverty, administrators. Thered be no schooling or
And use of servicenone. Contract, succession, literature. Thered be no riches, no poverty, and
Bourn, bound of land, tilth, vineyardnone. no servantsnone. No contracts or inheritance
No use of metal, corn, or wine, or oil. laws; no division of the land into private farms, no
130 No occupation. All men idle, all. metal-working, agriculture, or vineyards.
And women too, but innocent and pure. Thered be no work. Men would have nothing to
No sovereignty do, and women alsobut theyd be innocent and
pure. Thered be no kingship
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
Yet he would be king on t. He wants to be king in a place with no kingship.
ANTONIO ANTONIO
The latter end of his commonwealth forgets the Yes, hes getting a bit confused.
beginning.
GONZALO GONZALO
All things in common nature should produce Everything would be produced without labor, and
135 Without sweat or endeavor. Treason, felony, would be shared by all. Thered be no treason,
Sword, pike, knife, gun, or need of any engine, crimes, or weapons. Nature would produce its
Would I not have. But nature should bring forth harvests in abundance, to feed my innocent
Of its own kind all foison, all abundance, people.
To feed my innocent people.
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
140 No marrying mong his subjects? Thered be no marriage?
ANTONIO ANTONIO
None, man. All idle. Whores and knaves. No. Everyone would have nothing to do. Theyd
all be whores and slackers.
GONZALO GONZALO
I would with such perfection govern, sir, I would rule so perfectly that my country would
T' excel the Golden Age. outshine the Golden Age they had in ancient
times.
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
'Save his majesty! Long live his Majesty!
ANTONIO ANTONIO
Long live Gonzalo! All hail Gonzalo!
GONZALO GONZALO
145 (to ALONSO) Anddo you mark me, sir? (to ALONSO) Are you listening to me, sir?
ALONSO ALONSO
Prithee, no more. Thou dost talk nothing to me. Oh, please be quiet. Youre spouting empty
words.
GONZALO GONZALO
I do well believe your highness, and did it to minister Youre absolutely right, your highness. I talked like
occasion to these gentlemen, who are of such that to give these gentlemen here a chance to
sensible and nimble lungs that they always use to have a good laugh. They love to laugh at empty
laugh at nothing. words.
ANTONIO ANTONIO
'Twas you we laughed at. Its you we were laughing at.
GONZALO GONZALO
Who in this kind of merry fooling am nothing to you. But from your perspective I dont matter, so Im
So you may continue and laugh at nothing still. just an empty nobody for you. Go ahead and
laugh at my empty words some more.
ANTONIO ANTONIO
150 What a blow was there given! Ouch, what a comeback!
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
An it had not fallen flat-long. He sure did. Too bad it fell flat.
GONZALO GONZALO
You are gentlemen of brave mettle. You would lift the Youre brave gentlemen. Youd give the moon a
moon out of her sphere if she would continue in it five shove if it got stuck five weeks in its orbit.
weeks without changing.
Enter ARIEL invisible, playing solemn music ARIEL enters, invisible, playing solemn music.
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
We would so, and then go a-batfowling. Thats right, and then after we fixed the moon,
wed go bird-hunting.
ANTONIO ANTONIO
(to GONZALO) Nay, good my lord, be not angry. (to GONZALO) Dont be angry with us, my lord.
GONZALO GONZALO
155 No, I warrant you. I will not adventure my discretion Im not. Ive got good judgment, and I know
so weakly. Will you laugh me asleep, for I am very youve got nothing against me. Will you laugh me
heavy? to sleep? Im feeling very sleepy.
ANTONIO ANTONIO
Go sleep, and hear us. Go to sleep, and listen to us laughing.
All sleep except ALONSO, SEBASTIAN, Everyone sleeps except ALONSO, SEBASTIAN,
andANTONIO and ANTONIO.
ALONSO ALONSO
What, all so soon asleep? I wish mine eyes What, everybody falls asleep so fast? I wish I
Would with themselves shut up my thoughts. I find could sleep tooit would stop me from thinking.
They are inclined to do so. Come to think of it, I am feeling sleepy.
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
Please you, sir, In that case you should sleep. People in grief
160 Do not omit the heavy offer of it. need a good sleep. It doesnt come to them often,
It seldom visits sorrow. When it doth, but when it does come they should enjoy it.
It is a comforter.
ANTONIO ANTONIO
We two, my lord, The two of us will guard you while you sleep, my
Will guard your person while you take your rest lord, and keep you safe.
And watch your safety.
ALONSO ALONSO
Thank you. Wondrous heavy. Thank you. Im terribly sleepy.
(falls asleep) He falls asleep.
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
165 What a strange drowsiness possesses them! How strange that they all got so sleepy!
ANTONIO ANTONIO
It is the quality o' th' climate. There must be something in the air here.
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
Why So why arent our eyelids heavy? Im not sleepy at
Doth it not then our eyelids sink? I find not all.
Myself disposed to sleep.
ANTONIO ANTONIO
Nor I. My spirits are nimble. Me neither. Im wide awake. They all fell asleep
They fell together all, as by consent. together, as if theyd planned it. Like theyd all
170 They dropped, as by a thunderstroke. What might, been struck by lightning. What might happen,
Worthy Sebastian, O, what might? No more. Sebastian, what might happen ifNo, its time for
And yet methinks I see it in thy face, me to shut up. But still, I think I can see in your
What thou shouldst be. Th' occasion speaks thee, face what you ought to be. Opportunitys knocking
and for you, and in my imagination I see a crown
175 My strong imagination sees a crown dropping onto your head.

Dropping upon thy head.
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
What, art thou waking? Are you dreaming or awake?
ANTONIO ANTONIO
Do you not hear me speak? Dont you hear me speaking?
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
I do, and surely I do, and it sounds like youre talking in your
It is a sleepy language, and thou speakst sleep. What did you say? Its weird for you to be
Out of thy sleep. What is it thou didst say? dreaming with your eyes wide openstanding,
This is a strange repose, to be asleep talking, moving, but sound asleep.
180 With eyes wide open, standing, speaking, moving,
And yet so fast asleep.
ANTONIO ANTONIO
Noble Sebastian, Good Sebastian, youre the one whos sleeping if
Thou letst thy fortune sleepdie, ratherwinkst you let this opportunity pass you by without acting
Whiles thou art waking. on it.
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
Thou dost snore distinctly. Youre snoring, but it sounds like youre talking.
Theres meaning in thy snores. Theres meaning in your snoring.
ANTONIO ANTONIO
185 I am more serious than my custom. You Im not kidding when I say this, Im not joking
Must be so too if heed me, which to do around like usual. You should be serious too
Trebles thee o'er. when you listen to what Im saying. You can
become a great man if you listen to me.
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
Well, I am standing water. Im hanging on every word you say.
ANTONIO ANTONIO
Ill teach you how to flow. You need to do more than hang aroundyou
have to act. Ill show you how.
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
Do so. To ebb You need to. Im lazy by nature.
Hereditary sloth instructs me.
ANTONIO ANTONIO
Oh, Oh, if you only knew how close to success you
190 If you but knew how you the purpose cherish are, even while you make fun of what Im telling
Whiles thus you mock it! How, in stripping it, you! The more you joke about it, the more clearly
You more invest it! Ebbing men indeed I feel how serious it is! Lazy people end up at the
Most often do so near the bottom run bottom, and you deserve to be at the top.
By their own fear or sloth.
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
Prithee, say on. Please, tell me more. Theres something in your

195 The setting of thine eye and cheek proclaim expression that tells me you have something
A matter from thee, and a birth indeed serious to say, and youre having a lot of difficulty
Which throes thee much to yield. saying it.
ANTONIO ANTONIO
Thus, sir: This is what Im saying. (points
Although this lord of weak remembrancethis, at GONZALO)Although this lord who has such a
Who shall be of as little memory bad memoryand who will be forgotten by the
200 When he is earthedhath here almost persuade world when hes dead and buriedalmost
(For hes a spirit of persuasion only, succeeded in convincing the king that his sons
Professes to persuade) the king his sons alive, alive, its impossible that he survived. Its as far
'Tis as impossible that hes undrowned from the truth as saying this sleeping man is
And he that sleeps here swims. swimming.
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
I have no hope Yes, Im sure hes dead. Ive got no hope that he
205 That hes undrowned. survived.
ANTONIO ANTONIO
Oh, out of that no hope But in that no hope there are great hopes for
What great hope have you! No hope that way is you! That no hope means youre on the way to
Another way so high a hope that even glory so brilliant you couldnt even imagine it, no
Ambition cannot pierce a wink beyond, matter how ambitious you were. Do you agree
But doubt discovery there. Will you grant with me that Ferdinand must have drowned?
210 That Ferdinand is drowned?
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
Hes gone. Hes dead.
ANTONIO ANTONIO
Then, tell me, So, in that case, tell me whos next in line to
Whos the next heir of Naples? inherit the kingdom of Naples?
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
Claribel. Claribel, his daughter.
ANTONIO ANTONIO
She that is Queen of Tunis; she that dwells The one whos now Queen of Tunis, living at the
Ten leagues beyond mans life; she that from Naples edge of the world, out of reach of mail service. It
Can have no note, unless the sun were post takes a letter longer to reach her than it takes a
215 The man i' th' moons too slowtill newborn chins baby boy to grow old enough to shave. Claribel
Be rough and razorable; she that from whom who was the cause of our shipwreck, which a few
We all were sea-swallowed, though some cast again, of us survivedshe was destined to give us an
And by that destiny to perform an act opportunity that we are destined to act on.
Whereof whats past is prologue, what to come
220 In yours and my discharge.
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
What stuff is this? How say you? What in the world are you talking about? Its true
'Tis true, my brothers daughters Queen of Tunis, that my brothers daughter is Queen of Tunis, and
So is she heir of Naples, twixt which regions heir of Naples. And its true those two places are
There is some space. far apart.
ANTONIO ANTONIO
A space whose every cubit So far that every foot of distance between them
Seems to cry out, How shall that Claribel seems to shout, Its too far for Claribel to come
225 Measure us back to Naples? Keep in Tunis, back to Naples. Let her stay in Tunis and give
Sebastian a
And let Sebastian wake. Say this were death chance to start living. If these sleeping men were
That now hath seized them. Why, they were no worse dead instead of sleeping, theyd be no worse off
Than now they are. There be that can rule Naples than they are now. There are a lot of men who
As well as he that sleeps, lords that can prate can rule Naples just as well as this sleeping guy
230 As amply and unnecessarily here can. There are a lot of men who babble
As this Gonzalo. I myself could make nonsense as well as Gonzalo. I could do it myself.
A chough of as deep chat. Oh, that you bore Oh, I wish you understood what Im sayingyoud
The mind that I do, what a sleep were this see how youre missing out on a great opportunity
For your advancement! Do you understand me? for yourself! Do you even get what Im saying?
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
235 Methinks I do. I think I do.
ANTONIO ANTONIO
And how does your content And does this prospect of good fortune make you
Tender your own good fortune? happy?
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
I remember I remember you took the throne from your brother
You did supplant your brother Prospero. Prospero.
ANTONIO ANTONIO
True. Yes I did, and look how good I look in my new role
And look how well my garments sit upon me, much better than before. My brothers servants
Much feater than before. My brothers servants used to be my equals. Now they work for me.
240 Were then my fellows. Now they are my men.
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
But, for your conscience? But what about your guilty conscience?
ANTONIO ANTONIO
Ay, sir. Where lies that? If twere a kibe, Yes. What guilty conscience? I dont feel
'Twould put me to my slipper. But I feel not anything. If my feet were cold, Id put my slippers
This deity in my bosom. Twenty consciences, on, but I dont feel any pangs of guilt. If there were
245 That stand twixt me and Milan, candied be they twenty guilty consciences between me and the
And melt ere they molest! Here lies your brother, dukedom, theyd melt away to nothing before they
No better than the earth he lies upon, caused me any trouble. Heres your brother
If he were that which now hes likethats dead sleeping, worth no more than the dirt hes lying
Whom I, with this obedient steel, three inches of it, on. If he were as dead as he appears to be now
250 Can lay to bed for ever; whiles you, doing thus, and I could quickly make him dead with this
To the perpetual wink for aye might put sword of minehe wouldnt stand in our way. As
This ancient morsel, this Sir Prudence, who

ANTONIO ANTONIO
Then let us both be sudden. Lets act quickly.
GONZALO GONZALO
(waking and seeing them) (waking and seeing them) God help the king!
270 Now, good angels preserve the king! Save him!
ALONSO ALONSO
(waking) Why, how now? Ho, awake! (waking up) Hey, whats this, whats going on?
Wake up!
All wake Everyone wakes up.
Why are you drawn? Why are your swords out? Why do you look like
Wherefore this ghastly looking? that?
GONZALO GONZALO
Whats the matter? Whats this all about?
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
Whiles we stood here securing your repose, While we were here guarding you as you slept,
275 Even now, we heard a hollow burst of bellowing we heard a loud roar that sounded like bulls, or
Like bulls, or rather lions. Did t not wake you? lions. Didnt you hear it? We heard it very clearly.
It struck mine ear most terribly.
ALONSO ALONSO
I heard nothing. I didnt hear anything.
ANTONIO ANTONIO
Oh, twas a din to fright a monsters ear, Oh, it was a monstrous roar, to make the earth
To make an earthquake! Sure, it was the roar tremble! Im sure there was a herd of lions nearby.
280 Of a whole herd of lions.
ALONSO ALONSO
Heard you this, Gonzalo? Did you hear this, Gonzalo?
GONZALO GONZALO
Upon mine honor, sir, I heard a humming, Its true I heard a humming sound, a strange one,
And that a strange one too, which did awake me. which woke me up. I shook you and shouted at
I shaked you, sir, and cried. As mine eyes opened, you, sir. When I opened my eyes, I saw their
I saw their weapons drawn. There was a noise, swords out. There was a noise, thats certainly
285 Thats verily. 'Tis best we stand upon our guard, true. We should either be on guard here
Or that we quit this place. Lets draw our weapons. constantly or move to a different camp. Lets draw
our own swords too.
ALONSO ALONSO
Lead off this ground, and lets make further search Lead us away from this area. We can search for
For my poor son. my poor son while were at it.
GONZALO GONZALO
Heavens keep him from these beasts! I hope those lions stay far away from him. Im
For he is, sure, i' th' island. sure hes somewhere on the island.
ALONSO ALONSO
Lead away. Get us out of here.

ARIEL ARIEL
290 (aside) Prospero my lord shall know what I have (to himself) My lord Prospero will know what Ive
done. done. So go ahead, King, and look for your son.
So, King, go safely on to seek thy son.
Exeunt They exit.
Act 2, Scene 2
Enter CALIBAN with a burden of wood A noise of CALIBAN enters with a load of wood. A noise of
thunder heard thunder is heard.
CALIBAN CALIBAN
All the infections that the sun sucks up I hope all the diseases that breed in swamps and
From bogs, fens, flats, on Prosper fall and make him marshes infect Prospero, inch by inch, until hes
By inchmeal a disease! His spirits hear me nothing but a walking disease! His spirits are
And yet I needs must curse. But theyll nor pinch, listening to me, but I cant help cursing him
5 Fright me with urchin-shows, pitch me i' th' mire, anyway. They wont pinch me, frighten me, push
Nor lead me like a firebrand in the dark me in the mud, or mislead me unless he tells them
Out of my way, unless he bid 'em. But to. But he sends them to punish me for every little
For every trifle are they set upon me, thing. Sometimes his spirits take the form of apes,
Sometime like apes that mow and chatter at me, grimacing and chattering at me and then biting
10 And after bite me, then like hedgehogs which me; sometimes they come like porcupines, my feet
Lie tumbling in my barefoot way and mount as I walk. Sometimes snakes wrap around me,
Their pricks at my footfall. Sometime am I hissing at me with their forked tongues till I go
All wound with adders who with cloven tongues crazy.
Do hiss me into madness.
Enter TRINCULO TRINCULO enters.
Lo, now, lo! Hey, look over there! Here comes one of his spirits
15 Here comes a spirit of his, and to torment me to torture me for taking so long to bring the wood
For bringing wood in slowly. Ill fall flat. back. Ill lie down and hide. Maybe he wont see
Perchance he will not mind me. me. (he lies down and covers himself with his
(lies down, covered by his gaberdine) cloak)
TRINCULO TRINCULO
Heres neither bush nor shrub to bear off any weather There are no bushes or shrubs to protect me from
20 at all. the weather here. And theres another storm
And another storm brewing, I hear it sing i' th' wind. brewingI can hear it in the way the wind
Yond same black cloud, yond huge one, looks like a whistles. That huge black cloud over there looks
foul bombard that would shed his liquor. If it should like a filthy liquor jug thats about to pour out its
thunder as it did before, I know not where to hide my contents. It wont be able to help pouring rain
head. Yond same cloud cannot choose but fall by down by the bucket-full. (he sees CALIBAN)
pailfuls. (sees CALIBAN)

What have we here? A man or a fish? Dead or alive? What do we have here, a man or a fish? Whew, he
A fish. He smells like a fish, a very ancient and fish- stinks like a fishan old salted fish, not a fresh-
like smell, a kind of not-of-the-newest poor-john. A caught one. A strange fish. If I were in England
strange fish! Were I in England now, as once I was, now, like I was once, and I had even a painted
and had but this fish painted, not a holiday fool there picture of this fish, every fool there would give me
but would give a piece of silver. There would this a piece of silver to look at it. In England this
monster make a man. Any strange beast there makes strange monster would be just like a man. Any
a man. When they will not give a doit to relieve a lame strange beast there can be considered a man. The
beggar, they will lay out ten to see a dead Indian. men there wont give a penny to a lame beggar,
Legged like a man and his fins like arms! Warm, o' my but theyll pay ten cents to look at a freak show
troth. I do now let loose my opinion, hold it no longer: exhibit. This guy has legs like a man but fins for
this is no fish, but an islander that hath lately suffered arms! And hes still warm, by God. I guess this is
by a thunderbolt. not a fish, but a native who got struck by lightning
just now.
Thunder Thunder.
Alas, the storm is come again! My best way is to Oh, here comes the storm again. The best thing to
creep under his gaberdine. There is no other shelter do is crawl under his cloak. Theres no other
hereabouts. Misery acquaints a man with strange shelter around here. In emergencies you meet the
bedfellows. I will here shroud till the dregs of the strangest folks. Ill just stay here till the storm
storm be past. passes. (he crawls under CALIBAN s cloak)
(crawls under gaberdine)
Enter STEPHANO, singing STEPHANO enters, singing.
STEPHANO STEPHANO
(sings) (sings)
I shall no more to sea, to sea, Ill never go to sea again,
Here shall I die ashore Ill die here on shore
25 This is a very scurvy tune to sing at a mans funeral. This is a rotten song to sing at a mans funeral. At
Well, heres my comfort. (drinks, sings) least Ive got some booze to comfort me. (he
The master, the swabber, the boatswain, and I, drinks and sings)
The gunner and his mate The master, the deck-washer, the boatswain,
Loved Mall, Meg, and Marian, and Margery, and I,
But none of us cared for Kate. The gunman and his friend,
For she had a tongue with a tang, We loved Moll, Meg, Marian, and Margery
But none of us cared for Kate.
Kate had a gutter mouth,
Would cry to a sailor, Go hang! And would shout to sailors, Go to hell!

She loved not the savor of tar nor of pitch, She didnt like ship smells like tar,
Yet a tailor might scratch her where'er she did itch. But liked it okay when a tailor took her to bed.
Then to sea, boys, and let her go hang! So go to sea, boys, and let her go to hell!
This is a scurvy tune too. But heres my comfort. Thats a rotten song too. But heres something
to comfort me.
(drinks) (he drinks)
CALIBAN CALIBAN
Do not torment me. Oh! Dont hurt me. Oh!
STEPHANO STEPHANO
Whats the matter? Have we devils here? Do you put Whats going on? Do we have devils on the
tricks upon s with savages and men of Ind, ha? I have island? Are you playing tricks on me by showing
not scaped drowning to be afeard now of your four me savages and uncivilized men from the Indies,
legs. Or it hath been said, As proper a man as ever ha? I didnt survive a shipwreck so I could be
went on four legs cannot make him give ground, and scared of your four legs now. Ill never run away
it shall be said so again while Stephano breathes at' from any ordinary man who walks on four legs like
nostrils. the rest of us.
CALIBAN CALIBAN
The spirit torments me. Oh! The spirit is torturing me. Oh!
STEPHANO STEPHANO
30 This is some monster of the isle with four legs who This is some monster of the island, with four legs,
hath got, as I take it, an ague. Where the devil should who seems to me to have some kind of ache. How
he learn our language? I will give him some relief if it the hell does he know our language? Ill help out,
be but for that. If I can recover him and keep him tame if only because he speaks the same language as
and get to Naples with him, hes a present for any me. If I can cure him from his fever and tame him,
emperor that ever trod on neats leather. and get him back to Naples, hed make a great
present for any emperor.
CALIBAN CALIBAN
Do not torment me, prithee. Ill bring my wood home Dont hurt me, please. I promise Ill carry the wood
faster. faster.
STEPHANO STEPHANO
Hes in his fit now and does not talk after the wisest. Hes having a fit and talking nonsense. Ill give him
He shall taste of my bottle. If he have never drunk some liquor. If hes never drunk it before, itll help
wine afore, it will go near to remove his fit. If I can soothe his fever. If I can tame him, Ill charge as
recover him and keep him tame, I will not take too much as I can get for him. Hell bring a lot of
much for him. He shall pay for him that hath him, and money to the person who owns him, thats for
that soundly. sure.
CALIBAN CALIBAN
Thou dost me yet but little hurt. Thou wilt anon, I know You havent hurt me much yet, but you will soon, I
it by thy trembling. Now Prosper works upon thee. can tell by your trembling. Prospero sent you here.
STEPHANO STEPHANO
35 (trying to give CALIBAN drink) (trying to make CALIBAN drink) Come on, open
Come on your ways. Open your mouth. Here is that your mouth. Thisll help you talk. Open up. Thisll
which will give language to you, cat. Open your stop you from tremblingI can tell you that for
mouth. This will shake your shaking, I can tell you, sure. (CALIBAN drinks) You dont even know who
and that soundly. You cannot tell whos your friend. your friends are. Open up that mouth again.
Open your chaps again.

TRINCULO TRINCULO
I should know that voice. It should beBut he is I almost recognize that voice. ItsBut hes
drowned, and these are devils. Oh, defend me! drowned, and these guys are devils. Oh, God help
me!
STEPHANO STEPHANO
Four legs and two voicesa most delicate monster. Four legs and two voicesa very special monster.
His forward voice now is to speak well of his friend. One voice speaks well and talks about his friend.
40 His backward voice is to utter foul speeches and to The other voice is harsh and abusive. I can charge
detract. If all the wine in my bottle will recover him, I even more for this. If it takes all the wine in my
will help his ague. Come. bottle, Ill cure him. Come on.
CALIBAN drinks CALIBAN drinks Thats good! Now Ill pour some
Amen! I will pour some in thy other mouth. in your other mouth.
TRINCULO TRINCULO
Stephano! Stephano!
STEPHANO STEPHANO
Doth thy other mouth call me? Mercy, mercy! This is a Is your other mouth calling my name? Mercy,
devil, and no monster. I will leave him. I have no long mercy! This isnt a monster, its a devil. Ill leave
spoon. him alone. I have no interest in getting mixed up
with the devil.
TRINCULO TRINCULO
Stephano! If thou beest Stephano, touch me and Stephano! If youre Stephano, touch me and
speak to me. For I am Trinculobe not afeardthy speak to me. Im Trinculodont be scaredyour
good friend Trinculo. good friend Trinculo.
STEPHANO STEPHANO
If thou beest Trinculo, come forth. Ill pull thee by the If youre Trinculo, then come out. Ill pull on these
lesser legs. If any be Trinculos legs, these are they. smaller legs. If any legs here are Trinculos, these
(pulls TRINCULO out from under the gaberdine) are. (he pulls TRINCULO out from under the
cloak) Well,
45 Thou art very Trinculo indeed! How camest thou to what do you know, you are Trinculo! How did you
be the siege of this mooncalf? Can he vent end up as this monsters dung? Does he crap
Trinculos? Trinculos?
TRINCULO TRINCULO
I took him to be killed with a thunderstroke. But art I thought he was dead, struck by lightning. But
thou not drowned, Stephano? I hope now thou art arent you drowned, Stephano? I hope youre not
not drowned. Is the storm overblown? I hid me under drowned. Has the storm passed? I hid under this
the dead mooncalfs gaberdine for fear of the storm. monsters cloak to get out of the storm. Are you
And art thou living, Stephano? O Stephano, two really alive, Stephano? Oh, Stephano, two men
Neapolitans scaped! (dances STEPHANOabout) from Naples
survived! (TRINCULO dancesSTEPHANO around.)
STEPHANO STEPHANO
Prithee, do not turn me about. My stomach is not Please stop turning me around. My stomachs a
constant. little upset.
CALIBAN CALIBAN
(aside) These be fine things, an if they be not (to himself) These are beautiful creatures, if theyre
sprites. Thats a brave god and bears celestial liquor. not spirits. Hes a good god, who brings liquor from
I will kneel to him. the heavens. I will worship him.
STEPHANO STEPHANO
(to TRINCULO) How didst thou scape? How camest (to TRINCULO) How did you survive? How did you
thou hither? Swear by this bottle how thou camest get here? Tell me the truth, swear on this bottle of
hither. I escaped upon a butt of sack which the wine. I made it out of tree bark after I washed
sailors heaved o'erboard, by this bottle, which I ashore. I myself floated here on a barrel of wine that
made of the bark of a tree with mine own hands the sailors tossed overboard.
since I was cast ashore.
CALIBAN CALIBAN
50 (to STEPHANO) Ill swear upon that bottle to be thy (to STEPHANO) Ill swear by that wine bottle to be
true subject, for the liquor is not earthly. your true subject. You must be a god, since your
liquor is out of this world.
STEPHANO STEPHANO
(to TRINCULO) Here. Swear then how thou (to TRINCULO) Here. Swear, and tell me how you
escapedst. survived.
TRINCULO TRINCULO
Swum ashore, man, like a duck. I can swim like a I swam ashore like a duck. I can swim like a duck, I
duck, Ill be sworn. swear.
STEPHANO STEPHANO
Here, kiss the book. Though thou canst swim like a Here, kiss the Bible and swear. You may swim like a
duck, thou art made like a goose. duck, but you look more like a goose.
TRINCULO drinks TRINCULO drinks.

TRINCULO TRINCULO
O Stephano, hast any more of this? Oh Stephano, do you have any more of that wine?
STEPHANO STEPHANO
55 The whole butt, man. My cellar is in a rock by th' Ive got the whole barrel, man. I live in a cave by
seaside where my wine is hid.How now, mooncalf? the seaside, where I keep the barrel hidden.
How does thine ague? Hey, monster, hows your fever?
CALIBAN CALIBAN
Hast thou not dropped from heaven? You come from heaven, dont you?
STEPHANO STEPHANO
Out o' th' moon, I do assure thee. I was the man i' the No, from the moon, Im telling you. I used to be the
moon when time was. man in the moon a long time ago.
CALIBAN CALIBAN
I have seen thee in her and I do adore thee. My Oh, Ive seen you in the moon, and I worship you.
mistress showed me thee and thy dog and thy bush. My mistress showed me you in the moon and your
dog and your bush.

STEPHANO STEPHANO
Come, swear to that, kiss the book. I will furnish it Come on, swear to it. Kiss the Bible and swear it.
anon with new contents, swear. Im going to fill the bottle up again soon.
CALIBAN drinks CALIBAN drinks.
TRINCULO TRINCULO
60 By this good light, this is a very shallow monster. I When you get a good look at him, you see hes not
afeard of him! A very weak monster. The man i' th' much of a monster. I cant believe I was scared of
moon! A most poor credulous monster.Well drawn, him! A pretty pathetic monster. The man in the
monster, in good sooth! moon! What a poor, gullible monster.That was a
nice big gulp, monster!
CALIBAN CALIBAN
(to STEPHANO) Ill show thee every fertile inch o' th' (to STEPHANO) Ill show you every inch of the
island. island, and Ill kiss your feet. I beg you, please be
And I will kiss thy foot. I prithee, be my god. my god.
TRINCULO TRINCULO
By this light, a most perfidious and drunken monster. What a lying, drunken monster. When his god falls
When s gods asleep, hell rob his bottle. asleep, the monster will snatch his wine bottle.
CALIBAN CALIBAN
65 (to STEPHANO) Ill kiss thy foot. Ill swear myself thy (to STEPHANO) Ill kiss your feet. Ill vow to be
subject. your faithful subject.
STEPHANO STEPHANO
Come on then. Down, and swear. Come on, then. Get down and swear it.
TRINCULO TRINCULO
I shall laugh myself to death at this puppy-headed Im going to laugh myself to death over this silly
monster. monster. A rotten, foolish monster. I could find it in
A most scurvy monster. I could find in my heart to my heart to beat him
beat him
STEPHANO STEPHANO
(to CALIBAN) Come, kiss. Come on, kiss my feet.
TRINCULO TRINCULO
70 But that the poor monsters in drink. An abominable Except the poor monsters drunk. An awful
monster! monster!
CALIBAN CALIBAN
Ill show thee the best springs. Ill pluck thee berries. Ill show you where to get fresh water. Ill pick
Ill fish for thee and get thee wood enough. berries for you. Ill fish for you and get you plenty
A plague upon the tyrant that I serve! of firewood. The tyrant Im serving now can go to
Ill bear him no more sticks, but follow thee, hell! I wont get any more wood for him. Im
75 Thou wondrous man. serving you now, you wonderful man.
TRINCULO TRINCULO
A most ridiculous monster, to make a wonder of a What a silly monster, to think a poor drunk is
poor drunkard. wonderful.

CALIBAN CALIBAN
(to STEPHANO) I prithee, let me bring thee where (to STEPHANO) I beg you, let me show where you
crabs grow. can find crabs to eat. Ill use my long fingernails to
And I with my long nails will dig thee pignuts, dig edible roots for you, find you a birds nest, and
80 Show thee a jays nest, and instruct thee how teach you how to catch a nimble monkey. Ill take
To snare the nimble marmoset. Ill bring thee you to clusters of hazelnuts, and sometimes Ill
To clustering filberts, and sometimes Ill get thee catch birds for you on the rocks. Will you come
Young scamels from the rock. Wilt thou go with me? with me?
STEPHANO STEPHANO
I prithee now, lead the way without any more talking. Show us the way without further delay.Trinculo,
Trinculo, the king and all our company else being since the king and all our comrades are drowned,
drowned, we will inherit here.Here, bear my bottle. were the heirs of this place.Here, carry my wine
Fellow Trinculo, well fill him by and by again. bottle.Trinculo, my buddy, well get that bottle
refilled soon enough.
CALIBAN CALIBAN
(sings drunkenly) (sings drunkenly)
Farewell, master! Farewell, farewell. Goodbye, master! Goodbye, goodbye.
TRINCULO TRINCULO
A howling monster, a drunken monster. A loud-mouthed, drunken monster.
CALIBAN CALIBAN
(sings) (sings)
90 No more dams Ill make for fish, I wont build you any more dams to catch fish,
Nor fetch in firing Or fetch you firewood when you order me to,
At requiring, Or clean the plates, or wash dishes.
Nor scrape trencher, nor wash dish. 'Ban, 'ban, Ca-caliban
'Ban, 'Ban, Ca-caliban Has a new master. So get a new servant.
Has a new master. Get a new man. Freedom, what a wonderful day, wonderful day,
Freedom, high-day, high-day, freedom, freedom, freedom, freedom, wonderful day, freedom!
high-day, freedom!
STEPHANO STEPHANO
O brave monster! Lead the way. Good monster! Show us the way.
Exeunt They exit.
Act 3, Scene 1
Enter FERDINAND bearing a log FERDINAND enters, carrying a log.

FERDINAND FERDINAND
There be some sports are painful, and their labor Some games are painful, but their discomfort
Delight in them sets off. Some kinds of baseness makes them more fun. Some kinds of lowly
Are nobly undergone. And most poor matters activities are done for noble reasons. And you can
Point to rich ends. This my mean task do poor things that lead to rich results. This hard
5 Would be as heavy to me as odious, but work would be boring and nasty to me, but Im
The mistress which I serve quickens whats dead working for a mistress who makes me enjoy my
And makes my labors pleasures. Oh, she is labor. Oh, shes ten times nicer than her father is
Ten times more gentle than her fathers crabbed, mean, and hes the height of crabbiness. I have
And hes composed of harshness. I must remove thousands of logs to take away and pile up, on
10 Some thousands of these logs and pile them up, strict orders from him. My sweet darling cries
Upon a sore injunction. My sweet mistress when she sees me work and tells me that such a
Weeps when she sees me work, and says such wonderful man never performed such lowly tasks
baseness before. These sweet thoughts relieve me and
Had never like executor. I forget, refresh me, especially when Im slaving away
15 But these sweet thoughts do even refresh my labors, busily.
Most busiest when I do it.
Enter MIRANDA, and PROSPERO unseen MIRANDA enters, followed by PROSPERO at a
distance, unobserved.
MIRANDA MIRANDA
Alas now, pray you, Now, please, I beg you, dont work so hard. I wish
Work not so hard. I would the lightning had the lightning had burned up all those logs that
Burnt up those logs that you are enjoined to pile! youve been ordered to stack! Please put that log
Pray, set it down and rest you. When this burns, down and rest a while. When this wood burns, itll
'Twill weep for having wearied you. My father weep for making you tired. My fathers studying
20 Is hard at study. Pray now, rest yourself. hard, so he wont see you. So please rest. Were
Hes safe for these three hours. safe from my father for at least three hours.
FERDINAND FERDINAND
O most dear mistress, Oh, my dear mistress, I wont be able to finish this
The sun will set before I shall discharge work until sunset at the earliest.
What I must strive to do.
MIRANDA MIRANDA
If youll sit down, If you sit down, Ill carry your logs a while. Please
Ill bear your logs the while. Pray, give me that. give me that. Ill take it over to the pile.
25 Ill carry it to the pile.
FERDINAND FERDINAND
No, precious creature. No, my darling, Id rather strain all my muscles
I had rather crack my sinews, break my back, and break my back than let you do work like this
Than you should such dishonor undergo while I lounge around nearby.
While I sit lazy by.
MIRANDA MIRANDA
It would become me Id be as right for the job as you are, and Id do it
As well as it does you, and I should do it more easily, since Id have good will on my side.
30 With much more ease, for my good will is to it
And yours it is against.

PROSPERO PROSPERO
(aside)Poor worm, thou art infected! (to himself) You poor weak thing, youre in love! I
This visitation shows it. can see it clearly now.
MIRANDA MIRANDA
You look wearily. You look tired.
FERDINAND FERDINAND
No, noble mistress. 'Tis fresh morning with me No, noble mistress, Im as fresh as morning when
When you are by at night. I do beseech you youre near me, even at night. I beg you to tell me
35 Chiefly that I might set it in my prayers your name so I can use it in my prayers.
What is your name?
MIRANDA MIRANDA
Miranda.O my father, Miranda.Oh father, Ive disobeyed you by telling
I have broke your hest to say so! him that!
FERDINAND FERDINAND
Admired Miranda! Mirandathe very name means admired! You
Indeed the top of admiration, worth are indeed admired, more than anything else in
Whats dearest to th' world! Full many a lady the world! Ive looked at many ladies with
40 I have eyed with best regard and many a time pleasure, and been
Th' harmony of their tongues hath into bondage seduced by the sweet nothings they said to me.
Brought my too diligent ear. For several virtues Ive liked several women for their good qualities,
Have I liked several women. Never any but there was something wrong with each one that
With so full soul but some defect in her blotted her excellent qualities and cancelled them
45 Did quarrel with the noblest grace she owed out. But with you its different. Youre perfect,
And put it to the foil. But you, O you, without a rival in the world, made up of the best
So perfect and so peerless, are created qualities of every creature.
Of every creatures best.
MIRANDA MIRANDA
I do not know Ive never known any woman or seen a womans
One of my sex, no womans face remember faceexcept my own in the mirror. And Ive never
50 Save, from my glass, mine own. Nor have I seen met any men besides you and my father. I have no
More that I may call men than you, good friend, idea what people look like in other places, but I
And my dear father. How features are abroad swear by my modesty, which I value above
I am skill-less of, but, by my modesty, everything else, that Id never want any
The jewel in my dower, I would not wish companion in the world but you. I cant even
55 Any companion in the world but you, imagine one. But listen to me chattering like crazy,
Nor can imagination form a shape and father always told me not to.
Besides yourself to like of. But I prattle
Something too wildly, and my fathers precepts
I therein do forget.
FERDINAND FERDINAND
I am in my condition Im a prince by birth, Mirandamaybe even a king

60 A prince, MirandaI do think, a king; now; though I wish I werentand normally I
I would, not so!and would no more endure wouldnt put up with carrying these logs any more
This wooden slavery than to suffer than Id let flies breed in my mouth. But Ill tell you
The flesh-fly blow my mouth. Hear my soul speak. something from my soul. The second I saw you,
The very instant that I saw you did my heart rushed to serve you and be your slave,
65 My heart fly to your service, there resides so here I am now, a patient log-man.
To make me slave to it, and for your sake
Am I this patient log-man.
MIRANDA MIRANDA
Do you love me? Do you love me?
FERDINAND FERDINAND
O heaven, O earth, bear witness to this sound Oh heaven, oh earth, witness what Im about to
And crown what I profess with kind event say, and reward me if I tell the truth! If Im lying,
then
70 If I speak true! If hollowly, invert destroy all my prospects in life! More than
What best is boded me to mischief! I anything else in the world, I love you, value you,
Beyond all limit of what else i' th' world and honor you.
Do love, prize, honor you.
MIRANDA MIRANDA
I am a fool Look at me cryingwhat a fool I am to cry at what
To weep at what I am glad of. makes me happy.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
(aside)Fair encounter (to himself) What a pleasant meeting between two
75 Of two most rare affections! Heavens rain grace people truly in love! May heaven bless the feelings
On that which breeds between 'em! growing between them!
FERDINAND FERDINAND
Wherefore weep you? Why are you crying?
MIRANDA MIRANDA
At mine unworthiness, that dare not offer Im crying at how unworthy I am to give you what I
What I desire to give, and much less take want to give you and to take what Im dying to
80 What I shall die to want. But this is trifling, have. But its a waste of time to say so. The more I
And all the more it seeks to hide itself try to hide what Im feeling, the bigger it gets. Oh,
The bigger bulk it shows. Hence, bashful cunning, stop being so bashful and tricky, Miranda, just be
And prompt me, plain and holy innocence! straightforward and innocent! Ill be your wife if
I am your wife if you will marry me. youll have me. Otherwise, Ill die a virgin, devoted
85 If not, Ill die your maid. To be your fellow to you. You can refuse to make me your spouse,
You may deny me, but Ill be your servant but Ill be your servant whether you want me to or
Whether you will or no. not.
FERDINAND FERDINAND
My mistress, dearest, and I thus humble ever. Youll be my wife, dearest, and Ill serve you
forever.
MIRANDA MIRANDA
My husband, then? Will you be my husband, then?
FERDINAND FERDINAND
90 Ay, with a heart as willing Yes, with a heart more eager to bear a husbands
As bondage e'er of freedom. Heres my hand. responsibilities than a slave ever wanted freedom.
Take my hand, darling.
MIRANDA MIRANDA
And mine, with my heart in t. And now farewell Heres my hand, and my heart. And now goodbye.
Till half an hour hence. Ill see you again in half an hour.
FERDINAND FERDINAND
A thousand thousand! A million goodbyes to you.
Exeunt FERDINAND and MIRANDA severally MIRANDA and FERDINAND exit in opposite
directions.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
95 So glad of this as they I cannot be, I cant be as happy as they are at this moment, but
Who are surprised withal. But my rejoicing nothing could make me any happier. Now its time
At nothing can be more. Ill to my book, to get back to my studying, since I have a lot of
For yet ere supper-time must I perform serious business to take care of before dinner.
Much business appertaining.
Exit He exits.
Act 3, Scene 2
Enter CALIBAN, STEPHANO, and TRINCULO CALIBAN, STEPHANO, and TRINCULO enter.
STEPHANO STEPHANO
Tell not me. When the butt is out, we will drink water. Dont tell me that. When the barrels empty, well
Not a drop before. Therefore bear up and board 'em. drink water. Not one drop sooner. Therefore, drink
Servant- monster, drink to me. up.Servant-monster, drink a toast to me.
TRINCULO TRINCULO
Servant-monster? The folly of this island. They say Servant monster? What a crazy island this is.
theres but five upon this isle. We are three of them. If They say there are only five people on it. Were
th' other two be brained like us, the state totters. three of them. If the other two are as loopy as we
are, our countrys in bad shape.
STEPHANO STEPHANO
Drink, servant-monster, when I bid thee. Thy eyes are Drink when I order you, servant-monster. Your
almost set in thy head. eyes look like theyve sunk into your head.
TRINCULO TRINCULO
Where should they be set else? He were a brave Where else should his eyes be, if not in his head?
monster indeed, if they were set in his tail. Hed be quite a monster if his eyes were in his tail.
STEPHANO STEPHANO
My man-monster hath drowned his tongue in sack. My manmonster is so drunk he cant talk. As for
For my part, the sea cannot drown me. I swam, ere I me, no liquid can harm me, neither booze nor the
could recover the shore, five and thirty leagues off whole sea itself. Before I could get to shore, I
and on. By this light, thou shalt be my lieutenant, swam thirty-five leagues in it and still survived.
monster, or my standard. Monster, youll be my lieutenant, or my flag-bearer.
TRINCULO TRINCULO
15 Your lieutenant, if you list. Hes no standard. Lieutenant is better. Hes not standing straight
enough to hold a flag.
STEPHANO STEPHANO
Well not run, Monsieur Monster. Were not going to run in our army, Monsieur
Monster.
TRINCULO TRINCULO
Nor go neither. But youll lie like dogs, and yet say Or walk either. Youll just lie there like sleeping
nothing neither. dogs and say nothing.
STEPHANO STEPHANO
Mooncalf, speak once in thy life, if thou beest a good Monster sweetie, be a good monster and just
mooncalf. speak once.
CALIBAN CALIBAN
How does thy honor? Let me lick thy shoe. How is your Highness? Let me lick your shoe.(he
(indicates TRINCULO) Ill not serve him. Hes not points to TRINCULO) Ill never serve that guy
valiant. there. Hes not courageous like you.
TRINCULO TRINCULO
(to CALIBAN) Thou liest, most ignorant monster. I am (to CALIBAN) Youre a liar, you ignorant monster.
in case to justle a constable. Why, thou deboshed Im courageous. I could shake up a police officer
fish, thou, was there ever man a coward that hath right now. You drunken fish, you, how could you
drunk so much sack as I today? Wilt thou tell a call me a coward after all the booze Ive drunk
monstrous lie, being but half a fish and half a today? Do you tell such monstrous lies because
monster? youre half fish and half monster?
CALIBAN CALIBAN
(to STEPHANO) (to STEPHANO) Look how hes making fun of me!
30 Lo, how he mocks me! Wilt thou let him, mylord? Will you let him talk to me like, my lord?
TRINCULO TRINCULO
Lord, quoth he? That a monster should be such a Lord, he calls you? What an idiot that monster is!
natural!
CALIBAN CALIBAN
(to STEPHANO) (to STEPHANO) There he goes again! Please,
Lo, lo, again! Bite him to death, I prithee. bite him to death, Im begging you.
STEPHANO STEPHANO
Trinculo, keep a good tongue in your head. If you Trinculo, speak politely. If you mutiny against me,
prove a mutineer, the next tree. The poor monsters Ill hang you from the next tree. This poor monster
my subject and he shall not suffer indignity. is my subject, and I will not allow him to be
insulted.
CALIBAN CALIBAN
I thank my noble lord. Wilt thou be pleased to hearken Thank you, my noble lord. Now would you please
once again to the suit I made to thee? listen once again to the request I made to you
earlier?
STEPHANO STEPHANO
Marry, will I. Kneel and repeat it. I will stand, and so Indeed, I will. Kneel and tell me again. Ill stand,
40 shall and so will Trinculo.
Trinculo.
Enter ARIEL, invisible ARIEL enters, invisible.
CALIBAN CALIBAN
(kneeling) As I told thee before, I am subject to a (kneeling) As I told you before, Im enslaved to a
tyrant, a sorcerer that by his cunning hath cheated me tyrant, a magician who tricked me with magic
of the island. spells and took my island from me.
ARIEL ARIEL
Thou liest. You lie.
CALIBAN CALIBAN
(to TRINCULO) Thou liest, thou jesting monkey, thou! (to TRINCULO) Youre the liar, you big fat monkey.
I would my valiant master would destroy thee. I do not I wish my courageous master would kill you. Im
lie. not lying.
STEPHANO STEPHANO
Trinculo, if you trouble him any more in s tale, by this Trinculo, if you interrupt him any more, I swear Ill
hand, I will supplant some of your teeth. knock some teeth out of your head.
TRINCULO TRINCULO
Why, I said nothing. I didnt say anything.
STEPHANO STEPHANO
50 Mum, then, and no more. Proceed. Okay, just stay quiet. Go on.
CALIBAN CALIBAN
I say, by sorcery he got this isle. I was telling you he used witchcraft to take this
From me he got it. If thy greatness will island. He stole it from me. If your highness is
Revenge it on himfor I know thou darest, willing, take revenge on him for thatbecause I
But this thing dare not know youre brave enough, I dont dare to
STEPHANO STEPHANO
55 Thats most certain. Thats for sure.
CALIBAN CALIBAN
Thou shalt be lord of it and Ill serve thee. Youll be lord of the island then, and Ill be your
servant.
STEPHANO STEPHANO
How now shall this be compassed? And how would we go about doing that? Can you
Canst thou bring me to th' party? bring me to him?
CALIBAN CALIBAN
Yea, yea, my lord. Ill yield him thee asleep, Yes, yes, my lord. Ill take you to where he sleeps,
60 Where thou mayst knock a nail into his head. and you can pound a nail into his head.
ARIEL ARIEL
Thou liest. Thou canst not. You lie. You cant do that.
CALIBAN CALIBAN
What a pied ninnys this!Thou scurvy patch! What an idiot this guy is!Youre a rotten piece of
I do beseech thy greatness, give him blows work!I beg your highness, beat him up and take
And take his bottle from him. When thats gone, his wine bottle from him. When he loses that, hell
65 He shall drink naught but brine, for Ill not show him be drinking salt water, since Ill never tell him
Where the quick freshes are. where the freshwater springs are.
STEPHANO STEPHANO
Trinculo, run into no further danger. Interrupt the Trinculo, watch out. If you interrupt this monster
monster one word further, and, by this hand, Ill turn with one more word, Ill beat you like a piece of
my mercy out o' doors and make a stockfish of thee. salted fish.
TRINCULO TRINCULO
70 Why, what did I? I did nothing. Ill go farther off. What did I do? I didnt do anything. I need to get
away from you.
STEPHANO STEPHANO
Didst thou not say he lied? Didnt you call him a liar?
ARIEL ARIEL
Thou liest. You lie.
STEPHANO STEPHANO
(to TRINCULO) Do I so? Take thou that. (to TRINCULO) Oh, I did? Take that, then. (he
(beats TRINCULO) beats TRINCULO) If you want more beatings like
75 As you like this, give me the lie another time. that, just accuse me of lying again.
TRINCULO TRINCULO
I did not give the lie. Out o' your wits and hearing too? I didnt accuse you of lying. Are you out of your
A pox o' your bottle! This can sack and drinking do. A mind and deaf too? Damn your wine! This is what
murrain on your monster, and the devil take your happens when you drink too much. Your monster
fingers! can go to hell, and you can too!
CALIBAN CALIBAN
Ha, ha, ha! Ha, ha, ha!
STEPHANO STEPHANO
80 Now, forward with your tale.Prithee, stand farther Now go ahead and tell me the rest of your story.
off. Please go stand farther away.
CALIBAN CALIBAN
Beat him enough. After a little time, Beat him up. After a little while, Ill beat him too.
Ill beat him too.
STEPHANO STEPHANO
Stand farther.Come, proceed. Stand farther away. Come on, continue your
story.
CALIBAN CALIBAN
Why, as I told thee, tis a custom with him, Just as I told you, he usually sleeps in the
85 I' th' afternoon to sleep. There thou mayst brain him, afternoon. At that time you can smash in his skull
Having first seized his books; or with a log after seizing his books; or you can bash his skull
Batter his skull; or paunch him with a stake; with a log; or you can stab him in the belly; or cut
Or cut his weasand with thy knife. Remember his windpipe. Just remember to grab his books
First to possess his books, for without them first, since without them hes just a poor fool like
90 Hes but a sot, as I am, nor hath not me, and cant command a single spirit. All the
One spirit to command. They all do hate him spirits hate him as much as I do. Be sure to burn
As rootedly as I. Burn but his books. his magic books. He has some wonderful home
He has brave utensilsfor so he calls them furnishingsthats what he calls themthat hell
Which when he has a house, hell deck withal. use to decorate his house when he gets one. The
95 And that most deeply to consider is most important thing for you to think about is how
The beauty of his daughter. He himself beautiful his daughter is. He says she has no
Calls her a nonpareil. I never saw a woman, equal. I never saw a woman except her and
But only Sycorax my dam and she. Sycorax, my mother. But Miranda is so much
But she as far surpasseth Sycorax more beautiful, you cant even compare the two.
100 As greatst does least.
STEPHANO STEPHANO
Is it so brave a lass? Is she really that wonderful?
CALIBAN CALIBAN
Ay, lord. She will become thy bed, I warrant. Yes, my lord. Shell look good in your bed, and
And bring thee forth brave brood. shell produce some fine children too.
STEPHANO STEPHANO
Monster, I will kill this man. His daughter and I will be Monster, Ill kill this man. His daughter and I will
king and queensave our graces!and Trinculo and be king and queenGod protect us!and you
thyself shall be viceroys.Dost thou like the plot, and Trinculo will be our governors.Do you like
Trinculo? that idea, Trinculo?
TRINCULO TRINCULO
Excellent. Excellent.
STEPHANO STEPHANO
Give me thy hand. I am sorry I beat thee. But while Give me your hand. Im sorry I hit you. But try to
thou livest, keep a good tongue in thy head. control your speech.
CALIBAN CALIBAN
110 Within this half hour will he be asleep. Wilt thou In a half an hour hell be asleep. Will you kill him
destroy him then? then?

STEPHANO STEPHANO
Ay, on mine honor. Yes, I swear.
ARIEL ARIEL
(aside) This will I tell my master. (to himself) Ill tell my master this.
CALIBAN CALIBAN
Thou makest me merry. I am full of pleasure. You make me so happy. Im full of joy. Lets be
115 Let us be jocund. Will you troll the catch light-hearted. Will you sing the tune you taught
You taught me but whilere? me just a little while ago?
STEPHANO STEPHANO
At thy request, monster, I will do reason, any reason. Ill do anything you ask, monster, anything
reasonable.Come on, Trinculo, lets sing. (he
Come on, Trinculo, let us sing. sings)
(sings) Dismiss 'em and ziss 'em
Flout 'em and scout 'em, And diss 'em and dismiss 'em.
And scout 'em and flout 'em. Thought is free.
Thought is free.
CALIBAN CALIBAN
120 Thats not the tune. Thats not the tune I had in mind.
ARIEL plays the tune on a tabor and pipe ARIEL plays the tune on a drum and a pipe.
STEPHANO STEPHANO
What is this same? Whats this song?
TRINCULO TRINCULO
This is the tune of our catch, played by the picture of Thats the melody, played by Nobody.
Nobody.
STEPHANO STEPHANO
If thou beest a man, show thyself in thy likeness. If (to the invisible musician) If youre a man, then let
thou beest a devil, take t as thou list. us see what you look like. If youre a devil, then
go to hell.
TRINCULO TRINCULO
125 O, forgive me my sins! Oh, forgive all my sins!
STEPHANO STEPHANO
He that dies pays all debts.I defy thee!Mercy Dead men have to pay their debts.I challenge
upon us! you!God help us.
CALIBAN CALIBAN
Art thou afeard? Are you scared?
STEPHANO STEPHANO
No, monster, not I. No, monster, not me.
CALIBAN CALIBAN
Be not afeard. The isle is full of noises, Dont be scared. This island is full of noises,
130 Sounds, and sweet airs that give delight and hurt not. strange sounds and sweet melodies that make
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments you feel good and dont hurt anyone. Sometimes I
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices hear a thousand twanging instruments hum at my
That, if I then had waked after long sleep, ears, and sometimes voices that send me back to
Will make me sleep again. And then, in dreaming, sleep even if I had just woken upand then I
135 The clouds methought would open and show riches dreamed of clouds opening up and dropping such
Ready to drop upon me, that when I waked riches on me that when I woke up, I cried
I cried to dream again. because I wanted to dream again.
STEPHANO STEPHANO
This will prove a brave kingdom to me, where I shall Thisll be a wonderful kingdom to live in, where
have my music for nothing. they play music for free.
CALIBAN CALIBAN
140 When Prospero is destroyed. As soon as you kill Prospero.
STEPHANO STEPHANO
That shall be by and by. I remember the story. Thatll happen soon enough. I remember the plan.
TRINCULO TRINCULO
The sound is going away. Lets follow it, and after do The sound is going away. But lets follow it, and
our work. then do our dirty work afterward.
STEPHANO STEPHANO
Lead, monster; well follow. I would I could see this Lead us, monster; well follow. I wish I could see
taborer. He lays it on. this invisible drummer. He really plays well.
TRINCULO TRINCULO
Wilt come? Ill follow, Stephano. Im right behind you, Stephano. Are you coming
monster?
Exeunt They all exit.
Act 3, Scene 3
Enter ALONSO, SEBASTIAN, ANTONIO,GONZALO, ALONSO, SEBASTIAN, ANTONIO, GONZALO,A

ADRIAN, FRANCISCO, and others DRIAN, FRANCISCO, and others enter.
GONZALO GONZALO
(to ALONSO) By 'r lakin, I can go no further, sir. I swear, I cant go any further, sir. My old bones
My old bones ache. Heres a maze trod indeed are tired. Were wandering in a maze. If you dont
Through forthrights and meanders. By your patience, mind, I need to rest a bit.
I needs must rest me.
ALONSO ALONSO
Old lord, I cannot blame thee, I cant blame you, old lord. Im so tired myself that
5 Who am myself attached with weariness its bringing me down. Sit down and rest. Im losing
To th' dulling of my spirits. Sit down and rest. hope. The one were looking for is dead. Were
Even here I will put off my hope and keep it searching on land, but hes lost in the sea. We
No longer for my flatterer. He is drowned have to give up and let him go.
Whom thus we stray to find, and the sea mocks
1 Our frustrate search on land. Well, let him go.
0
ANTONIO ANTONIO
(aside to SEBASTIAN) I am right glad that hes so out (speaking so that only SEBASTIAN can hear) Im
of hope. glad hes so depressed. Dont back out of our plan

Do not for one repulse forego the purpose just because it didnt work the first time.
That you resolved t' effect.
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
(aside to ANTONIO)The next advantage (speaking so that only ANTONIO can hear) The
1 Will we take throughly. next chance we get, well do the deed.
5
ANTONIO ANTONIO
(aside to SEBASTIAN)Let it be tonight, (speaking so that only SEBASTIAN can hear)Lets
For now they are oppressed with travel. They do it tonight. The men are so tired from traveling
Will not, nor cannot, use such vigilance that they cant be as careful as they are when
As when they are fresh. theyre fresh.
Solemn and strange music Solemn and strange music is heard.
Enter PROSPERO on the top, invisible PROSPERO enters above, invisible.
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
20 (aside to ANTONIO) I say, tonight. No more. (speaking so that only ANTONIO can hear) Yes,
tonight. No more talking about this now.
ALONSO ALONSO
What harmony is this? My good friends, hark! Whats that music? My friends, listen.
GONZALO GONZALO
Marvelous sweet music! What marvelous music!
Enter several strange shapes, bringing in a banquet Several strange shapes enter, bringing in a
They dance about it with gentle actions of salutations, banquet table and dancing around it with graceful,
and, inviting the king and the others to eat, they welcoming movements. After inviting the king and
depart the others to eat, they leave.
ALONSO ALONSO
Give us kind keepers, heavens! What were these? Heaven help us! What were those things?
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
A living drollery. Now I will believe A puppet show in real life. Now Ill believe that
25 That there are unicorns, that in Arabia unicorns exist, and that theres a tree in Arabia
There is one tree, the phoenix' throne, one phoenix where the phoenix lives.
At this hour reigning there.
ANTONIO ANTONIO
Ill believe both Me too. And anything else thats hard to believe,
And what does else want credit, come to me, just ask me and Ill swear its true. Travelers have
And Ill be sworn tis true. Travelers ne'er did lie, never told lies, no matter what the fools at home
30 Though fools at home condemn 'em. accuse them of.
GONZALO GONZALO
If in Naples If I told them about this back in Naples, would they
I should report this now, would they believe me? believe me? Id tell them that I saw natives like
If I should say, I saw such islanders thesesince they must be nativeswho are
For, certes, these are people of the island graceful and well-mannered even if theyre
Who, though they are of monstrous shape, yet note, monstrous to look at, kinder than most human
35 Their manners are more gentle-kind than of beings you might find kinder than almost any
Our human generation you shall find human.
Manynay, almost any.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
(aside)Honest lord, (to himself) My good lord, youre absolutely right,
Thou hast said well, for some of you there present since some of you are worse than devils.
Are worse than devils.
ALONSO ALONSO
I cannot too much muse I cant stop being amazed by these shapes,
40 Such shapes, such gesture, and such sound, sounds, and gestures, which express, even
expressing, without saying anything, a wonderful kind of silent
Although they want the use of tongue, a kind language.
Of excellent dumb discourse.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
(aside)Praise in departing. (to himself) Time to go.
FRANCISCO FRANCISCO
They vanished strangely. They vanished strangely.
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
No matter, since Its all right, since they left their food behind, and
They have left their viands behind, for we have were hungry. Would you like to taste the banquet?
45 stomachs.
Will t please you taste of what is here?
ALONSO ALONSO
Not I. Not me.
GONZALO GONZALO
Faith, sir, you need not fear. When we were boys, I assure you, sir, theres nothing to be afraid of.
Who would believe that there were mountaineers When we were boys, whod believe that there
Dewlapped like bulls, whose throats had hanging at were mountain people with rolls of skin around
50 'em their necks, with their throats hanging down? Or
Wallets of flesh, or that there were such men that there were men with heads in their chests?
Whose heads stood in their breasts?which now we Nowadays travelers commonly report that these
find things exist.
Each putter-out of five for one will bring us
Good warrant of.
ALONSO ALONSO
I will stand to and feed, Ill start eating, even if this is my last supper. Its all
Although my last. No matter, since I feel right, since the best part of my life was over
55 The best is past. Brother, my lord the duke, anyway. Brother, Duke, please have some food.
Stand to and do as we.
Thunder and lightning Thunder and lightning.

Enter ARIEL, like a harpy, claps his wings upon the ARIEL enters in the form of a harpy ARIEL flaps
table, and, with a quaint device, the banquet vanishes his wings on the table, and the banquet vanishes
from the table
ARIEL ARIEL
(to ALONSO, ANTONIO, and SEBASTIAN ) (to ALONSO, ANTONIO, and SEBASTIAN) The
You are three men of sin, whom Destiny, three of you are sinners, and Destiny made the
That hath to instrument this lower world sea belch you up onto this islandwhere no men
60 And what is in t, the never-surfeited sea live, since none of you deserve to live. Ive driven
Hath caused to belch up youand on this island you crazy, and many mad people are driven to kill
Where man doth not inhabit, you mongst men themselves in desperation. (some of the courtiers
Being most unfit to live. I have made you mad, draw their swords) Listen, you fools, my
And even with suchlike valor men hang and drown fellow harpies and I carry out Fates orders. Your
65 Their proper selves. (some of the courtiers draw their swords are useless against usyoud be more
swords) successful swinging them at the empty air, or
You fools, I and my fellows stabbing at water, than trying to cut off even one of
Are ministers of fate. The elements my feathers. My two companions are just as
Of whom your swords are tempered may as well invulnerable as I am. Even if you had the power to
Wound the loud winds or with bemocked-at stabs hurt us, youd find your swords far too heavy to lift.
70 Kill the still-closing waters as diminish But rememberand its my job to remind you of
One dowl thats in my plume. My fellow ministers thisthat in Milan the three of you stole
Are like invulnerable. If you could hurt, Prosperos throne and threw him and his innocent
Your swords are now too massy for your strengths child into the sea, which has now taken revenge
And will not be uplifted. But remember on you. To punish you for this horrible crime, the
75 For thats my business to youthat you three higher powersdelaying their punishment, not
From Milan did supplant good Prospero, forgetting about ithave stirred up the seas and
Exposed unto the sea, which hath requit it, all the creatures of earth against you.Theyve
Him and his innocent child. For which foul deed taken your only son from you, Alonso, and theyve
The powersdelaying, not forgettinghave ordered me to destroy you slowly, in a way worse
80 Incensed the seas and shores, yea, all the creatures, than sudden death could ever be. Ill stay with you
Against your peace.Thee of thy son, Alonso, every step of your way. The only way to protect
They have bereft, and do pronounce by me yourselves from the angry higher powerswhich
Lingering perdition, worse than any death are ready to fall upon your head on this empty
Can be at once, shall step by step attend islandis for you to be sincerely sorry in your
85 You and your ways; whose wraths to guard you from hearts for what youve done, and to live innocent
lives from this time forward.
Which here, in this most desolate isle, else falls
Upon your headsis nothing but hearts' sorrow
And a clear life ensuing.
ARIEL vanishes in thunder ARIEL vanishes in thunder.
Then, to soft music enter the shapes again and The shapes enter again, accompanied by soft
dance, with mocks and mows, and carrying out the music. Dancing with mocking gestures and
table grimaces, they carry out the banquet table.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
(aside) Bravely the figure of this harpy hast thou (to himself) Youve played the role of harpy very
Performed, my Ariel. A grace it had, devouring. well, my Ariel. You were fierce but graceful. You
90 Of my instruction hast thou nothing bated said everything I told you to say.In the same
In what thou hadst to say.So with good life lifelike way, and with the same attention to detail,
And observation strange, my meaner ministers my lower-ranking servants have done what they
Their several kinds have done. My high charms work were supposed to do. My magic powers are all in
And these mine enemies are all knit up full swing, and my enemies are confused and
95 In their distractions. They now are in my power, running around in circles. Theyre under my
And in these fits I leave them while I visit control, and Im keeping them in their crazy fits
Young Ferdinand, whom they suppose is drowned, while I go visit Ferdinand, whom they think has
And his and mine loved darling. drowned, and the young woman he and I both
love.
Exit PROSPERO above PROSPERO exits on a platform overhead.
GONZALO GONZALO
(to ALONSO) I' th' name of something holy, sir, why (to ALONSO) For the love of God, sir, why are
100 stand you you standing here staring into space like this?
In this strange stare?
ALONSO ALONSO
Oh, it is monstrous, monstrous. Oh, its horrible, horrible. I thought the clouds
Methought the billows spoke and told me of it, were talking to me, the winds were singing to me,
The winds did sing it to me, and the thunder, and the thunder, like an awful organ pipe, roared
That deep and dreadful organ pipe, pronounced Prosperos name. It sang about my crimes.
The name of Prosper. It did bass my trespass. Because of my crimes my son is dead on the
105 Therefore my son i' th' ooze is bedded, and ocean floor. Ill go join him there, going down
Ill seek him deeper than e'er plummet sounded deeper than any anchor ever sank, and lie with
And with him there lie mudded. him dead in the mud.
Exit ALONSO ALONSO exits.
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
But one fiend at a time, Ill fight every one of these devils if I have to, one
Ill fight their legions o'er. at a time.
ANTONIO ANTONIO
Ill be thy second. Ill back you up.
Exeunt SEBASTIAN and ANTONIO SEBASTIAN and ANTONIO exit.
GONZALO GONZALO
All three of them are desperate. Their great guilt, All three of them are crazy with despair. Their
110 Like poison given to work a great time after, guilt is finally starting to gnaw at them, like a slow-
Now 'gins to bite the spirits. I do beseech you acting poison. Those of you who are young and
That are of suppler joints, follow them swiftly active, I beg you to follow them and keep them
And hinder them from what this ecstasy from doing the crazy things their guilt might push
May now provoke them to. them to do.
ADRIAN ADRIAN
Follow, I pray you. Follow them, please.
Exeunt omnes They all exit.
Act 4, Scene 1
Enter PROSPERO, FERDINAND, and MIRANDA PROSPERO, FERDINAND, and MIRANDAenter.

PROSPERO PROSPERO
(to FERDINAND) If I have too austerely punished you, (to FERDINAND) If Ive punished you too harshly,
Your compensation makes amends, for I Im ready to make it up to you now, since Ive
Have given you here a third of mine own life given you a third of my lifeeverything I live for
Or that for which I livewho once again my daughter Miranda. I put her in your hands. All
5 I tender to thy hand. All thy vexations the trouble I put you through was to test your love
Were but my trials of thy love and thou for her, and youve passed the test remarkably
Hast strangely stood the test. Here, afore heaven, well. As heaven is my witness, I give you this
I ratify this my rich gift. O Ferdinand, valuable gift. Oh Ferdinand, dont smile at me for
Do not smile at me that I boast of her, bragging about Miranda, for youll see soon
10 For thou shalt find she will outstrip all praise enough that she outshines any praise of her.
And make it halt behind her.
FERDINAND FERDINAND
Id believe it even if oracles told me differently.
I do believe it
Against an oracle.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Then as my gift and thine own acquisition Then take my daughter, both as my gift to you and
Worthily purchased, take my daughter. But as something you have earned. But if you have
15 If thou dost break her virgin knot before sex with her before the marriage ceremony takes
All sanctimonious ceremonies may place, the heavens will not bless your relationship,
With full and holy rite be ministered, but will overwhelm you with hate, contempt, and
No sweet aspersion shall the heavens let fall discord, and will poison your marriage bed so that
To make this contract grow, but barren hate, you both grow to loathe it. So be careful, and
20 Sour-eyed disdain, and discord shall bestrew make sure you respect the holy institution of
The union of your bed with weeds so loathly marriage.
That you shall hate it both. Therefore take heed,
As Hymens lamps shall light you.

FERDINAND FERDINAND
As I hope I want peace, good kids, and a long life. To protect
For quiet days, fair issue, and long life, the love I cherish, I wont be tempted by any
25 With such love as tis now, the murkiest den, opportunity to forget my honor and give in to lust. I
The most opportune place, the strongst suggestion, refuse to give up the joys of my wedding day,
Our worser genius can shall never melt when Ill be so eager for my first night of love that
Mine honor into lust to take away Ill wonder whether evening will ever come.
The edge of that days celebration
30 When I shall think, or Phoebus' steeds are foundered,
Or night kept chained below.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Fairly spoke. Youve said it well. So have a seat and talk to her.
Sit then and talk with her. She is thine own. Shes yours.Come, Ariel! My trusty servant,
What, Ariel! My industrious servant, Ariel! Ariel!
ARIEL ARIEL
What would my potent master? Here I am. What does my powerful master wish for? Im here.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
35 Thou and thy meaner fellows your last service You and your fellow spirits did your last
Did worthily perform, and I must use you assignment well, and now I need your help again.
In such another trick. Go bring the rabble, Go bring them all here; I give you power over
O'er whom I give thee power, here to this place. them. Make them act quickly. I have to give this
Incite them to quick motion, for I must young couple here a small display of my magic
40 Bestow upon the eyes of this young couple powers. Ive promised them I would, and theyre
Some vanity of mine art. It is my promise, expecting it.
And they expect it from me.
ARIEL ARIEL
Presently? Right now?
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Ay, with a twink. Yes, right away.
ARIEL ARIEL
Before you can say Come and Go, Before you can say Come and Go,
45 And breathe twice and cry So, so! And breathe twice, and shout So, so!
Each one, tripping on his toe, Each one of your servants will rush here,
Will be here with mop and mow. Tripping over his own toes, making funny faces.
Do you love me, master, no? Do you love me, master? No?
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Dearly my delicate Ariel. Do not approach I love you dearly, Ariel. Dont come near till you
50 Till thou dost hear me call. hear me call you.
ARIEL ARIEL
Well, I conceive. All right, I understand.

PROSPERO PROSPERO
(to FERDINAND) Look thou be true. Do not give (to FERDINAND) Make sure you behave
dalliance honorably. Dont go too far with her. If you let
Too much the rein. The strongest oaths are straw yourself get stirred up, youll forget your promise of
To th' fire i' th' blood. Be more abstemious, good behavior. Calm yourself down or youll forget
Or else, goodnight your vow. your vow.
FERDINAND FERDINAND
I warrant you, sir, I assure you, sir, the tender love I feel in my heart
55 The white cold virgin snow upon my heart is stronger than the sexual passions stirring down
Abates the ardor of my liver. below.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Well. Good.Now come, Ariel! Better to have an extra
Now come, my Ariel! Bring a corollary, servant on hand than be understaffed. Appear
Rather than want a spirit. Appear and pertly! before me now quickly
Soft music Soft music plays.
No tongue. All eyes! Be silent. No talking. Just watch! Be quiet.
Enter IRIS IRIS enters.
IRIS IRIS
60 Ceres, most bounteous lady, thy rich leas I am the rainbow-bearing messenger sent by my
Of wheat, rye, barley, vetches, oats, and peas; mistress Junothe Queen of the Sky. I have
Thy turfy mountains, where live nibbling sheep, come to announce that Juno has asked you,
And flat meads thatched with stover, them to keep; Ceres, goddess of the fields and the earth, to
Thy banks with piond and twilld brims, leave your rich farms of wheat, rye, barley, oats,
and peas, the hills where the
65 Which spongy April at thy hest betrims sheep nibble, the furrows that April covers with
To make cold nymphs chaste crowns; and thy broom flowers for nymphs to make crowns with. You must
groves, leave the groves where the disappointed bachelor
Whose shadow the dismissd bachelor loves, lurks, rejected by his love, and the well-pruned
Being lass-lorn; thy pole-clipped vineyard; vineyards, and the rocky seashore.
70 And thy sea-marge, sterile and rocky hard,
Where thou thyself dost airthe Queen o' th' Sky,
Whose watery arch and messenger am I,
Bids thee leave these, and with her sovereign grace,
JUNO descends above JUNO enters above the stage and slowly begins
to descend.
Here on this grass plot, in this very place, You must leave these places and hurry here to
To come and sport. Her peacocks fly amain. this grassy spot, to entertain Juno.
75 Approach, rich Ceres, her to entertain.
Enter CERES CERES enters.
CERES CERES
Hail, many-colored messenger, that ne'er Greetings to you, rainbow messenger, who never
Dost disobey the wife of Jupiter; disobeys Juno, wife of Jupiter; with your golden
Who with thy saffron wings upon my flowers wings you sprinkle dewdrops and refreshing
Diffusest honey drops, refreshing showers; showers on my flowers, and arch your colored
80 And with each end of thy blue bow dost crown bow over my wooded fields and grassy meadows,
My bosky acres and my unshrubbed down, like a beautiful scarf to decorate my earth. Why
Rich scarf to my proud earth. Why hath thy queen has your queen, Juno, called me here to this
Summoned me hither to this short-grassed green? grassy spot?
IRIS IRIS
A contract of true love to celebrate, To celebrate a marriage of true love, and give a
85 And some donation freely to estate gift to the lovers.
On the blessed lovers.
CERES CERES
Tell me, heavenly bow, Tell me, rainbow, do you know if either Venus, the
If Venus or her son, as thou dost know, goddess of love, or her son, Cupid, is
Do now attend the queen? Since they did plot accompanying Queen Juno? Ever since Venus
The means that dusky Dis my daughter got, and her blind son plotted a way for the god of the
90 Her and her blind boys scandaled company underworld to steal my daughter away for half the
I have forsworn. year, I swore Id never speak to them again.
IRIS IRIS
Of her society Dont be afraid of her company. I met Venus as
Be not afraid. I met her deity she was with her son on her way to her home on
Cutting the clouds towards Paphos, and her son Paphos, in a carriage pulled by doves. They were
Dove-drawn with her. Here thought they to have done planning to pull a mischievous trick on Ferdinand
95 Some wanton charm upon this man and maid, and Miranda, who have sworn not to sleep
Whose vows are that no bed-right shall be paid together till their wedding day. But their trick
Till Hymens torch be lightedbut in vain. failed. Venus went home again, and her little son
Marss hot minion is returned again. broke all his arrows, swearing hell never shoot
Her waspish-headed son has broke his arrows, them again, but play with birds like other little
100 Swears he will shoot no more, but play with sparrows boys.
And be a boy right out.
CERES CERES
Highest queen of state, Great Queen Juno is coming. I know her by her
Great Juno, comes. I know her by her gait. walk.
JUNO descends to the stage JUNO comes down to the stage.
JUNO JUNO
How does my bounteous sister? Go with me How is my generous sister? Come help me bless
To bless this twain that they may prosperous be, this couple, so they will be prosperous and have
105 And honored in their issue. many children.
They sing They sing.
JUNO JUNO
(sings) (singing)
Honor, riches, marriage, blessing, May honor, riches, marriage blessings,
Long continuance, and increasing, Long life, and unending joys come to you.
Hourly joys be still upon you. Juno sings her blessings onto you.
Juno sings her blessings on you.
CERES CERES
(sings) (singing)
Earths increase, foison plenty, Growing crops and large harvests,
Barns and garners never empty, Barns and silos full of grain,
Vines and clustering bunches growing, Vines heavy with clustered grapes,
Plants with goodly burden bowing Plants straining under their fruit
Spring come to you at the farthest May spring follow directly autumns harvest,
In the very end of harvest. With none of winters hardships to endure,
Scarcity and want shall shun you. You will have plenty and want nothing,
Ceres' blessing so is on you. Ceress blessings on you.
FERDINAND FERDINAND
This is a most majestic vision, and This is a majestic and harmonious vision. Are
Harmonious charmingly. May I be bold these spirits we see before us?
110 To think these spirits?
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Spirits, which by mine art Yes, theyre spirits that Ive called out of their
I have from their confines called to enact prisons to perform my whims.
My present fancies.
FERDINAND FERDINAND
Let me live here ever. Let me live here forever. Such a wonderful father-
So rare a wondered father and a wife in-law and wife make this place a paradise.
Makes this place paradise.
JUNO and CERES whisper, and send IRIS on JUNO and CERES whisper, then send IRIS on a
employment mission.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Sweet now, silence. Now be quiet. Juno and Ceres are whispering
115 Juno and Ceres whisper seriously. about something serious. Theres something else
Theres something else to do. Hush and be mute, to be done. Be silent, or else my magic spell will
Or else our spell is marred. be broken.
IRIS IRIS
You nymphs, called naiads of the windring brooks, You nymphs who live in the wandering brooks,
With your sedged crowns and ever-harmless looks, with seaweed crowns and innocent looks, step
120 Leave your crisp channels and on this green land out of the water and come join us here on this
Answer your summons, Juno does command. grassy field. Juno
Come, temperate nymphs, and help to celebrate orders you. Come, sweet nymphs, and help us
A contract of true love. Be not too late. celebrate the wedding of two true lovers. Dont be
late.
Enter certain nymphs Several NYMPHS enter.
You sunburnt sicklemen of August weary, Now, you tanned fieldworkers who are so tired of
125 Come hither from the furrow and be merry. Augusts labors, get out of the dirt and come
Make holiday. Your rye-straw hats put on, rejoice with us here. Put your straw hats on, have
And these fresh nymphs encounter every one some fun, and dance with these young nymphs.
In country footing.
Enter certain reapers, properly habited They join with Several fieldworkers enter, dressed appropriately.
the nymphs in a graceful dance towards the end They join the nymphs in a graceful dance. At the
whereof PROSPERO starts suddenly and speaks. end PROSPEROsuddenly acts startled and
speaks.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
I had forgot that foul conspiracy I almost forgot about Calibans horrible conspiracy
130 Of the beast Caliban and his confederates to kill me. The moment they planned to act is
Against my life. The minute of their plot almost here. (to the spirits)Good job. Leave
Is almost come.Well done. Avoid, no more! now, no more!
To a strange, hollow, and confused noise, the spirits The dancers vanish sadly to a strange, hollow,
heavily vanish and confused noise.
FERDINAND FERDINAND
(to MIRANDA) This is strange. Your fathers in some (to MIRANDA) This is strange. Something has
passion really upset your father.
That works him strongly.
MIRANDA MIRANDA
Never till this day Ive never seen him like this. Hes never been as
135 Saw I him touched with anger so distempered. angry and upset as he is now.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
(to FERDINAND) You do look, my son, in a moved (to FERDINAND) You look like somethings
sort, bothering you. Cheer up. Our music-and-dance
As if you were dismayed. Be cheerful, sir. spectacle is over. These actors were all spirits, as
Our revels now are ended. These our actors, I told you, and theyve all melted into thin air. And
140 As I foretold you, were all spirits and just like the whole empty
Are melted into air, into thin air.
And like the baseless fabric of this vision, and ungrounded vision youve seen, with its
The cloud-capped towers, the gorgeous palaces, towers topped with clouds, its gorgeous palaces,
The solemn temples, the great globe itself solemn temples, the world itselfand everyone
Yea, all which it inheritshall dissolve, living in itwhich will dissolve just as this illusory
145 And like this insubstantial pageant faded, pageant has dissolved, leaving not even a wisp of
Leave not a rack behind. We are such stuff cloud behind. We are all made of dreams, and
As dreams are made on, and our little life our life stretches from sleep before birth to sleep
Is rounded with a sleep. Sir, I am vexed. after death. Sir, Im upset. Please put up with my
Bear with my weakness. My old brain is troubled. weakness. My old brain is troubled. Dont be
150 Be not disturbed with my infirmity. disturbed by my illness. If you like, you can rest a
If you be pleased, retire into my cell while in my room. Ill go for a short walk to calm
And there repose. A turn or two Ill walk down my feverish mind.
To still my beating mind.
FERDINAND, MIRANDA FERDINAND, MIRANDA
We wish your peace. We hope you feel better and find some peace.
Exeunt FERDINAND and MIRANDA They exit.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
155 Come with a thought. I thank thee, Ariel. Come. Come, ArielI summon you with a thought.
Thank you, Ariel. Come.
ARIEL ARIEL
Thy thoughts I cleave to. Whats thy pleasure? I obey all your thoughts. What do you wish?
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Spirit, Spirit, we have to get ready to meet with Caliban.
We must prepare to meet with Caliban.
ARIEL ARIEL
Ay, my commander. When I presented Ceres, Yes, my master. When I was putting on the Ceres
I thought to have told thee of it, but I feared show, I thought of reminding you about Caliban,
160 Lest I might anger thee. but I was afraid of upsetting you.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Say again, where didst thou leave these varlets? Tell me again, where did you leave those
lowlifes?
ARIEL ARIEL
I told you, sir, they were red-hot with drinking, I told you, sir, they were totally drunk, so puffed up
So full of valor that they smote the air with courage that they were getting angry at the
For breathing in their faces, beat the ground air for blowing in their faces, and beating the
165 For kissing of their feetyet always bending ground for touching their feetyet even when
Towards their project. Then I beat my tabor, drunk, they kept their plan firmly in mind. Then I
At which, like unbacked colts, they pricked their ears, beat my drum, at which point they pricked up their
Advanced their eyelids, lifted up their noses ears and opened their eyes, looking around for
As they smelt music. So I charmed their ears the source of my music. I enchanted them so
170 That, calflike, they my lowing followed through thoroughly that they followed me through thorn
Toothed briers, sharp furzes, pricking gorse, and bushes and prickly shrubs that tore up their shins.
thorns, In the end I left them standing in the smelly pond
Which entered their frail shins. At last I left them behind your room, with the stinking water
I' th' filthy-mantled pool beyond your cell, covering them up to their chins.
175 There dancing up to th' chins, that the foul lake
O'erstunk their feet.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
This was well done, my bird. Good job, my little one. Stay invisible. Bring the
Thy shape invisible retain thou still. fancy clothes out of my house, to use as bait to
The trumpery in my house, go bring it hither catch these thieves.
For stale to catch these thieves.
ARIEL ARIEL
I go, I go. Im going, Im going.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
A devil, a born devil on whose nature Hes a devil, a born devil, who can never be
180 Nurture can never stick, on whom my pains, trained. All my attempts to help him, undertaken
Humanely taken, all, all lost, quite lost. with the best intentions, have been wasted. As his
And as with age his body uglier grows, body grows uglier with age, his mind rots away as
So his mind cankers. I will plague them all, well. Ill torment them all till they roar with pain.
Even to roaring.
Enter ARIEL, loaden with glistering apparel, etc. ARIEL enters, loaded with sparkling clothes.
185 Come, hang them on this line. Here, hang them on this clothesline.
Enter CALIBAN, STEPHANO, and TRINCULO, all CALIBAN, STEPHANO, and TRINCULO enter all
wet wet.
CALIBAN CALIBAN
Pray you, tread softly, that the blind mole may not Please walk softly, so not even a mole hears us
hear a foot fall. We now are near his cell. approach. Were near his room now.
STEPHANO STEPHANO
Monster, your fairy, which you say is a harmless fairy, Hey monster, the spirit youve been talking about,
has done little better than played the jack with us. the one you call harmless, has been playing tricks
on us.
TRINCULO TRINCULO
190 Monster, I do smell all horse piss, at which my nose Monster, I smell like horse piss, which is making
is in great indignation. my nose pretty upset.
STEPHANO STEPHANO
So is mine.Do you hear, monster? If I should take a Mine too.Are you listening, monster? If I decide
displeasure against you, look you to get angry at you, just watch out
TRINCULO TRINCULO
Thou wert but a lost monster. Youd be done for then, monster.
CALIBAN CALIBAN
195 Good my lord, give me thy favor still. My good lord, I still need you to like me. Be
Be patient, for the prize Ill bring thee to patient, because the prize Im leading you to will
Shall hoodwink this mischance. Therefore speak make you forget how smelly you are now. So be
softly. quiet. Its as silent as a graveyard here.

Alls hushed as midnight yet.
TRINCULO TRINCULO
Ay, but to lose our bottles in the pool All right, but I cant get over how we lost our wine
bottles in the pond
STEPHANO STEPHANO
200 There is not only disgrace and dishonor in that, Yes, monster, its worse than the disgrace of
monster, but an infinite loss. getting drenched and smelly. We lost more than
our honor when we lost our wine.
TRINCULO TRINCULO
Thats more to me than my wetting. Yet this is your That upsets me much more than getting wet. And
harmless fairy, monster. you called the fairy creature harmless, monster.
STEPHANO STEPHANO
I will fetch off my bottle, though I be o'er ears for my Ill get my bottle back if its the last thing I do.
labor.
CALIBAN CALIBAN
205 Prithee, my king, be quiet. Seest thou here, Please, my king, be quiet. Look here, this is the
This is the mouth o' th' cell. No noise, and enter. entrance to his room. Be silent and go in. Do the
Do that good mischief which may make this island deed that will make this island yours forever, and
Thine own for ever, and I, thy Caliban, will make me, Caliban, your worshipful foot-licker.
For aye thy foot-licker.
STEPHANO STEPHANO
210 Give me thy hand. I do begin to have bloody Give me your hand. Im starting to feel murderous
thoughts. urges.
TRINCULO TRINCULO
(seeing the apparel) (seeing the clothes) Oh, King Stephano! Worthy
O King Stephano! O peer, O worthy Stephano, look Stephano, look at the fabulous wardrobe waiting
what a wardrobe here is for thee! for you here!
CALIBAN CALIBAN
Let it alone, thou fool. It is but trash. Leave it alone, you fool. Its worthless.
TRINCULO TRINCULO
215 Oh, ho, monster, we know what belongs to a frippery. Oh, monster, we know secondhand clothes when
we see them.(he puts on one of the gowns) Oh,
(puts on a gown) O King Stephano! King Stephano!
STEPHANO STEPHANO
Put off that gown, Trinculo. By this hand, Ill have that Take off that gown, Trinculo. I swear that gowns
gown. for me.
TRINCULO TRINCULO
Thy grace shall have it. You can have it then, your highness.
CALIBAN CALIBAN
220 The dropsy drown this fool! What do you mean To hell with this idiot! Why are you going crazy
To dote thus on such luggage? Lets alone, over these trashy clothes? Leave them alone, and
And do the murder first. If he awake, do the murder first. If he wakes up before we kill
From toe to crown hell fill our skins with pinches, him, hell never stop punishing us.
Make us strange stuff.
STEPHANO STEPHANO
225 Be you quiet, monster.Mistress line, is not this my Shut up, monster.Madame tree, is this jacket for
jerkin? Now is the jerkin under the line.Now, jerkin, me? Thank you kindly. The trees lost its
you are like to lose your hair and prove a bald jerkin. jacket. (he takes a jacket hanging on the tree)
Now the jacket might lose its fur trim and become
a bald jacket.
TRINCULO TRINCULO
Do, do. We steal by line and level, an t like your Go ahead, take it. Were stealing things the right way
grace. here.
STEPHANO STEPHANO
I thank thee for that jest. Heres a garment for t. Thank you for that joke. Here, Ill give you some
Wit shall not go unrewarded while I am king of clothes to show my gratitude. As king of this country I
this country. Steal by line and level is an like to reward wit when I hear it. Stealing things the
excellent pass of pate. Theres another garment right way is a great line. Heres another jacket to say
for t. thanks.
TRINCULO TRINCULO
Monster, come, put some lime upon your fingers, Come here, monster, put some glue on your fingers,
and away with the rest. and carry away the rest of these clothes for us.
CALIBAN CALIBAN
235 I will have none on t. We shall lose our time, I wont have any of this. Were wasting our time. Well
And all be turned to barnacles or to apes miss our chance and be turned into geese or apes
With foreheads villainous low. with low foreheads.
STEPHANO STEPHANO
Monster, lay to your fingers. Help to bear this Monster, use your fingers. Help us carry these clothes
away where my hogshead of wine is, or Ill turn to where my barrel of wine is hidden, or Ill kick you
you out of my kingdom. Go to, carry this. out of my kingdom. Go on, take them.
TRINCULO TRINCULO
And this. Take these too.
STEPHANO STEPHANO
Ay, and this. Yes, and these.
A noise of hunters heard Enter divers spirits, in A noise of hunters is heard. Various spirits enter
shape of dogs and hounds, hunting them disguised as dogs and hounds,
about,PROSPERO and ARIEL setting them on chasingSTEPHANO, TRINCULO,
and CALIBANaround. PROSPERO and ARIEL follow
them, urging the dogs on.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Hey, Mountain, hey! Hey, Mountain, hey!
ARIEL ARIEL
Silver. There it goes, Silver! Silver. There they go, Silver!
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Fury, Fury!There, Tyrant, there. Hark, hark! Fury, Fury!Get over there, Tyrant, there. Listen,
listen!
Spirits drive out CALIBAN, STEPHANO, CALIBAN, STEPHANO, and TRINCULO are
andTRINCULO chased away.
245 Go charge my goblins that they grind their joints Ariel, go order my goblin servants to make these
With dry convulsions, shorten up their sinews fellows' bones ache, give them muscle cramps all
With agd cramps, and more pinch-spotted make over, and give them more bruises than leopards
them have spots.
Than pard or cat o' mountain.
ARIEL ARIEL
Hark, they roar. Listen theyre howling.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Let them be hunted soundly. At this hour Hunt them down. Now all my enemies are at my
250 Lie at my mercy all mine enemies. mercy. Soon all my work will be done, and youll
Shortly shall all my labors end, and thou be free. Just obey me a little bit longer.
Shalt have the air at freedom. For a little
Follow, and do me service.
Exeunt They exit.
Act 5, Scene 1
Enter PROSPERO in his magic robes and ARIEL PROSPERO enters in his magic robes,
withARIEL.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Now does my project gather to a head. My plans are almost at their climax. My spells are
My charms crack not, my spirits obey, and time working well, my spirits are obeying me, and
Goes upright with his carriage. Hows the day? everything is right on schedule. What time is it?
ARIEL ARIEL
On the sixth hour, at which time, my lord, Its after six o'clock, my lord, when you said our
5 You said our work should cease. work would be finished.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
I did say so Thats what I said when I first conjured the
When first I raised the tempest. Say, my spirit, tempest. Tell me, spirit, hows the king and his
How fares the king and s followers? entourage?
ARIEL ARIEL
Confined together All cooped up together, just as you ordered, all
In the same fashion as you gave in charge, imprisoned in the grove of linden trees that
Just as you left them, all prisoners, sir, protects your room from bad weather. They cant
10 In the line grove which weather-fends your cell. move till you release them. The king, his brother,
They cannot budge till your release. The king, and your brother are all waiting there in a crazed
His brother, and yours, abide all three distracted, state of mind, and the rest are grieving over them,
And the remainder mourning over them, sad and astonished. Good old lord Gonzalo, as
Brimful of sorrow and dismay. But chiefly you call him, is saddest of all, with tears running
15 Him that you termed, sir, the good old Lord Gonzalo, down his beard. Your magic spell has such an
His tears run down his beard like winters drops effect on them that if you saw them now, youd feel
From eaves of reeds. Your charm so strongly works sorry for them.
'em
That if you now beheld them, your affections
Would become tender.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Dost thou think so, spirit? Do you think so, spirit?
ARIEL ARIEL
20 Mine would, sir, were I human. Id feel sorry for them, if I were human.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
And mine shall. I will too. Youre made of air, so if even you feel
Hast thou, which art but air, a touch, a feeling sorry for them, imagine the pity that Ill feel, being
Of their afflictions, and shall not myself, one of their own human race. I suffer pain just as
One of their kind, that relish all as sharply much as they do, so Ill sympathize far more than
Passion as they, be kindlier moved than thou art? you. Though Im indignant about their evil deeds,
25 Though with their high wrongs I am struck to th' quick, Ill go with my nobler instincts, which tell me to feel
Yet with my nobler reason 'gainst my fury some compassion for them. Its better to act
Do I take part. The rarer action is virtuously rather than vengefully. Now that theyre
In virtue than in vengeance. They being penitent, sorry, I dont want anything more. Go release
The sole drift of my purpose doth extend them, Ariel. Ill break my spells and bring them
30 Not a frown further. Go release them, Ariel. back to their senses, and theyll feel like
My charms Ill break, their senses Ill restore, themselves again.
And they shall be themselves.
ARIEL ARIEL
Ill fetch them, sir. Ill go get them, sir.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
(tracing a circle on the ground) (drawing a large circle on the stage with his
Ye elves of hills, brooks, standing lakes, and groves, staff)Ive darkened the noontime sun with the aid
35 And ye that on the sands with printless foot of you elves who live in the hills and brooks and
Do chase the ebbing Neptune and do fly him groves, and you who chase the sea on the beach
When he comes back; you demi-puppets that without leaving footprints in the sand, and run
By moonshine do the green sour ringlets make, away when the waves come back; and you who
Whereof the ewe not bites; and you whose pastime make toadstools while the moon shines; who
40 Is to make midnight mushrooms, that rejoice make mushrooms as a hobby after the evening
To hear the solemn curfew; by whose aid, bell has rung. With your help Ive called up the
Weak masters though ye be, I have bedimmed angry winds, and set the green sea and blue sky
The noontide sun, called forth the mutinous winds, at war with each other. Ive given lightning to the
And twixt the green sea and the azured vault thunderclouds, and burned up Jupiters beloved
45 Set roaring warto th' dread rattling thunder oak.
Have I given fire, and rifted Joves stout oak
With his own bolt; With his own lightning bolts; Ive shaken up the
the strong-based promontory sturdy cliffs and uprooted pines and cedars; Ive
Have I made shake, and by the spurs plucked up opened up graves and awakened the corpses
The pine and cedar; graves at my command sleeping in them, letting them out with my powerful
50 Have waked their sleepers, oped, and let 'em forth magic. But I surrender all this magic now, when
By my so potent art. But this rough magic Ive summoned some heavenly music to cast a
I here abjure, and when I have required spell, as Im doing now, Ill break my staff and bury
Some heavenly music, which even now I do, it far underground, and throw my book of magic
To work mine end upon their senses that spells deeper into the sea than any anchor ever
55 This airy charm is for, Ill break my staff, sank.
Bury it certain fathoms in the earth,
And deeper than did ever plummet sound
Ill drown my book.
Solemn music Solemn music plays.
Enter ARIEL before, Then ALONSO, with a frantic ARIEL enters, followed by ALONSO gesturing
gesture, attended frantically, accompanied
by GONZALO; SEBASTIAN andANTONIO in like by GONZALO.SEBASTIAN and ANTONIO enter
manner, attended by ADRIAN andFRANCISCO in the same way, accompanied
they all enter the circle whichPROSPERO had made, by ADRIAN andFRANCISCO. They all enter the
and there stand charmed; circle thatPROSPERO has drawn and stand there
which PROSPERO observing, speaks: under a spell. PROSPERO, watching all of this,
speaks, though the others do not hear him.
A solemn air and the best comforter Let this solemn melody comfort your fevered
60 To an unsettled fancy cure thy brains, minds, which are now useless, seething inside
Now useless, boiled within thy skull.There stand, your skulls.All of you stand there in my spell.
For you are spell-stopped. (to GONZALO) Good Gonzalo, you honorable
(to GONZALO) Holy Gonzalo, honorable man, man, my eyes weep for you, since I feel what you
Mine eyes, ev'n sociable to the show of thine, must feel now. (to himself) The spell is breaking
65 Fall fellowly drops. gradually, and just as dawn creeps in and melts
(aside)The charm dissolves apace, away the darkness, they will slowly return to their
And as the morning steals upon the night, senses.(to GONZALO) Oh, my dear Gonzalo,
Melting the darkness, so their rising senses youre my savior and loyal to your lord, Ill reward
Begin to chase the ignorant fumes that mantle you fully, not just with praise but with actions too.
Their clearer reason.
70 (to GONZALO)O good Gonzalo,

My true preserver and a loyal sir
To him you followst, I will pay thy graces (to ALONSO) You, Alonso, manipulated me and
Home both in word and deed. my daughter cruelly, and your brother helped you.
(to ALONSO)Most cruelly (to SEBASTIAN) Youre paying the price for it
75 Didst thou, Alonso, use me and my daughter. now, Sebastian.(to ANTONIO) My brother, you
Thy brother was a furtherer in the act. were so greedy for power that you forgot natural
(to SEBASTIAN) Thou art pinched for t now, compassion and our bond as brothers, and were
Sebastian. ready to kill your kingI forgive you, though youre
(to ANTONIO)Flesh and blood, a monster.(to himself) Look at them, theyre
80 You brother mine, that entertained ambition, starting to understand. Soon their confused minds
Expelled remorse and nature, whom, with Sebastian, will clear up. But at this point not a single one of
Whose inward pinches therefore are most strong, them recognizes me.(toARIEL) Ariel, get me my
Would here have killed your kingI do forgive thee, hat and sword from my room. Ill take off the
Unnatural though thou art. clothes Im wearing now, and put on the ones I
(aside)Their understanding used to wear in Milan.Soon, spirit, youll be free.
85 Begins to swell, and the approaching tide
Will shortly fill the reasonable shore
That now lies foul and muddy. Not one of them
That yet looks on me, or would know me.
(to ARIEL)Ariel,
90 Fetch me the hat and rapier in my cell.
I will discase me, and myself present
As I was sometime Milan. Quickly, spirit.
Thou shalt ere long be free.
ARIEL ARIEL
(sings and helps to attire PROSPERO) (he sings and helps PROSPERO dress)
Where the bee sucks, there suck I. Where the bee drinks, I drink dew.
In a cowslips bell I lie. I lie in the cup of a cowslip flower.
There I couch when owls do cry. I sleep there when the owls hoot.
On the bats back I do fly I fly on a bats back,
After summer merrily. following the summer around the globe.
Merrily, merrily shall I live now Happily, happily I will live now
Under the blossom that hangs on the bough. Under the blossom that hangs on the bough.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Why, thats my dainty Ariel. I shall miss thee, Why, thats my dainty Ariel singing now. Ill miss
95 But yet thou shalt have freedom.So, so, so. you, Ariel, but youll be free.Yes, you will, yes.
To the kings ship, invisible as thou art. Go to the kings ship in your invisible state. There
There shalt thou find the mariners asleep youll find the sailors asleep below deck. Find the
Master and
Under the hatches. The Master and the Boatswain Boatswain, who will be awake, and bring them
Being awake, enforce them to this place, here right away, please.
100 And presently, I prithee.
ARIEL ARIEL
I drink the air before me, and return Ill go so fast Ill burn up the air, and come back in
Or ere your pulse twice beat. two heartbeats.
GONZALO GONZALO
All torment, trouble, wonder, and amazement This place is full of trouble, torments, and
Inhabits here. Some heavenly power guide us amazements. Please come, heavenly powers,
105 Out of this fearful country! and guide us out of this godforsaken country!
PROSPERO PROSPERO
(to ALONSO)Behold, sir King, (to ALONSO) Your Highness, you see before you
The wrongd Duke of Milan, Prospero. the Duke of Milan, Prospero, whos been
For more assurance that a living prince wronged. Ill embrace you now so you will know
Does now speak to thee, I embrace thy body. its really me, a living prince, talking to you. I
110 And to thee and thy company I bid heartily welcome you and your entourage here.
A hearty welcome. (embraces ALONSO) (he embraces ALONSO)
ALONSO ALONSO
Whe'er thou beest he or no, Whether youre really him or whether this is some
Or some enchanted trifle to abuse me, magic trick like I was recently subjected to, I dont
As late I have been, I not know. Thy pulse know. Your heart beats like you were real, and
Beats as of flesh and blood. And since I saw thee, ever since I saw you, I feel my mind becoming
115 Th' affliction of my mind amends, with which sane again, released from its earlier insanity.
I fear a madness held me. This must crave There must be a strange explanation for thisif
An if this be at alla most strange story. its true. I surrender your dukedom and beg you to
Thy dukedom I resign and do entreat forgive me all my crimes. But how is it possible
Thou pardon me my wrongs. But how should that Prosperos alive and well and living on this
120 Prospero island?
Be living and be here?
PROSPERO PROSPERO
(to GONZALO)First, noble friend, (to GONZALO) First, my noble old friend, let me
Let me embrace thine age, whose honor cannot embrace you, who are more honorable than I can
Be measured or confined. say.
GONZALO GONZALO
Whether this be I wont bet on whether or not any of this is real.
Or be not, Ill not swear.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
You do yet taste Youre still experiencing some of the little quirks of
125 Some subtleties o' th' isle, that will not let you this island, which makes so many things seem
Believe things certain. Welcome, my friends all. uncertain. Welcome, my friends.(speaking so that
(aside to SEBASTIAN and ANTONIO) only SEBASTIAN andANTONIO can hear) But
But you, my brace of lords, were I so minded, you two lords, if I felt like it, I could turn you in as
I here could pluck his highness' frown upon you the traitors you are. But as for now, I wont say a
130 And justify you traitors. At this time word.
I will tell no tales.
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
The devil speaks in him. Its the devil speaking through him.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
No.(to ANTONIO) No.(to ANTONIO) As for you, you evil man that
For you, most wicked sir, whom to call brother I cant even call brother, I forgive you for even
Would even infect my mouth, I do forgive your worst sin, all your sins. I demand my
Thy rankest fault, all of them, and require dukedom back from you, which I know you have
135 My dukedom of thee, which perforce, I know, to give me.
Thou must restore.
ALONSO ALONSO
If thou beest Prospero, If youre Prospero, give us the details of how you
Give us particulars of thy preservation, were saved, how you met us here, when we were
How thou hast met us here, whom three hours since just shipwrecked here three hours ago, when I
Were wracked upon this shore, where I have lost lostHow painful the memory is!my dear son
140 How sharp the point of this remembrance is! Ferdinand
My dear son Ferdinand.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
I am woe for t, sir. Im sorry about that, sir.
ALONSO ALONSO
Irreparable is the loss, and patience No one can undo this loss of mine, and trying to
Says it is past her cure. endure it patiently doesnt help.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
I rather think I dont think youve tried to endure it. Being patient
You have not sought her help, of whose soft grace has helped me a lot, for I have suffered a loss
145 For the like loss I have her sovereign aid, similar to yours.
And rest myself content.
ALONSO ALONSO
You the like loss? You suffered a loss like mine?
PROSPERO PROSPERO
As great to me as late. And supportable Yes, just as great and just as recent. And I have
To make the dear loss have I means much weaker much less to comfort me than you do, since Ive
Than you may call to comfort you, for I lost my daughter.
150 Have lost my daughter.
ALONSO ALONSO
A daughter? A daughter? Oh God, I wish the two of them were
O heavens, that they were living both in Naples, alive and living in Naples, as king and queen! Id
The king and queen there! That they were, I wish give up my life and take my sons place in the
Myself were mudded in that oozy bed mud on the ocean floor if I could see them alive in
Where my son lies.When did you lose your Naples.When did you lose your daughter?
daughter?
PROSPERO PROSPERO
155 In this last tempest. I perceive these lords In this recent storm. These lords seem so
At this encounter do so much admire astonished that theyve lost their use of reason
That they devour their reason and scarce think and can hardly believe what they see with their
Their eyes do offices of truth, their words own eyes.But whatever the reason for your
Are natural breath.But howsoev'r you have losing your senses, you can know for sure that Im
160 Been justled from your senses, know for certain Prospero, that same duke who was kicked out of
That I am Prospero and that very duke Milan and landed on this same island where you
Which was thrust forth of Milan, who most strangely landed, and became the lord of it. No more of this
Upon this shore where you were wracked, was story now, for it takes days to tell, not just a chat
landed, over breakfast or during this first meeting of ours.
To be the lord on t.
No more yet of this, (to ALONSO) Welcome, sir. This rooms

165 For tis a chronicle of day by day, my royal court. I have hardly any
Not a relation for a breakfast, nor servants and no subjects outside this
Befitting this first meeting. room. Please, have a look. Since youve
(to ALONSO)Welcome, sir. given my dukedom back to me, Ill give
This cells my court. Here have I few attendants you something equally nice, or at least Ill
170 And subjects none abroad. Pray you, look in. give you an amazement to satisfy you as
My dukedom since you have given me again, much as my dukedom satisfies me.
I will requite you with as good a thing,
At least bring forth a wonder to content ye
As much as me my dukedom.
Here PROSPERO uncovers FERDINAND andMIRANDA play PROSPERO draws a curtain to
ing at chess revealFERDINAND and MIRANDA playi
ng chess.
MIRANDA MIRANDA
175 (to FERDINAND) Sweet lord, you play me false. (to FERDINAND) My sweet lord, youre
cheating.
FERDINAND FERDINAND
No, my dearest love, No, my dearest love, I wouldnt cheat you
I would not for the world. for the whole world.
MIRANDA MIRANDA
Yes, for a score of kingdoms you should wrangle, Maybe not the whole world, but youd
And I would call it fair play. cheat for twenty kingdoms. But even then
Id still lie and say you were playing by
the rules.
ALONSO ALONSO
If this prove If this dream vision is typical of what this
180 A vision of the Island, one dear son island conjures up, then Ill lose my son
Shall I twice lose. twice.
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
A most high miracle! A wonderful miracle!
FERDINAND FERDINAND
(seeing ALONSO and kneeling) (seeing ALONSO and kneeling) The
Though the seas threaten, they are merciful. seas may threaten us, but they show
I have cursed them without cause. mercy sometimes too. I cursed them for
no reason.
ALONSO ALONSO
Now all the blessings Receive all the blessings of a happy father. Get
185 Of a glad father, compass thee about. up and tell me how you came here.
Arise, and say how thou camest here.
MIRANDA MIRANDA
Oh, wonder! How amazing! How many wonderful creatures
How many goodly creatures are there here! there are here! Mankind is so beautiful! Oh, what
How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world, a wonderful new world, that has such people in it!
That has such people in t!
PROSPERO PROSPERO
'Tis new to thee. Its new to you.
ALONSO ALONSO
190 (to FERDINAND ) (to FERDINAND) Who is this girl you were playing
What is this maid with whom thou wast at play? chess with? You cant have known her for more
Your eldst acquaintance cannot be three hours. than three hours. Is she the goddess that
Is she the goddess that hath severed us separated us and then brought us back together?
And brought us thus together?
FERDINAND FERDINAND
Sir, she is mortal. No, sir, shes human. But by the grace of God,
195 But by immortal providence, shes mine. shes mine. I chose her for my wife when I
I chose her when I could not ask my father thought I had no father to ask advice of. Shes the
For his advice, nor thought I had one. She daughter of this famous Duke of Milan I heard so
Is daughter to this famous Duke of Milan, much about but never saw before. Hes given me
Of whom so often I have heard renown a second life, and marrying her makes him a
200 But never saw before, of whom I have second father to me.
Received a second life. And second father
This lady makes him to me.
ALONSO ALONSO
I am hers. And Im her father as well. But oh, how odd it is to
But oh, how oddly will it sound that I have to ask for my childs forgiveness!
Must ask my child forgiveness!
PROSPERO PROSPERO
There, sir, stop. Stop right there, sir. Lets not get gloomy in our
205 Let us not burden our remembrances with reminiscing, since theres no reason for sadness
A heaviness thats gone. anymore.
GONZALO GONZALO
I have inly wept, Ive been crying to myself just now, or I wouldve
Or should have spoke ere this. Look down, you gods, said the same thing. Dear gods, bless this couple,
And on this couple drop a blessd crown, since youre the ones who have shown us the
For it is you that have chalked forth the way path that led us here.
210 Which brought us hither.
ALONSO ALONSO
I say amen, Gonzalo. Amen to that, Gonzalo.
GONZALO GONZALO
Was Milan thrust from Milan, that his issue Was the Duke of Milan kicked out of Milan so his
Should become kings of Naples? O, rejoice children could become kings of Naples? Oh, this
Beyond a common joy, and set it down is cause for an extraordinary joy that should be
With gold on lasting pillars. In one voyage engraved in gold on pillars to last forever. On one
215 Did Claribel her husband find at Tunis; and the same trip Claribel found a husband in
And Ferdinand, her brother, found a wife Tunis, and Ferdinand, her brother, found a wife
Where he himself was lost; Prospero, his dukedom where he was shipwrecked; Prospero found his
In a poor isle; and all of us, ourselves dukedom on a poor island; and all of us found
When no man was his own. ourselves when we lost control of ourselves.
ALONSO ALONSO
220 (to FERDINAND and MIRANDA)Give me your (to FERDINAND and MIRANDA) Give me your
hands. hands. May anyone who doesnt wish you joy feel
Let grief and sorrow still embrace his heart grief and sorrow.
That doth not wish you joy.
GONZALO GONZALO
Be it so. Amen. So be it. Amen.
Enter ARIEL, with ARIEL enters with
the MASTER and BOATSWAINamazedly following the MASTER andBOATSWAIN following in
amazement.
Oh, look, sir, look, sir! Here is more of us. Oh, look, sir, look, sir! More of us are here. I
I prophesied if a gallows were on land, remember I predicted that this guy could never
225 This fellow could not drown. drown, as long as there are gallows around on the
(to BOATSWAIN)Now, blasphemy, land. (to BOATSWAIN) Hey, you curser, who
That swearst grace o'erboard, not an oath on shore? defiled our ship with your foul language, dont you
Hast thou no mouth by land? What is the news? have any gutter talk for us on shore? Whats
going on?
BOATSWAIN BOATSWAIN
The best news is that we have safely found The best news of all is that weve located our king
230 Our king and company. The next, our ship and our men. The next bit of good news is that
Which, but three glasses since, we gave out split our shipwhich we gave up for ruined only three
Is tight and yare and bravely rigged as when hours agois as well-outfitted and seaworthy as
We first put out to sea. it was when we first set sail.
ARIEL ARIEL
(aside to PROSPERO)Sir, all this service (speaking so that only PROSPERO can hear)Sir,
235 Have I done since I went. Ive done all this work for you since I left you last.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
(aside to ARIEL)My tricksy spirit! (speaking so that only ARIEL can hear) My clever
spirit!
ALONSO ALONSO
These are not natural events. They strengthen These are unnatural events. They get stranger all
From strange to stranger. the time.(to BOATSWAIN) Tell me, how did you
(to BOATSWAIN)Say, how came you hither? get here?
BOATSWAIN BOATSWAIN
240 If I did think, sir, I were well awake, If I were sure I was wide awake, Id try to tell you.
Id strive to tell you. We were dead of sleep We were fast asleep and somehowwe dont
Andhow, we know notall clapped under hatches, know howwe were stowed below deck, where
Where but even now with strange and several noises we heard lots of roaring, shrieking, howling, and
Of roaring, shrieking, howling, jingling chains, jingling chains. The sounds were so horrible that
245 And more diversity of sounds, all horrible, we woke up liberated, and saw our wonderful ship
We were awaked, straightway at liberty, safe and sound. The master was dancing with joy
Where we, in all her trim, freshly beheld to see it. In an instant we were separated from
Our royal, good, and gallant ship, our Master them, as if in a dream, and brought here in a
Capering to eye her. On a trice, so please you, daze.
250 Even in a dream were we divided from them
And were brought moping hither.
ARIEL ARIEL
(aside to PROSPERO)Was t well done? (speaking so that only PROSPERO can hear)Did
I do it right?
PROSPERO PROSPERO
(aside to ARIEL) Bravely, my diligence. Thou shalt be (speaking so that only ARIEL can hear) You did it
free. perfectly, my little worker. Youll get your freedom.

ALONSO ALONSO
This is as strange a maze as e'er men trod, This is a stranger business than men have ever
255 And there is in this business more than nature set foot in before, and its not natural either. We
Was ever conduct of. Some oracle need some oracle to tell us whats going on.
Must rectify our knowledge.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Sir, my liege, Sir, my king, dont waste your time mulling over
Do not infest your mind with beating on how strange this business is. When the time is
The strangeness of this business. At picked leisure right, and itll be soon, I promise I alone will
260 Which shall be shortly, single Ill resolve you explain everything thats happened. Until then, be
Which to you shall seem probableof every cheerful and keep an open mind. (speaking so
These happened accidents. Till when, be cheerful that only ARIEL can hear) Come here, spirit; set
And think of each thing well. Caliban and his fellow slaves free. Break the spell
(aside to ARIEL)Come hither, spirit. that enslaves them to me.
265 Set Caliban and his companions free.
Untie the spell.
How fares my gracious sir? How is my lord? There are a few men still missing
There are yet missing of your company from the ship, a few odd guys youve forgotten
Some few odd lads that you remember not. about.
Enter ARIEL, driving in CALIBAN, STEPHANO, ARIEL enters, driving in CALIBAN, STEPHANO,
and TRINCULO in their stolen apparel and TRINCULO in their stolen clothes.
STEPHANO STEPHANO
Every man shift for all the rest and let no man take Look out for the other guy, and dont put yourself
care for himself, for all is but fortune. Coraggio, bully- first, since everything happens randomly.
monster, coraggio! Courage! Courage, you fine old monster.
TRINCULO TRINCULO
If these be true spies which I wear in my head, heres If I can believe my eyes, this is a fine sight to see.
a goodly sight.
CALIBAN CALIBAN
O Setebos, these be brave spirits indeed! Oh Setebos, these are handsome spirits! How
275 How fine my master is! I am afraid wonderful my master is! Im afraid hell punish
He will chastise me. me.
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
Ha, ha! Ha, ha! What are these things were looking at,
What things are these, my lord Antonio? my lord Antonio? Can you buy them with money?
Will money buy 'em?
ANTONIO ANTONIO
Very like. One of them Definitely. The one that looks like a fish is very
Is a plain fish, and no doubt marketable. marketable.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
280 Mark but the badges of these men, my lords, Take a look at their servants' name tags, my
Then say if they be true. lords, then tell me what they are. (he points
(indicates CALIBAN)This misshapen knave, atCALIBAN) This misshapen monster, his mother
His mother was a witch, and one so strong was a witch so powerful she could control the
That could control the moon, make flows and ebbs, moon and the tides. These three have robbed me,
285 And deal in her command without her power. and this bastard half-devil plotted with them to kill
These three have robbed me, and this demi-devil me. Two of these men you must recognize and
For hes a bastard onehad plotted with them claim as your own. This evil monster I
To take my life. Two of these fellows you acknowledge is mine.
Must know and own. This thing of darkness I
290 Acknowledge mine.
CALIBAN CALIBAN
I shall be pinched to death. Hell kill me with tortures.
ALONSO ALONSO
Is not this Stephano, my drunken butler? Isnt this Stephano, my drunken butler?
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
He is drunk now. Where had he wine? Hes definitely drunk now. Where did he get wine?
ALONSO ALONSO
And Trinculo is reeling ripe. Where should they And Trinculos drunk. Where did they find the
295 Find this grand liquor that hath gilded 'em? liquor to get drunk on?(to TRINCULO) How did
How camest thou in this pickle? you get this way?
TRINCULO TRINCULO
I have been in such a pickle since I saw you last that, Ive been so wasted since I saw you last that Im
I fear me, will never out of my bones. I shall not fear worried Ill never be sober again. But at least I
flyblowing. wont rot, being so full of alcohol.
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
Why, how now, Stephano? How are you doing, Stephano?
STEPHANO STEPHANO
300 O, touch me not. I am not Stephano, but a cramp. Oh, dont touch me. Im not Stephano, Im a
walking cramp.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Youd be king o' th' isle, sirrah? You wanted to be king of the island, sir?
STEPHANO STEPHANO
I should have been a sore one then. I wouldve been a sore king then.
ALONSO ALONSO
(indicating CALIBAN) (pointing at CALIBAN) This is the strangest thing I
This is a strange thing as e'er I looked on. ever saw in my life.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
305 He is as disproportioned in his manners Hes as ugly in his manners as he is in
As in his shape.(to CALIBAN) Go, sirrah, to my appearance.(to CALIBAN) Go, sir, to my room,
cell. and take your companions with you. If you want
Take with you your companions. As you look me to forgive you, make it neat and tidy.
To have my pardon, trim it handsomely.
CALIBAN CALIBAN
Ay, that I will. And Ill be wise hereafter I will indeed. And after this Ill be good and hope
310 And seek for grace. What a thrice-double ass you forgive me. What an idiot I was to think this
Was I, to take this drunkard for a god drunkard was a god and to worship such a stupid
And worship this dull fool! fool!
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Go to, away. Go away, now.
ALONSO ALONSO
(to STEPHANO and TRINCULO) (to STEPHANO and TRINCULO) Go, and put
Hence, and bestow your luggage where you found it. your garbage back where you found it.
SEBASTIAN SEBASTIAN
315 Or stole it, rather. Or stole it, rather.
Exeunt CALIBAN, STEPHANO, and TRINCULO CALIBAN, STEPHANO, and TRINCULO exit.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Sir, I invite your highness and your train Sir, I invite your highness and your entourage to
To my poor cell, where you shall take your rest my little room, where you can sleep tonight. But
For this one night, whichpart of itIll waste for this eveningpart of it, at leastIll tell you
With such discourse as, I not doubt, shall make it tales to make the time pass quickly. Ill narrate the
320 Go quick away: the story of my life story of my life, and give you all the details of
And the particular accidents gone by what happened to me since I first came to this
Since I came to this isle. And in the morn island. And in the morning Ill take you to your
Ill bring you to your ship and so to Naples, ship and well sail to Naples, where I hope to see
Where I have hope to see the nuptial this loving couple married. After that Ill retire to
325 Of these our dear-belovd solemnized, Milan, where Ill contemplate my death, which is
And thence retire me to my Milan, where soon to come.
Every third thought shall be my grave.
ALONSO ALONSO
I long Im dying to hear your life story, which must be a
To hear the story of your life, which must strange tale.
Take the ear strangely.
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Ill deliver all, Ill tell you everything, and I promise to give you
330 And promise you calm seas, auspicious gales, calm seas and favorable winds for your trip. Youll
And sail so expeditious that shall catch sail so fast that youll catch up with the royal navy.
Your royal fleet far off.(aside to ARIEL) My Ariel, (speaking so that only ARIEL can hear) My
chick, Ariel, baby, that jobs for you. After that youll be
That is thy charge. Then to the elements free as the air. Farewell!Please, all the rest of
Be free, and fare thou well!Please you, draw near. you, come closer.
Exeunt omnes They all exit.
Act 5, Epilogue
Spoken by PROSPERO
PROSPERO PROSPERO
Now my charms are all o'erthrown, Now my spells are all broken,
And what strength I haves mine own, And the only power I have is my own,
Which is most faint. Now, tis true, Which is very weak. Now you all
I must be here confined by you, Have got the power to keep me prisoner here,
5 Or sent to Naples. Let me not, Or send me off to Naples. Please dont
Since I have my dukedom got Keep me here on this desert island
And pardoned the deceiver, dwell With your magic spells. Release me
In this bare island by your spell, So I can return to my dukedom
But release me from my bands With your help. The gentle wind
10 With the help of your good hands. You blow with your applause
Gentle breath of yours my sails Will fill my ships sails. Without applause,
Must fill, or else my project fails, My plan to please you has failed.
Which was to please. Now I want Now I have no spirits to enslave,
Spirits to enforce, art to enchant, No magic to cast spells,
15 And my ending is despair, And Ill end up in despair
Unless I be relieved by prayer, Unless Im relieved by prayer,
Which pierces so that it assaults Which wins over God himself
Mercy itself and frees all faults. And absolves all sins.
As you from crimes would pardoned be, Just as youd like to have your sins forgiven,
20 Let your indulgence set me free. Indulge me, forgive me, and set me free.
Exit He exits.

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No Fear Shakespeare Tempest (by SparkNotes) -1-

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