The Tempest

by John Escott

Prospero, the Duke of Milan, and his daughter Miranda are far away from home, alone on an island in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. They want to return to Milan
Then, one day Prospero sees a ship near the island carrying his greatest enemies. Prospero, with the help of his magic and the island spirit, Ariel, makes a magic storm - tempest - to bring them to the island.

Genres: Fiction, Classics, Graphic Novels, Fantasy, Plays, Shakespeare, Literature

Paperback

First published January 1, 1611

About the author

John Escott started by writing children's books and comic scripts, but now writes and adapts books for students of all ages. He especially enjoys writing crime and mystery thrillers, and is a member of the British Crime Writers Association.

With Oxford University Press John has published London for the Oxford Bookworms Factfile series; Agatha Christie, Woman of Mystery, Star Reporter, Girl on a Motorbike, The Fly and Other Horror Stories, and The Scarlet Letter for the Oxford Bookworms Library series; The Magician, Time for a Robbery, Star for a day, Tomorrow's Girl, and The Man with Three NAMEs for the Hotshot Puzzles series; and A Pretty Face for the Dominoes series.

Reviews

[Dayna Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

The classic drama by the master of English literature. Prospero and his daughter Miranda are abandoned on a magical island by his wicked brother who assumes his dukeship. This is story of their rescue and their return to Milan. Possibly Shakespeare's last play, and definitely one of his best.

[Salem · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had to read this play for school, year 12 externals for literature. For my first Shakespearean play, I can't complain. It was pretty good, considering I was forced to read it. It explores themes of revenge/forgiveness, parenting, master-servant relationships, love and power.

[Kara · Rating 4 out of 5]

The illustrations are lovely, done in classic fairy tale or King Athur style, but the text is too dense and heavy to work for a picture book.

[John Richardson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I made the mistake of reading this the first time without an accompanied viewing of some theatrical production, which probably isn't how you should ever read Shakespeare.

[Aniel · Rating 2 out of 5]

Lido para o trabalho

[Bernie4444 · Rating 5 out of 5]

O brave new world, which has such people in it!

No Fear Shakespeare: The Tempest: Act 5, Scene 1, stanza 185
Transliterated as:
Oh, what a wonderful new world, which has such people in it!

Though on occasion transliteration on the opposing page can clarify the original wording, it can just as easily obscure the original meaning.

The “No Fear” intention is not to annotate but to transliterate so one does not spend time looking at footnotes or holding a dictionary in one’s hand.

Naturally, the magic or feel of the play is lost in place of an understanding made by one person’s interpretation.

It may be better to watch one of the movie presentations or take a class before reading this book.

There are some blank pages for taking notes.

[Sarri · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tämä sarjakuvaromaani Shakespearen klassikosta on kauniisti piirretty ja sen värimaailma sopii hyvin tarinaan. Mutta mutta...en muistanutkaan, että Myrsky olisi ollut näin tylsä tarina. Jotenkin tarinan kulku ei vain tässä imaissut mukaansa. Prosperon tyly asenne henki-Arielia ja etenkin noidan poikaa Calibania kohtaan oli albumissa alleviivaavaa. Ja sitä kerrattiin vielä lopun tietoiskussa eli kuinka eurooppalaiset kohtelivat tylysti muiden maiden alkuasukkaita, yksi yhteen.

[Ananya Jain · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book to read if you wanna go through the story but not with much effort, which was exactly the case with me at that moment. I'm not much into Shakespeare but wanted to give it a try and would not say that I was disappointed. In fact, now that I've read it as a graphic novel, I may want to give it a try sometime. Not meant for a hard core Shakespeare over though. The stories written by Shakespeare are quite complicated and twisted but that's what is so nice abut him, Isn't it?

[Michael P. · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent graphic novel of Shakespeare's play. The dialog is sensibly simplified and modernized with the result that this is a good comic, not a stodgy hybrid using dialog that was not written for the comic book page. The only real problem with this book is the educational material in the back which presents some fringe ideas as facts.

[Birgitte Bach · Rating 4 out of 5]

Grafisk novelle med flotte og farverige illustrationer. Nem måde at få kendskab til Shakespeares mere kendte skuespil. Eneste minus er at teksten er i moderne sprog, men de kendte og huskede replikker er bevaret.

[Linh Tran · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good book for English beginners with some difficult vocabularies.

2024 July - A reread. It is a story of betrayal, revenge and love and also some magic. I don't know what I feel about the story. Am I missing something here?

[Sarah]

I love this one!

[Rebecca Farren · Rating 3 out of 5]

My first experience of Shakespeare and I found it tough going. Although I do remember enjoying the story and it was cool to act out using physical theatre!

[Leverez]

read

[Constanza Carolina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Necesito comprarlo en otra edición

[Maria Silva · Rating 3 out of 5]

Doesnt do shakespeare books any justice!! Didnt rlly like the art style

[Michael P. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Attractive children's picture book of Shakespeare's late play.