The Tempest Epilogue Notes ISC Class 11 and Class 12
Summary The play ends with an epilogue by Prospero, the main character of the play. (It is a speech by one of the characters to the audience to give …
The Tempest Act 5 Scene 1 Notes ISC Class 11 and Class 12
Summary In a self-satisfied, happy mood, Prospero tells Ariel that everything is going according to his plan. He is satisfied with the working of all his spirits commanded by …
The Tempest Act 4 Scene 1 Notes ISC Class 11 and Class 12
Summary Prospero who has watched Ferdinand’s behaviour and conduct is now sure that the young man is really in love with his daughter Miranda. He tells him that the …
The Tempest Act 3 Scene 3 Notes ISC Class 11 and Class 12
Summary In search of Ferdinand, king Alonso and his companions feel greatly tired. Alonso is in a terrible depression over the supposed loss of his son Ferdinand. Gonzalo, the …
The Tempest Act 3 Scene 2 Notes ISC Class 11 and Class 12
Summary The three stranded passengers of the ship, Stephano, a butler, Trinculo, a jester and Caliban are in a happy mood as they are all three drunk. Caliban, thinking …
The Tempest Act 3 Scene 1 Notes ISC Class 11 and Class 12
Summary Ferdinand, controlled and made helpless by Prospero’s magical powers, is engaged in the task of carrying heavy logs of wood and piling them at one place. As the …
The Tempest Act 2 Scene 2 Notes ISC Class 11 and Class 12
Summary On another part of the island Caliban who is collecting fuel wood on Prospero’s order is cursing and abusing him for usurping his island, enslaving him, making him …
The Tempest Act 2 Scene 1 Notes ISC Class 11 and Class 12
Summary A group of passengers including Alonso, Antonio and Sebastian are talking to one another in another part of the island after having been safely brought there by Ariel, …
The Tempest Act 1 Scene 2 Notes ISC Class 11 and Class 12
Summary It is the in this long scene that the exposition of the play takes place properly. It may be divided into three parts. Most of the main characters …
The Tempest Act 1 Scene 1 Notes ISC Class 11 and Class 12
Summary The scene’s location is a ship facing a severe sea storm and is in danger of destruction. The ship carries important personages including Alonso, the king of Naples, …