The New Folger Library Shakespeare

Contains full explanatory notes on pages facing the text of the play.

Shakespeare's supernatural tale of power-lust and the dangers of regicide; includes sections on Shakespeare's life, theater, language, and play publication, as well as textual notes, a modern perspective on the play, a guide for further reading, and a key to famous lines and phrases.

Contains full explanatory notes opposite edited text of one of the earliest printed editions of Shakespear's play.

Comprehensive text features full explanatory notes.

Complete text of the play, about mixed-up identities and misplaced affections, with study aids, textual notes, and a modern perspective.

Prospero, the deposed Duke of Milan, uses his skill at controlling natural forces to cause the shipwreck of his old opponents, forcing them to seek refuge on the island where he and his daughter Miranda have been living in exile, and setting the stage for Miranda to fall in love with Ferdinand, the prince of Naples. Includes explanatory notes, plot summaries, critical essay, and illustrations.