'We are such stuff
As dreams are made on and our little life
Is rounded with a sleep...'
Act IV scene 1 lines 156-157
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Plot synopsis
Twelve years ago Prospero was Duke of Milan. Being of a bookish disposition, he withdrew more and more into his studies, leaving the management of his state to his brother Antonio. Eventually, with the help of Alonso, King of Naples, and the King's brother Sebastian - inveterate enemies of Prospero - Antonio usurped the dukedom for himself. Prospero and his baby daughter Miranda were put to sea in a rotten boat and eventually landed on a distant island once ruled by the witch Sycoraz but now inhabited only by her son, Caliban, and Ariel, a spirit. Read more...
2006 production - Exploring Shakespeare
Explore Rupert Goold's 2006 production with this multimedia resource. Includes video clips, photo galleries and teachers' notes. Find out more...
Digitised picture archive
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Sixth form conference - The Tempest
A one-day intensive course for students. View resources...
