Bright Notes Study Guide to The Tempest

The Tempest by William Shakespeare is a comprehensive study guide that offers in-depth explanations, essays, and test preparation for the play. It is speculated to be one of the last plays he ever wrote and the most compressed.

This dramatic work from the early seventeenth century features heavy elements of masque, including singing, dancing, supernatural machinery, and a general feeling of unreality. The Tempest covers themes regarding the soul and the human spirit’s capacity for growth. This Bright Notes Study Guide explores the context and history of Shakespeare’s classic work, helping students thoroughly explore the reasons it has stood the literary test of time.

Each Bright Notes Study Guide includes introductions to the author and the work, character summaries, plot guides, section and chapter overviews, test essay and study Q&As. The series offers an in-depth tour of over 275 classic works of literature, exploring characters, critical commentary, historical background, plots, and themes. The study guides encourage readers to dig deeper in their understanding by including essay questions and answers, as well as topics for further research.

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