In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC, is home to the world’s largest collection of Shakespeare’s printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. Fresh images from the Folger Shakespeare Library’s vast holdings of rare books An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play Shakespeares comedy about a major act of betrayal, ill treatment, the development of magic arts and a plot of revenge. An introduction to reading Shakespeare’s language These works compose the lineup typically billed as Shakespeare’s race plays. A key to the play’s famous lines and phrases Or even Caliban, the island native in The Tempest whom Prospero, his enslaver, calls this thing of darkness. Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play The authoritative edition of The Tempest from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers, includes: Miranda’s engagement to Ferdinand, the Prince of Naples and a member of the shipwrecked party, helps resolve the drama. Caliban seems to be a monster for attacking Miranda, but appears heroic in resisting Prospero, evoking the period of colonialism during which the play was written. Prospero seems heroic, yet he enslaves Caliban and has an appetite for revenge. The characters exceed the roles of villains and heroes. When his enemies are among those caught in a storm near the island, Prospero turns his power upon them through Ariel and other spirits. Prospero is exiled on an island, where his only companions are his daughter, Miranda, the spirit Ariel, and the monster Caliban. Putting romance onstage, The Tempest gives us a magician, Prospero, a former duke of Milan who was displaced by his treacherous brother, Antonio.
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