that he and his daughter would accompany them home the next morning. Before Prospero left the island, he dismissed Ariel from his service, to the great joy of that lively little spirit. About the author William Shakespeare ( – ) was born in Stratford- upon-Avon, England. He was an English poet, playwright and actor.
He is widely regarded as both the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. His surviving body of work includes plays, sonnets and two narrative poems, the majority of which he penned between and . v The play 'The Tempest' was written between and . v Many critics and historians believe it to be one of the last plays of William Shakespeare.
v It is considered to be one of Shakespeare's well-written plays. v It is believed that the play 'The Tempest' was based on an actual wreck of a ship called Sea Venture off Bermuda that was headed to Virginia. There is a strong evidence that Shakespeare used elements of the story of the wreck. 10th - - tormenting (v) – making someone suffer or worry a lot dreadful (adj.) - extremely bad or unpleasant duke (n) - a man of very high social rank in some European countries; a king d eprive (v) - to take something important or necessary away from someone fatigue (n) - extreme tiredness vexation (n) - worry or anger famished (adj.) - extremely hungry voracious (adj.) - very eager for something repent (v) - to be very sorry for something bad you have done.
A. Choose the correct answer . was the chief of all spirits. a.
Sycorax b. Caliban c. Ariel d. Prospero .
raised a dreadful storm. a. Caliban b. Prospero c.
Miranda d. Sycorax . Miranda was brought to the island years ago. a.
fourteen b. ten c. twelve d. five .
Prospero ordered Ariel to bring to his place. a. Gonzalo b. Ferdinand c.
King of Naples d. Antonio . had provided Prospero formerly with books and provisions. a.
Antonio b. Ferdinand