Oxford School Shakespeare: The Tempest

Oxford School Shakespeare: The Tempest is a highly trusted edition designed to make Shakespeare’s last great play both accessible and enjoyable for modern students.

This edition contains the full, unabridged text of the play, carefully supported with annotations, scene summaries, illustrations, and performance notes to aid comprehension.

The Tempest tells the story of Prospero, a powerful magician and rightful Duke, who uses his magical powers to shipwreck his enemies on a mysterious island. Themes of forgiveness, power, freedom, love, and reconciliation make this one of Shakespeare’s most profound and thought-provoking works, blending fantasy, comedy, and drama.

Key features of this Oxford edition include:

• 📖 Complete unabridged text with line-by-line annotations

• 📚 Scene summaries and study questions to check understanding

• 📝 Glossary of difficult words

• 🎭 Illustrations and stage performance notes

• 🎯 Activities for classroom discussion and self-study

Perfect for secondary students, teachers, and theatre lovers, this edition helps readers appreciate Shakespeare’s language, themes, and stagecraft in depth.