The Tempest

Prospero, the  Duke of Milan, and his daughter Miranda are far away from home, alone on an island in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. They want to return to Milan...
Then, one day Prospero sees a ship near the island carrying his greatest enemies. Prospero, with the help of his magic and the island spirit, Ariel, makes a magic storm- a tempest- to bring them to the island.

 In this story, Prospero can use magic and talk with spirits. He uses the magic to punish one country's king who wants to kill him.
 The illustrations of this book are interesting because it is like CG animation. And a reader can enjoy the characters in this story. Especially the shapes of some spirits are funny!

If you can use a magic, what do you want to do?


Vocabulary
duke: 公爵、君主
tempest: 大あらし、暴風雨、大騒ぎ
goddess: 女神

William,S. (2004). The Tempest. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.