Tempest, The

noun

1. a comedy (1611) by Shakespeare.

The Tempest

1. A play by William Shakespeare , sometimes called a comedy but also called a romance — that is, a work involving mysterious happenings in an exotic place. The central character is Prospero, a duke who has been overthrown and banished to an island. As a sage and magician, he rules the spirits who inhabit the island. When the men who overthrew Prospero pass near the island on an ocean voyage, he raises a tempest, wrecks their ship, and causes them to be washed ashore. In the end, they give back to Prospero his former authority, and he gives up his magic.

Notes

Prospero's daughter, on first seeing a handsome young man, says, “O brave new world !” a phrase that is often quoted.

Example Sentences

A collaboration with poet Kae Tempest, the track is a powerful, spoken-word diatribe about their frustrations with the state of the UK.

From BBC

A week after the tempest, the anchorage of the Acapulco Yacht Club still looked like it had suffered intense bombardment.

From Los Angeles Times

The discoveries have prompted a political tempest, the appointment of a special counsel, criticism from Republicans and scrutiny from the House Oversight Committee.

From Washington Post

Tempest, the missing wolf, is believed to be still within the vicinity of the zoo - located 34 miles outside Vancouver.

From BBC

Also in the 1950s, he directed Mr. Scofield as Hamlet; Gielgud in “Measure for Measure,” “The Winter’s Tale” and “The Tempest”; the Lunts in Dürrenmatt’s “The Visit” on Broadway; and Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh in a revival of “Titus Andronicus,” which did much for the reputation of what had been regarded as Shakespeare’s crudest play.

From New York Times