The Tempest — Detailed Analysis

A thorough, exam-ready companion to Shakespeare’s The Tempest, covering the whole play in 496 pages of close analysis, context, and critical perspectives.

Contents include:

Author, sources and historical/cultural context (Jacobean kingship, court masque culture, maritime expansion, Montaigne’s cultural relativism, and more)
Detailed profiles of every character, plus grouped comparisons for efficient revision (rulers and claimants, masters and servants, foils, parents and children)
Fifteen themes traced systematically through the play
Full sections on structure, symbolism, tone, style, dramatic point of view, and setting
Seven critical/theoretical lenses woven throughout: postcolonial, feminist, psychoanalytic, Marxist, New Historicist, ecocritical, and performance-based readings
Complete line-by-line analysis of every scene, Act 1 Scene 1 through to the Epilogue, verified against the original text for full coverage

Suitable for: Sixth form and A Level students, undergraduates, and teachers preparing schemes of work or seminar material on The Tempest. A genuinely comprehensive reference that supports both classroom teaching and independent study.

Format: PDF download, 496 pages