At a final dress rehearsal, Hanna laughed at how “The Tempest” has become a traditional farewell to theater-making, precisely ...

How much do you know about Shakespeare’s play The Tempest? This section takes you ... He says goodbye to his magical staff and books. Hang on, is that…? Nah. Can’t be. On a nearby island ...

Various plots against the main characters fail thanks to the magic of Prospero. The play ends with all the plotters repenting the Tempest is calmed.

So wrote critic Hallett Smith of the lead character of “The Tempest,” in the revered 1974 Riverside Edition of Shakespeare’s 37 plays, long poems and sonnets. Smith was specifically ...