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Joseph Rosenblum (A Reader’s Guide
to Shakespeare):
Written toward the close of William Shakespeare’s career, The Tempest is a work of fantasy and courtly romance, the story of a wise old magician, his beautiful unworldly daughter, a gallant young prince, and a cruel scheming brother. It contains all the elements of a fairy tale in which ancient wrongs are righted and true lovers live happily ever after. The play is also one of poetic atmosphere and allegory. Beginning with a storm and peril at sea, it ends on a note of serenity and joy. None of Shakespeare’s other dramas holds so much of the author’s mature reflection on life itself.