From Ariel, Prospero asks for one last boon: calm seas and favorable winds for their trip back to Naples. As a final act, Prospero abandons his magic and releases Ariel and Caliban from their servitude. To Alonso, he reveals Ferdinand alive and well, playing chess with Miranda. He demands that Antonio restore his throne he also rebukes Sebastian for plotting against his own brother. He sends Ariel to punish them as well the spirit does so by first luring them with some fancy clothes, then setting other island spirits upon them in the shape of hunting dogs that chase them around the island.ДЇinally, Prospero confronts his brother and Alonso, revealing his true identity as the rightful Duke of Milan. Later, at a masque to celebrate the upcoming marriage of Miranda and Ferdinand, Prospero remembers Caliban's plot and abruptly calls the revels to a halt. He also sends Ariel in the guise of a harpy to hound them for their crimes against Prospero. He creates a magical banquet for the two men that vanishes whenever they try to eat. Prospero isn't finished with his sport of Antonio and Alonso, either. In the meantime, Miranda and Ferdinand pledge their troth to each other. According to a 2018 study done in partnership with Buffalo and Syracuse Universities, Tempest members made significant improvements in problematic drinking and overall quality of life. Ariel, however, reports all these goings-on to Prospero. After sharing a few drinks, Caliban tries to enlist the two in a plot to kill Prospero and rule the island himself. On a nearby island, the exiled Duke of Milan, Prospero, tells his daughter, Miranda, that he has caused the storm with his magical powers. Elsewhere on the island, Stephano and Trinculo encounter Caliban. A story of shipwreck and magic, The Tempest begins on a ship caught in a violent storm with Alonso, the king of Naples, on board. Antonio now plots with Sebastian to murder Alonso, but this plot is thwarted by Ariel. Meanwhile, Antonio, Alonso, Sebastian, and Gonzalo wander the island in search of Ferdinand. He is lulled to Prospero's abode by the singing of Ariel there he meets Miranda, who is enthralled with the young prince. Among these is Ferdinand, the son of Alonso. The survivors make it to shore in scattered groups.

When magic reveals that a ship bearing his old enemies is sailing near the island, Prospero summons a storm to wreck their ship. Prospero is served on his island by Ariel, a spirit who he freed from a tree with magic, and Caliban, son of the witch Sycorax. They set Prospero and Miranda adrift in a boat, and they eventually found themselves marooned on the island. Twelve years earlier, the duke's brother, Antonio, and Alonso, the King of Naples, conspired to usurp his throne.

Prospero, a sorcerer and the rightful Duke of Milan, dwells on an enchanted isle with his daughter, Miranda.

The tempest