the tempest Primary Company Script By William Shakespeare Abridged by Martin Lamb

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1 Primary Company Script the tempest By William Shakespeare Abridged by Martin Lamb Shakespeare Schools Foundation Copyright of the abridged scripts rests with Shakespeare Schools Foundation (SSF). Your registration fee only allows you to perfom the abridgement during the current Festival. You may not share the script for personal use. A public performance of SSF s abridged script must be premiered at the professional Festival theatre.

2 List of Roles Prospero Miranda Ariel Caliban Alonso Sebastian Antonio Ferdinand Gonzalo Trinculo Stephano The rightful Duke of Milan, living on an island Prospero s daughter An airy spirit An enslaved inhabitant of the island The King of Naples Alonso s brother Prospero s brother, the usurping Duke of Milan The son of the King of Naples An honest old counsellor A jester A drunken butler Boatswain 1 st Sailor 2 nd Sailor 3 rd Sailor The Tempest Primary Company Script Page 1

3 Scene 1 Enter with. By accident most strange, bountiful Fortune Hath mine enemies brought to this shore This is Prospero, who was the Duke of Milan. Twelve years ago he and his three year old daughter, Miranda, were shipwrecked on a wild island inhabited by two strange creatures. Now, those who put them to sea in a leaky boat are themselves on a ship close by. Prospero, with help from one of the island s strange creatures, and his own powers of magic, is going to force them to meet him again. A storm at sea. The stage is flooded by characters. 1 Some are SAILORS. Five are NOBLEMEN and FERDINAND, ANTONIO, SEBASTIAN and GONZALO. Two are SERVANTS TRINCULO and. Other LORDS as available. 1 ST SAILOR Boatswain! 2 Fall to t yarely, 3 or we run ourselves aground. 2 ND SAILOR Yare! 4 Yare! Take in the topsail! Good Boatswain, have care! 2 ND SAILOR Keep below. You mar our labour! 1 ST SAILOR You do assist the storm! GONZALO Remember whom thou hast aboard. 1 ST SAILOR What cares these roarers for the name of king? If you can command these elements to silence, use your authority. 1 They could have been on stage already, crouched / immobile / backs to the audience. 2 Pronounced Bosun. 3 Do it quickly! 4 Quickly! The Tempest Primary Company Script Page 2

4 2 ND SAILOR If you cannot, make yourself ready in your cabin. Out of our way. ANTONIO [to GONZALO] We are merely cheated of our lives by drunkards. 5 and FERDINAND drop to their knees to pray GONZALO The King and Prince at prayers. Let s assist them, for our case is as theirs. 6 They fall to their knees. SAILORS ANTONIO SAILORS Mercy on us! We split, we split! Farewell, my wife and children! Farewell, brother! Let s all sink wi th king! We split! We split! We split! Exit SAILORS, NOBLEMEN and SERVANTS. Exit, if s/he has remained onstage. Scene 2, if he has remained onstage, is joined by. If, by your art, dearest father, you have Put the wild waters in this roar, allay them. 7 Be collected, Miranda. There s no harm done. Oh, woe the day! 5 He blames the sailors, claiming their drunkenness got the ship into trouble. 6 We re all in this together, so we must all pray. 7 If you caused this storm with you magic powers, please stop it. The Tempest Primary Company Script Page 3

5 No harm. I have done nothing but in care of thee, my dear one. Lend thy hand and pluck my magic garment from me. Tis time I should inform thee what thou art. You have often begun to tell me what I am, but stopped, concluding, Stay. Not yet The hour s now come. Prospero was a good Duke of Milan, much loved by his people. But he loved his books more than he loved his duties. So he asked his brother, Antonio, to look after the business of being Duke of Milan. Antonio enjoyed the power and thought he d like to keep it. So he approached the King of Naples, Alonso, who was an enemy of Prospero. The two of them conspired. Antonio paid money to Alonso, who made Antonio the Duke of Milan and arranged for Prospero, and the three year old Miranda, to be seized and banished. Prospero and Miranda were cast adrift in a rotten, leaky boat. One nobleman, Gonzalo, took pity on Prospero and gave him a parcel of clothes and some books of magic. And Gonzalo s parcel is all they possessed when they washed up on the island. Here in this island we arrived, and here Have I, thy schoolmaster, made thee more profit Than other princesses. 8 Heavens thank you for t! And now I pray you, sir For tis beating in my mind your reason For raising this storm? 8 I ve given you a better education than most princesses get. The Tempest Primary Company Script Page 4

6 Here cease more questions. Thou art inclined to sleep. Give it way. [ sleeps controls this] I am ready now. Approach, my Ariel, come Enter. All hail, great master. Hast thou, spirit, Performed to point the tempest that I bade thee? To every article Ariel is Prospero s magical servant. He had been the servant of an evil witch, Sycorax, who, angry with him one day, locked him in a hollow pine tree. The witch died and Ariel was still in the tree when Prospero landed in the island. With the magic he d learnt from his books Prospero freed him from the tree and made him his servant. Ariel reports what he s done to the ship and all who were aboard. But are they, Ariel, safe? Not a hair perished. In troops I have dispersed them bout the isle. The King s son have I landed by himself. Of the King s ship? The mariners? Safely in harbour. The mariners I have left asleep. Ariel, thy charge exactly is performed. But there s more work. Is there more toil? Let me remember thee what thou hast promised. The Tempest Primary Company Script Page 5

7 What is t thou canst demand? My liberty. 9 Before the time be out? No more! I prithee, remember I have done thee worthy service. Thou didst promise If thou more murmur st, I will rend an oak and peg thee in his knotty entrails. 10 Pardon, master. I will do my spiriting gently. Do so, and after two days I will discharge thee. That s my noble master! What shall I do? Say, what? Go, make thyself invisible. Find me Ferdinand, the King s son. Exit. Miranda, awake! wakes. Thou hast slept well. Come on, we ll visit Caliban, my slave. Tis a villain, sir, I do not love to look on. Caliban, the other creature on the island when they arrived, is the son of the witch who died. He thinks the island belongs to him and resents Prospero and his magic. Thou poisonous slave! Caliban, come forth! 9 Ariel is working for Prospero because he released him from the tree, but Prospero has promised to free him eventually. 10 Any more complaints and I ll stick you back in a tree. The Tempest Primary Company Script Page 6

8 Enter. I must eat my dinner. This island s mine, by my mother, and now here you sty me in this hard rock, whiles you do keep from me the rest o th island. I pitied thee, took pains to make thee speak, taught thee each hour one thing or other. You taught me language, and my profit on t is I know how to curse. Hag seed, hence! 11 Fetch us in fuel. Exit. Enter FERDINAND led by, who is invisible to all except. This is Ferdinand, King Alonso s son. Prospero wants him on his own it s part of his plan., accompanied by OTHER SPIRITS, sings/plays. & SPIRITS FERDINAND Full fathom five thy father lies. Of his bones are coral made. Those are pearls that were his eyes. Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange. Sea nymphs hourly ring his knell. Hark, now I hear them, Hark, now I hear them. Ding, dong bell, Ding dong, Ding, dong bell etc. Where should this music be? I have followed it, or it hath drawn me rather. 11 Get out, you son of a witch! The Tempest Primary Company Script Page 7

9 FERDINAND [to ] Say what thou seest yond. What is t? A spirit? Lord how it looks about! Believe me, sir, It carries a brave form. But tis a spirit. No, wench! It eats and sleeps and hath such senses as we have. This gallant was in the wreck. And thou mightst call him a goodly 12 person. I might call him a thing divine. [seeing ] Most sure, the goddess on whom these airs attend! Vouchsafe my prayer may know O you wonder! if you be maid or no. 13 No wonder, sir, but certainly a maid. It s love at first sight. Which is exactly what Prospero wants but not this quickly. He doesn t want it to be too easy. 14 [aside] This is the third man that e er I saw, the first that e er I sighed for. FERDINAND [to ] Oh, if a virgin, 15 And your affection not gone forth, I ll make you The Queen of Naples. Since he believes his father has drowned, Ferdinand thinks he s now the King of Naples. Prospero seizes his chance. 12 He is calling Ferdinand handsome. 13 O, you marvelous creature, are you a girl or a goddess? 14 If it s too easy, they ll never appreciate the value of their love. 15 i.e. unmarried. The Tempest Primary Company Script Page 8

10 FERDINAND FERDINAND A word, good sir. Thou dost here usurp the name thou owest 16 not, and hast put thyself upon this island as a spy to win it. [FERDINAND sees for the first time] No, as I am a man! Father! [to FERDINAND] Follow me. [To ] Speak not to him. He s a traitor. [To FERDINAND] Come. No, I will resist Beseech you, father. 17 casts a spell on him to make him freeze. FERDINAND [to ] Silence. [To FERDINAND] Come on. Obey. Thy nerves 18 are in their infancy again. [able to move his limbs again, but now weary] So they are. My spirits, as in a dream, are all bound up. 19 [aside to ] Thou hast done well, fine Ariel! [To FERDINAND] Follow me! [to FERDINAND] Be of comfort. My father is of a better nature than he appears by speech. [to FERDINAND] Come, follow. [To ] Speak not for him. 16 Owest = own. So, that name doesn t belong to you, you re up to no good. 17 Please, father, I beg you. 18 Nerves = sinews or muscles. He s as powerless as a baby. 19 My strength s all gone, as if I was in a dream. The Tempest Primary Company Script Page 9

11 Scene 3 Enter, SEBASTIAN, ANTONIO, GONZALO and other LORDS. In another part of the island, Ferdinand s sad father, King Alonso, and the other noblemen are lost, looking for Ferdinand. Gonzalo, the one who helped Prospero, tries to keep their spirits up. GONZALO GONZALO But the rarity of it is, that our garments, being, as they were, drenched in the sea, are now as fresh as when we put them on. You cram these words into mine ears against The stomach of my senses. 20 My son is lost. O thou mine heir Of Naples and of Milan, what strange fish Hath made his meal on thee? Sir, he may live. No, no, he s gone. Prithee, no more. Thou dost talk nothing to me. Enter, invisible, playing music which makes them sleepy. ANTONIO GONZALO ANTONIO [to GONZALO] Nay, my good lord, be not angry. [yawning] I am very heavy. Go sleep. ALL sleep except, SEBASTIAN, and ANTONIO. [yawning] What, all so soon asleep? 20 Alonso doesn t find Gonzalo s optimism helpful. The Tempest Primary Company Script Page 10

12 ANTONIO We two, my lord Will guard your person while you take your rest. Thank you. Wonderous heavy. He falls asleep. withdraws to observe. As Prospero expected, Antonio, who overthrew his own brother, takes the chance now to help Sebastian overthrow his. But he has to talk him round. ANTONIO SEBASTIAN ANTONIO SEBASTIAN ANTONIO SEBASTIAN ANTONIO Will you grant with me that Ferdinand is drowned? He s gone. Then, tell me, who s the next heir of Naples? My brother s daughter. Queen of Tunis; she that dwells ten leagues beyond man s life. 21 How say you? Keep her there, and let Sebastian awake. Your advancement! Do you understand me? 22 SEBASTIAN I remember you did supplant your brother Prospero. 23 ANTONIO SEBASTIAN True. And look how well my garments sit upon me. My brother s servants were then my fellows. Now they are my men. Thy case, dear friend, shall be my precedent. 24 Draw thy sword. 21 Meaning miles away, completely out of touch. 22 This is your chance! If your brother s dead, you ll be King. 23 Yes, just like you took the throne from your brother. 24 You took the dukedom from your brother. I ll take the kingdom from mine by killing him. The Tempest Primary Company Script Page 11

13 ANTONIO Draw together. And when I rear my hand gainst Alonso, do you the like, To fall it on Gonzalo. SEBASTIAN and ANTONIO draw their swords. SEBASTIAN [speaks quietly to ANTONIO] O, but one word. Enter, with music. [in GONZALO s ear] If of life you keep a care, Shake off slumber and beware. Awake, awake! ANTONIO Then let us both be sudden. 25 GONZALO [waking and seeing them] Now, good angels preserve the King! [waking] Why, how now? Ho, awake! ALL wake. SEBASTIAN ANTONIO GONZALO Why are you drawn? [bluffing 26 ] We heard a hollow burst of bellowing Like bulls, or rather lions. I heard nothing. Oh, twas a din to make an earthquake. Sure, it was the roar of a whole herd of lions. Heard you this Gonzalo? Upon mine honour, sir, I heard a humming which did awake me. There was a noise. 25 Let s act quickly. 26 He is trying to explain why their swords are drawn. The Tempest Primary Company Script Page 12

14 GONZALO Lead off this ground, and let s make further search for my poor son. Heavens keep him from these beasts. [to the audience] Prospero my lord shall know what I have done, So, King, go safely on to seek thy son. Antonio and Sebastian have missed their chance. But they ll wait for another. Scene 4 Enter carrying some wood. All the infections that the sun sucks up From bogs, fens, flats, on Prosper 27 fall and make him By inchmeal a disease! His spirits hear me And yet I needs must curse. Enter TRINCULO. Lo, now, lo! Here comes a spirit of his. Perchance he will not mind me. lies down, covered by his gabardine 28. TRINCULO This is Trinculo. He s a court jester. That means he s supposed to be funny. Another storm brewing. If it should thunder as it did before, I know not where to hide my head. [Seeing the shape of hiding] What have we here? A man or a fish? Dead or alive? A fish. He smells like a fish, a very ancient and fish-like smell. 27 Prosper = Prospero. 28 This is a cloak. The Tempest Primary Company Script Page 13

15 Warm, o my troth. This is no fish, but an islander That hath lately suffered by a thunderbolt. Thunder. TRINCULO Alas, the storm! My best way is to creep under his gabardine. Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows. TRINCULO crawls under Caliban s cloak. Enter, with a bottle. This is Stephano, a butler in the King s household, washed ashore with some wine. And now awash himself. [singing] I shall no more to sea, to sea Here shall I die ashore This is a very scurvy tune. Well, here s my comfort. drinks. Do not torment me! O! 29 What s the matter? This is some monster of the isle with four legs who hath got an ague. 30 I will give him some relief. Do not torment me! He shall taste of my bottle. This will shake your shaking. Open your chops. He pours wine into Caliban s mouth. TRINCULO I should know that voice but he is drowned! Oh, defend me! 29 This is a reaction to whatever Trinculo is doing under the cloak presumably trying to steal more of it for himself. 30 Pronounced aig-yew. He thinks the islander is ill and that alcohol is the best medicine. The Tempest Primary Company Script Page 14

16 TRINCULO TRINCULO Four legs and two voices. Forward voice. Backward voice. I will pour some in thy other mouth. Stephano! Mercy! Mercy! Stephano! I am Trinculo thy good friend Trinculo! I ll pull thee by the lesser legs. If any be Trinculo s legs, these are they. pulls TRINCULO out from under the gabardine. Thou art very Trinculo indeed! How camest thou? [He points to the gabardine] TRINCULO I hid me for fear of the storm. O Stephano, two Neapolitans 31 scaped! TRINCULO dances about. Prithee, do not turn me about. My stomach is not constant. Hast thou not dropped from heaven? 32 Out o the moon, I do assure thee. I have seen thee in her and I do adore thee. Come, swear to that, kiss the book. offers the bottle, drinks. And at that moment Caliban decides he will no longer serve Prospero. 31 From Naples. He is delighted to discover someone else from the ship alive. 32 Caliban has tasted wine for the first time. The Tempest Primary Company Script Page 15

17 He will serve Stephano instead and show him all the best that lives and grows on the island. Then lead the way! [singing drunkenly] Farewell, master! Farewell, farewell! Ban, Ban, Caliban Has a new master. Get a new man! O brave monster! Lead the way! Scene 5 Prospero, meanwhile, has given Caliban s usual job of gathering wood to Ferdinand. Enter FERDINAND carrying some wood. Enter. watches, unseen. FERDINAND FERDINAND FERDINAND If you ll sit down, I ll bear your logs the while. No, precious creature. You look wearily. No, noble mistress, tis fresh morning with me when you are by. What is your name? Miranda. Admired Miranda. The more Prospero watches the more he likes what he sees. My husband then? The Tempest Primary Company Script Page 16

18 FERDINAND Ay, here s my hand. And mine with my heart in t. Prospero is very pleased with his match-making. But there s lots to do before suppertime. Scene 6 Caliban has been showing his new friends the island but they have carried on drinking. Enter, TRINCULO, and 33. Enter, invisible. And this makes it hard for Caliban to get the others attention. Ariel decides to cause mischief. TRINCULO As I told thee before, I am subject to a tyrant who hath cheated me of the island. [behind TRINCULO, imitating his voice 34 ] Thou liest. [to TRINCULO] Thou liest, thou jesting monkey. I do not lie. Trinculo, if you trouble him in s tale, I will supplant some of your teeth. Why, I said nothing! Mum, then, and no more. Proceed. Thou shalt be lord of it, and I ll serve thee. How shall this be compassed? They have drunk more since we last saw them. 34 Ariel makes it appear as if Trinculo is saying the line. The Tempest Primary Company Script Page 17

19 TRINCULO I ll yield him thee asleep and [mimes hitting someone over the head]. [from behind TRINCULO] Thou liest. Thou canst not. Thou scurvy patch! Give him blows! Take his bottle from him! Trinculo, interrupt the monster one word further and by this hand I did nothing Didst thou not say he lied? [from behind TRINCULO] Thou liest. [hits TRINCULO] Take thou that. Beat him. After a little time, I ll beat him too. Come, proceed. Caliban eventually persuades the drunken Stephano that not only should he kill Prospero, but also marry his daughter Miranda and become a King with a Queen. Stephano thinks that s a wonderful idea and says he ll make Caliban and Trinculo governors. Music that alarms Stephano and Trinculo 36. Mercy upon us! Art thou afeard? No, monster, not I. 35 How do we go about doing this? 36 In the original it is Ariel playing on a tabor and pipe, but it could be anything weird and scary, continuing Ariel s mischief-making. The Tempest Primary Company Script Page 18

20 Be not afeard, the isle is full of noises. Sounds and sweet airs that give delight, and hurt not. Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments Will hum about mine ears; and sometimes voices, That if I then had waked after long sleep Will make me sleep again. This will prove a brave kingdom to me. Lead, monster. And, full of bravado, off they go to murder Prospero. Exit ALL. Scene 7 Also, still with murder on their minds are Antonio and Sebastian. Enter, GONZALO, SEBASTIAN, ANTONIO and other lords. They are tired. SEBASTIAN ANTONIO Sit down and rest. He is drowned. The sea mocks our frustrate search on land. 37 [aside to ANTONIO] The next advantage will we take thoroughly. [aside to SEBASTIAN] Let it be tonight, for now they are oppressed with travel. But Prospero wants no-one to rest. He wants to frighten them. Enter, unseen by the others. Enter as a Harpy We re looking on land for my son Ferdinand, but he s lost at sea. 38 Mythical creature: woman s face and body with wings and claws of a bird. The design and staging is up to you, as long as it s scary! The Tempest Primary Company Script Page 19

21 You are men of sin. You three from Milan did supplant good Prospero, him and his innocent child. Thee of thy son, Alonso, the powers have bereft 39 and do pronounce by me ling ring perdition 40, worse than any death. Thunder. vanishes with the other spirits. My high charms work, and these, mine enemies, are all knit up in their distractions. Exit. O, it is monstrous, monstrous. My son i th ooze is buried. 41 Exit distraught. SEBASTIAN ANTONIO I ll fight these devils. And I ll be thy second. Exit SEBASTIAN and ANTONIO. GONZALO All three of them are desperate. Follow them swiftly. Exit GONZAL.O. Scene 8 All three are indeed in despair, which is exactly how Prospero wants them. But first he needs Ariel again to help him with the problem of Caliban. 39 Because of what you did to Prospero and Miranda, your son has been taken from you. 40 Alonso will suffer forever. 41 This is genuine regret. Alonso thinks both his crime and his punishment (the drowning of his son in the sea) are monstrous (not the Harpy). The Tempest Primary Company Script Page 20

22 Enter and. Where didst thou leave these varlets? I left them I th filthy-mantled pool beyond your cell the foul lake o er-stunk their feet. The trumpery 42 I laid by your door. This was well done. Come. Exit and. Enter, AND TRINCULO TRINCULO Pray you tread softly. We now are near his cell. Monster, I do smell all horse-piss, at which my nose is in great indignation. So is mine. Enter invisible, and. Prithee, my king, be quiet. This is the mouth o th cell make this island thine forever mimes hitting someone over the head. TRINCULO TRINCULO [he sees the fancy clothing by the cell] O King Stephano! Look what a wardrobe is here for thee! Let it alone, thou fool. It is but trash. [he holds up a gown] O King Stephano! Put off that gown, Trinculo. By this hand, I ll have that. Let s alone 43, and do the murder first. 42 Fancy clothes. 43 Leave the distracting clothes alone. The Tempest Primary Company Script Page 21

23 TRINCULO Be you quiet, monster. Bear this away or I ll turn you out of my kingdom. Carry this. And this. They pile clothes onto. Enter SPIRITS in shapes of dogs who pursue, and TRINCULO and drive them offstage. Let them be hunted soundly. At this hour lies at my mercy all my enemies. Exit and. Scene 9 Prospero now has all his visitors where he wants them. He has separated Ferdinand and seen him fall in love with Miranda. He has tricked Alonso and his party into suffering some of the isolation and despair he himself has endured. And spoiled the plans of Caliban and his drunken friends to murder him. Time now to bring everything together. Enter in his magic cloak, with. Say, spirit, how fares the king and s followers? All prisoners, sir, brimful of sorrow and dismay. Go release them, Ariel. My charms I ll break, their senses I ll restore, and they shall be themselves. Exit. The Tempest Primary Company Script Page 22

24 This rough magic I abjure. 44 leads in, GONZALO, SEBASTIAN, ANTONIO and other LORDS. They enter the circle in a trance. They cannot see or hear. [to GONZALO] O good Gonzalo, my true preserver. [To ] Alonso, most cruelly didst thou use me and my daughter. Thy brother was a furtherer in the act 45 [To SEBASTIAN] Thou art pinched 46 for it now, Sebastian. [To ANTONIO] Flesh and blood, you brother mine, that entertained ambition I do forgive thee, unnatural though thou art. Ariel, fetch me my hat and rapier. Exit. I will present myself as I was sometime Milan. 47 returns. Ariel, I shall miss thee, but yet thou shalt have freedom. Now, spirit, set Caliban and his companions free. Untie the spell. Exit as the trance is lifted from and the others. [to ] Behold, sir King, the wronged Duke of Milan, Prospero. But how should Prospero be living and be here? [to Gonzalo] Noble friend. [They clasp hands] 44 Surrender/give up. 45 Sebastian helped his brother Alonso to remove Prospero. 46 Punished. 47 I will dress as I did as Duke of Milan. The Tempest Primary Company Script Page 23

25 [To Antonio] For you, most wicked sir, I do forgive thy rankest fault and require my dukedom of thee, which perforce, I know, thou must restore. [To Alonso] Sir, my dukedom since you have given me again I will requite you with as good a thing. 48 reveals FERDINAND and. 49 If this prove a vision of the Island, one dear son shall I lose twice. 50 SEBASTIAN A most high miracle! 51 FERDINAND GONZALO [embracing his father, ] The seas are merciful. I have cursed them without cause. Oh, wonder! O brave new world, that has such people in t. [to FERDINAND and ] Give me your hands. Let grief and sorrow still embrace his heart that doth not wish you joy. Be it so, Amen. [to ] Sir, there are yet missing of your company some few odd lads that you remember not. Enter, driving in, and TRINCULO. These three have robbed me, and this demi-devil had plotted with them to take my life. Two of these fellows you must know and own. This thing of darkness I acknowledge mine. 48 As King of Naples, the gift of the Dukedom of Milan is in Alonso s power. Since he has given Prospero back his Dukedom, Prospero will give the King back something that s as good. 49 Traditionally, they have been playing chess. 50 If this proves to be an illusion, it will be like losing my son all over again. 51 Is he impressed or being sarcastic? It s the last thing he wanted to see Ferdinand alive. The Tempest Primary Company Script Page 24

26 Stephano? Trinculo? How camest thou in this pickle? [Indicating ] This is a strange thing as e er I looked on. [to ] Go, sirrah, to my cell. As you look to have my pardon, trim it handsomely. 52 Ay, that I will. And I ll be wise hereafter and seek for grace. Go to, away. Exit. Sir, I invite your highness and your train 53 to my cell. Then, I ll bring you to your mariners and your ship and so to Naples, where I have hope to see the nuptial of these our dear beloved solemnized. I long to hear the story of your life, which must take the ear strangely. I ll deliver all, and promise you calm seas and auspicious gales. [Aside to Ariel] My Ariel, that is thy charge. Then to the elements be free, and fare thou well. Exit. [To ALL] Come, our revels now are ended. 54 We are such stuff as dreams are made on! If you want me to forgive you, tidy it well. 53 Your party/group. 54 This has been moved from a section of the play not included in this adaptation. Here Prospero might be using the line to indicate he s about to take up his responsibilities in the real world. 55 This has also been moved from a section of the play not included in this adaptation. Here Prospero might be saying what you ve seen I engineered with magic. But the human spirit is an unbeatable force, even stronger than magic. The Tempest Primary Company Script Page 25