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by William Shakespeare

The Tempest first appeared in print as the first play in the 1623 Folio of Shakespeare. Throughout the play's history, the play has been variously regarded as a highlight of Shakespeare's dramatic output, as a representation of the essence of human life, and as containing Shakespeare's most…

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And all the more it seeks to hide itself (What does this set mean?)
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Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 26, 2013 3:01 PM
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The bigger bulk it shows. Hence, bashful cunning (What does this set mean?)
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And prompt me, plain and holy innocence (What does this set mean?)
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I am your wife, if you will marry me ( What does this set mean?)
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If not, I'll die your maid. To be your fellow (What does this set mean?)
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You may deny me, but I'll be your servant ( What does this set mean?)
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Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 26, 2013 2:54 PM
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Whether you will or no (What does this set mean?)
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Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 26, 2013 2:51 PM
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Be not afeard. The isle is full of noises ( What does this set mean?)
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Sounds, and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not (What does this set mean?)
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Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 26, 2013 2:47 PM
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Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments (What does this set mean?)
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Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 26, 2013 2:46 PM
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Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices (What does this set mean?)
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Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 26, 2013 2:45 PM
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That, if I then had waked after long sleep (What does this set mean?)
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Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 26, 2013 2:44 PM
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Will make me sleep again; and then in dreaming (What does this set mean?)
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Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 26, 2013 2:41 PM
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The clouds methought would open and show riches ( What does this set mean?)
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Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 26, 2013 2:39 PM
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Ready to drop upon me, that when I waked ( What does this set mean?)
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Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 26, 2013 2:38 PM
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I cried to dream again (What does this set mean?)
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Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 26, 2013 2:37 PM
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Our revels now are ended. These our actors (What does this set mean?)
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Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 26, 2013 2:35 PM
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As I foretold you, were all spirits, and ( What does this set mean?)
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Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 26, 2013 2:32 PM
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Are melted into air, into thin air ( What does this set mean?)
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Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 26, 2013 2:28 PM
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And, like the baseless fabric of this vision ( What does this set mean?)
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Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 26, 2013 2:27 PM
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The cloud-capped towers, the gorgeous palaces ( What does this set mean?)
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Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 26, 2013 2:25 PM
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The solemn temples, the great globe itself ( What does this set mean?)
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Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 26, 2013 2:20 PM
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Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve (What does this set mean?)
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Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 26, 2013 2:17 PM
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And, like this insubstantial pageant faded (What does this set mean?)
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Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 26, 2013 2:15 PM
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Leave not a rack behind. We are such stuff (What does this set mean?)
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Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 26, 2013 2:08 PM
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