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William Shakespeare: The Tempest, Epilogue

EpilogueProsperoNow my charms are all o'erthrown, And what strength I have's mine own, Which is most faint: now, 'tis true, I must be here confined by you, Or sent to Naples. Let me not,…

Tilton, Theodore

(Encyclopedia) Tilton, Theodore, 1835–1907, American journalist, b. New York City. After working for the New York Observer he was (1863–71) editor in chief of the Independent, a Congregationalist…

William Shakespeare: The Tempest, Act II

Act IIScene IAnother part of the islandEnter Alonso, Sebastian, Antonio, Gonzalo, Adrian, Francisco, and othersGonzaloBeseech you, sir, be merry; you have cause, So have we all, of joy; for…

William Shakespeare: The Tempest, Act III

Act IIIScene IBefore Prospero's CellEnter Ferdinand, bearing a logFerdinandThere be some sports are painful, and their labour Delight in them sets off: some kinds of baseness Are nobly…

William Shakespeare: The Tempest, Act IV

Act IVScene IBefore Prospero's cellEnter Prospero, Ferdinand, and MirandaProsperoIf I have too austerely punish'd you, Your compensation makes amends, for I Have given you here a third of…

Uccello, Paolo

(Encyclopedia) Uccello, PaoloUccello, Paolopäˈōlō &oomacr;t-chĕlˈlō [key], c.1396–1475, Florentine painter. Uccello was little appreciated in his own time, and much of his work has been destroyed…

Romney, George

(Encyclopedia) Romney, GeorgeRomney, Georgerŏmˈnē [key], 1734–1802, English portrait painter, b. Lancashire. Having had little early training, Romney went to London in 1762, where he rapidly became a…

Martin, Frank

(Encyclopedia) Martin, FrankMartin, FrankfräNk märtăNˈ [key], 1890–1974, Swiss composer, b. Geneva. He studied mathematics and physics at the Univ. of Geneva and studied composition and music with…

Adès, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Adès, ThomasAdès, Thomasădˈĭs [key], 1971–, British composer, conductor, and pianist, b. London, studied Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, and King's College, Cambridge. An…