Play opens aboard a ship in the midst of a tempestuous storm.
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Act One - Play opens aboard a ship in the midst of a tempestuous storm. - The king of Naples and his entourage enter. They don't seem to realise the full importance of the storm much to the annoyance of the Boatswain; "you mar our labour, keep your cabins, you do assist the storm." - The king and his entourage return to their cabins to pray as they realise their doom. - The next scene introduces us to Miranda and her father Prospero - Miranda confronts her father because she believes he conjured up the storm; "if by your art (my dearest father) you have the wild waters in this roar, allay them." - Prospero tells her no harm was done to anybody aboard the "brave vessel" - Miranda learns how they came to be on the island. Prospero was the Duke of Milan but his brother usurped him and left Prospero and baby Miranda drift...

