The Tempest

When I finished reading Shakespeare's Tempest, Prospero's monologue at the end of the play got me thinking, so I created a monologue from Prospero at the beginning of the play, suggesting the ending and responding to the monologue at the end.

Enter Ariel and Prospero.

Ariel on to the stage with a book

Ariel: All hail, honorable master!

The book is bringing to here

Abide by your command

Prospero: My brave spirit!

Give it to me,

And go out of here

Ariel step down

Prospero open the book.

Prospero: Book, the source of all magic

The signs【1】 from the heaven

The source of all desires

It shows the past, now, future

Let traitors die in Aceldama【2】, and give bliss to the good

Dear the book

There is a sinner awaiting your judgment

Dear Lord, please bless me

Lead the lost ship to its direction——come hither

A vicious fire

Was burning on the ship

Spread out on the sea

Let the flames of vengeance——

That have tormented me thousands of days and nights

Burning again

Let the tempest quench the fire

Let the ship——

To be swallowed by the raging sea, or to

Give a new life to the people on it

Reflect their lost self like a mirror

Lead it here

Under the dark sky; A rough sea

The tempest will wash away the SINS【3】 of Judah

The tempest ——

Will calm all this down

The rainbow will appear at the end of the storm

A dazzling light came out of the book.

【1】signs：Here it means the miracle

【2】Aceldama：The place where Judas died

【3】SINS：Seven Deadly Sins

This scene is set before Act 1, Scene1. As the opening of the series, it tells the story of Prospero 's inner struggle as he uses his magic to create a storm. Is it revenge or forgiveness? Prospero 's narration is like the one at the end of the Tempest, echoing from beginning to end. Prospero intends to use the tempest to bring the traitors' ships to the island, but it is not clear whether to let them die at sea or let them find out who they are in the tempest. There is a metaphor at the end, which foreshadows a happy ending.

（In this scene, Prospero first says " Let traitors die in Aceldama【2】, and give bliss to the good "and then" Dear Lord, please bless me". He thinks he is the good side, but is he really? This is also worth thinking about while reading.）