The Tempest

The following materials bring books to life and support both individual and group literature study. Use these resources to draw real-world connections, plan interdisciplinary lessons, inspire unique research projects, create enrichment activities, and support differentiated instruction.

• The Sea and the Mirror: A Commentary on Shakespeare’s Tempest

A long poem by renowned 20th century poet W.H. Auden, The Sea and the Mirror gives further voice to The Tempest’s cast of characters

• A Tempest

Poet, essayist, and playwright Aimé Cesaire’s adaptation of The Tempest foregrounds the play’s implicit themes of race and colonialism.

• Hag-Seed: William Shakespeare’s The Tempest Retold

This reimagining of The Tempest by acclaimed novelist Margaret Atwood tells the story of a betrayed and exiled theater director seeking his revenge.

• Cannibal

In lush, adventurous poems, Safiya Sinclair investigates the racist origins of the word “cannibal” and its connection to The Tempest’s Caliban. 

• The Tempest (film)

A 2010 film adaptation of the play directed by Julie Taymor, with Helen Mirren as Prospera, Felicity Jones as Miranda, Djimon Hounsou as Caliban, and Russell Brand as