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The Tempest escape rooms
Five self-checking escape rooms on Shakespeare's The Tempest, one for each act. Every answer comes from the act, so each room checks reading as well as recall, and they work with any edition. They suit high school English classes and homeschoolers from about grade 8.
No logins and nothing to install. Try the first two locks of any room free. See the rooms on all twelve plays.
The Tempest · Act 1The Great StormFree taster
The Tempest · Act 2The Sleeping KingFree taster
The Tempest · Act 3The Vanishing BanquetFree taster
The Tempest · Act 4The Wedding MasqueFree taster
The Tempest · Act 5The Broken StaffFree tasterRoom by room
- Act 1: The Great Storm. The shipwreck, Prospero's story of how he lost Milan, Ariel's report of the storm and his wish to be free, Caliban's claim to the island, and Ferdinand's meeting with Miranda.
- Act 2: The Sleeping King. Alonso's grief for his son, Gonzalo's dream of a perfect commonwealth, Antonio and Sebastian's plot against the sleeping king, Ariel's rescue, and Caliban's meeting with Trinculo and Stephano.
- Act 3: The Vanishing Banquet. Ferdinand's log-carrying and his promise to marry Miranda, Caliban's plot with Stephano and Trinculo against Prospero, Ariel's invisible mischief, and the banquet that vanishes when Ariel appears as a harpy.
- Act 4: The Wedding Masque. Prospero's gift of Miranda to Ferdinand, the masque of Iris, Ceres and Juno, Prospero's sudden memory of Caliban's plot, the glistering clothes that tempt the plotters, and the spirit hounds that hunt them.
- Act 5: The Broken Staff. Prospero's choice of mercy over vengeance, his farewell to magic, the charmed circle, the return of his dukedom, Ferdinand and Miranda at chess, Caliban's repentance, Ariel's freedom and the Epilogue.