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White to move and mate in two #396 — The Tempest [1]

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Date: 2023-08-24

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PROSPERO (aside) I had forgot that foul conspiracy of the beast Caliban and his confederates against my life. Is almost come. (To the Spirits) Well done, avoid. No more.

FERDINAND This is strange. Your father’s in some passion that works him strongly.

MIRANDA. Never till this day saw I him touched with anger, so distempered.

PROSPERO You do look, my son, in a moved sort, as if you were dismayed. Be cheerful sir, our revels now are ended. These our actors, as I foretold you, were all spirits, and are melted into air, into thin air, and like the baseless fabric of this vision, the cloud-capped towers, the gorgeous palaces, the solemn temples, the great globe itself, yea all which it inherit, shall dissolve, and like this insubstantial pageant faded leave not a rack behind. We are such stuff as dreams are made on; and our little life is rounded with sleep. Sir, I am vexed; Bear with my weakness, my old brain is troubled. Be not disturbed with my infirmity. If you be pleased, retire into my cell, and there repose; a turn or two I’ll walk to still my beating mind.

FERDINAND, MIRANDA. We wish your peace. Exeunt.

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PROSPERO Spirit, we must prepare to meet with Caliban.

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PROSPERO This was well done, my bird. Thy shape invisible retain thou still. The trumpery in my house, go bring it hither for stale to catch these thieves.

ARIEL I go, I go.

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Enter Ariel, loaded with glistering apparel.

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Enter Caliban, Stephano, and Trinculo, all wet. Prospero and Ariel remain, invisible.

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A noise of hunters heard. Enter divers Spirits in the shape of dogs and hounds, hunting them about; Prospero and Ariel setting them on.

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Caliban, Stephano, and Trinculo are driven out.

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Here Prospero discovers Ferdinand and Miranda, playing chess.

MIRANDA Sweet lord, you play me false.

FERDINAND No my dearest love, I would not for the world.

MIRANDA. Yes, for a score of kingdoms you should wrangle, and I would call it fair play.

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