The Tempest Act 2: Ambition | Summary and Analysis of Shakespeare's Tempest

This is part of a seven-episode series about William Shakespeare’s play The Tempest: The series discusses themes, characters, and symbolism, and analyzes the play act by act. This video is an introduction to act 2 through the theme of ambition.

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