《暴風雨》揭幕於前米蘭公爵普洛斯帕羅,在被放逐了十二年受盡屈辱後,藉魔法與精靈之助,在海上掀起暴風雨,擊沉了敵人的船隻。對於上岸的生還者,他將終於展開復仇?或會泯棄仇恨,為他的女兒與敵人的兒子締結良緣?“Hell is empty. All the devils are here!”地獄空了,所有的魔鬼都在這裡了!(Act I, Scene II) “We are such stuff as dreams are made of, and our little life is rounded off with a sleep.”我們都是夢裡的幻影,我們的渺小生命都將在睡眠中循環輪迴。(Act IV, Scene I)“Oh, wonder! How many fine people there are here! How lovely mankind is! Oh, brave new w