This ‘A.W. Verity’ edition has the complete text of The Tempest along with its paraphrase. Besides, it has detailed explanations of difficult words and passages, notes, summaries of individual scenes and references to historical events and classical allusions. The paraphrases have been written in a simple language, without compromising on the poetic quality of Shakespeare. The Specimen Questions along with the marking scheme and topics for long answer questions will be of much use to the students preparing for the ISC examination.