Chapter XXII: Conclusion: If we study a play too long or continue to read it after our

interest ceases for a time, we are liable to be prejudiced against it, and to feel that it is not worth the labor we have put upon it. If, however, a person will stop studying when he begins to lose interest and work seems a drudgery, he will come back a little later with renewed interest. Again, when we study a play minutely as we have been doing, and view it from many sides, we may lose sight for a time of the unity and beauty of the whole composition. This is peculiarly unfortunate, for the poet intends us to view his work as a whole, and to produce his effect with the whole. It is _The Tempest_ that we will remember as a work of art, and, if our studies are fruitful, that will draw us back to it at intervals for many years to come. Before we leave it, we must take it and read it through in a leisurely manner, pausing merely to enjoy its beauty, to smile at its playfulness and to feel our hearts expand under the benign influence of the grand old man Prospero. Now Miranda, Ferdinand and Ariel have passed the line of mere acquaintances, and have become to us fast friends, who, though they may be forever silent, have yet given us a fragment of their lives to cheer us on our way.

OTHER PLAYS OF SHAKESPEARE. Shakespeare wrote a great many plays, and all are not equally good; a few seem so inferior that many who study them think they were not written by the same hand that penned _The Tempest_. Some of the plays are more difficult than others, and some cannot be comprehended until the reader has had some experience in life. There are several, on the other hand, that may be read with great interest and profit by almost any one, while those who have read _The Tempest_ as we have recommended, should find some measure of enjoyment in all. _A Midsummer Night's Dream_ is a charming fairy story; _The Merchant of Venice_ is a good story, contains fine characters and shows some of Shakespeare's most beautiful thoughts, although some people are inclined to believe he has dealt too severely with the Jew. _Much Ado About Nothing_ is a jolly comedy to match with _The Comedy of Errors_. _Julius Cæsar_, _Richard III_ and _Coriolanus_ are interesting historical plays, and _Hamlet_, _Macbeth_ and _Romeo and Juliet_ are among the best of his tragedies. If a person would read just the plays mentioned in the thoughtful way we have indicated here, he would gain a benefit whose great value never can be estimated, and thereafter all reading would seem easier and more delightful.

PRONUNCIATION OF PROPER NAMES

NOTE.--The pronunciation of difficult words is indicated by respelling them phonetically. _N_ is used to indicate the French nasal sound; _K_ sound of _ch_ in German; _ü_ the sound of the German _ü_ and French _u_; _ö_ the sound of _ö_ in foreign languages.

ABOUKIR, _ah boo keer´_
ACHILLES, _a kil´ leez_
ACIS, _ay´ sis_
AIX, _ayx_
AJAX TELAMON, _ay´ jacks tel´ a mon_
ALAMO, _al´ a mo_
ALAMEDA, _ah la may´ dah_
ALAVA, _ah´ la vah_
ALGIERS, _al jeerz´_
ALGONQUIN, _al gon´ kwin_
ALLOUEZ, _al loo ay´_
ALONSO, _a lon´ zo_
ALPUXARRAS, _ahl´´ poo hahr´ ras_
ALVARADO, _ahl vah rah´ do_
ANTIGUA, _an tee´ gwa_
APHRODITE, _af ro di´ tee_
ARDENNES, _ahr den´_
ARGONAUTA, _ahr go naw´ tah_
ARIEL, _ay´ ry el_
AYACANORA, _i a kahn o´ rah_
BOABDIL, _bo ahb deel´_
CADIZ, _kay´ diz_
CANOVA, _kah no´ vah_
CASABIANCA, _kas´´ a bee an´ kah_
CHARLEVOIX, _shahr´´ lev wah´_
CHARYBDIS, _ka rib´ dis_
COLIGNI, _ko´´ leen´´ yee´_, or _ko leen´ yee_
COMMUNIPAW, _kom mun´ y paw_
CORIOLANUS, _kor y o lay´ nus_
COROMANTEES, _ko ro mahn´ teez_
CUNDINAMARCA, _koon´´ dee nam ahr´ kah_
DAMFREVILLE, _doN freh veel´_
D'AUMALE, _do mahl´_
DEMARATUS, _de mar´ a tus_
DENT BLANCHE, _doN bloN´ sh_
DIAZ, _dee´ ahs_, or _dee´ ath_
DIOGENES, _di oj´ ee neez_
DISCOBOLUS, _dis kob´ o lus_
ELIA, _ee´ ly a_
EPHIALTES, _ef y al´ teez_
EURYALUS, _u ri´ a lus_
FERROL, _fer role´_
FINISTERRE, _fin´´ is tayr´_
FLIEDNER, _fleet´ ner_
FRONTENAC, _fron´ te nak_
GALATEA, _gal a tee´ a_
GHENT, _gent_
GONZALES, _gon zah´ leez_
GONZALO, _gon zah´ lo_
GRANADA, _gran ah´ dah_
GRÈVE, _grayv´_
HERNANDO CORTES, _her nahn´ do kor tays´_
HERVÉ RIEL, _her vay´´ ree el´_
IVRY, _eev ree´_
JOLIET, _zho lee yay´_
KIKABEAUX, _kee ka bo´_
KORAN, _ko´ ran_, or _ko rahn´_
LA CHINE, _lah sheen´_
LEIGH, AMYAS, _lee, a mi´ as_
LEONIDAS, _lee on´ y das_
LETHE, _lee´ thee_
LOCHIEL, _lo keel´_
LOUVRE, _loo´ vr´_
MAELSTROM, _mayl´ strum_
MALOUINS, _mah loo aN´_
MARCO BOZZARIS, _mahr´ ko bo tsa´ rees_, popularly _bo zar´ is_
MAYENNE, _mi en´_
MEGISTIAS, _me gis´ ty as_
MIAMIS, _mi ah´ miz_
MICHILLIMACKINAC, _mee´´ shil y mack´ in ak_
MIGUEL, _mee gayl´_
MILAN, _mil´ an_, or _mil an´_
MYCENAE, _mi see´ nee_
NACOGDOCHES, _nak o do´ chez_
NAVARRE, _nah vahr´_
NOMBRE DE DIOS, _nom´ bray day de os´_
NYACK, _ni´ ak_
OETA, _ee´ ta_
OLMEDO, _ol may´ do_
ORCHOMENUS, _or kom´ ee nus_
ORDAZ, _or dath´_
PEDRILLO, _pay dreel´ yo_
PELOPONNESUS, _pel´´ o pon nee´ sus_
PERE MARQUETTE, _payr mar ket´_
PHOENICIANS, _fee nish´ anz_
PICARDY, _pik´ ar dy_
PIZARRO, _pee zahr´ ro_
PLATÆA, _pla tee´ a_
PLUTARCH, _plu´ tark_
PROSPERO, _pros´ pe ro_
PUEBLO NUEVA, _pweb´ lah nuay´ va_
ROCHEFORT, _rosh for´_
ST. GÉNÉVIÈVE, _saN zhen´´ vy ayv´_
SALTO DE ALVARADO, _sahl´´ to day ahl vah rah´ do_
SAN ANTONIO DE BEXAR, _day bay hahr´_
SANDOVAL, _sahn do vahl´_
SAN JACINTO, _san ja sin´ to_
SANTA FÉ, _san´´ ta fay´_
SAULT SAINTE MARIE, _soo saint may´ ry_
SCYLLA, _sil´ la_
SEGUIN, _se geen´_
STUYVESANT, _sti´ ves sant_
TALADEGA, _tah lah day´ ga_
TEGEA, _tee´ gee a_
TEMERAIRE, _tem e rayr´_
THERMOPYLAE, _thur mop´ y lee_
TLASCALANS, _tlahs kah´ lahns_
TOURVILLE, _toor veel´_
TRAFALGAR, _traf al gahr´_ or _tra fal´ gar_
TYROLESE, _tir ol ees´_
VIGO, _vee´ go_
VILLENEUVE, _veel neuv´_
WILHELMUS KIEFT, _vil hel´ mus keeft´_
XENIL, _hay´ neel_
XERXES, _zurks´ eez_

Transcriber's Note

Corrections

Page Error
36 bring them to me? changed to bring them to me?'
310 dreadful ery changed to dreadful cry
336 Footnote 6 was skipped in numbering the footnotes in this section.
379 his fortune changed to his fortunes
391 The marker for footnote 391-115 was missing in the original book.
It was inserted based on context.
424 _CALIBAN drinks._ changed to [_CALIBAN drinks._
430 _Aside_ to changed to _Aside to_
430 SEBAS. [_Aside_ changed to _Sebas._ [_Aside_
431 The _phoenix_ was changed to The _phoenix_ was
478 cherubim changed to cherubim
490 Demartus changed to Demaratus
491 Plataea was changed to Platæa

Other comments

180 Footnote for 180-3 was printed on 181
340 Footnotes 340-14 and 340-15 were printed on 341
413 Footnote 413-18 was originally printed on 414
440 Footnote 440-28 was originally printed on 441

Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation:

bowsprit / bow-sprit
Cæsars / Caesars
Cortés / Cortes
Fe / Fé
Hardkoppig / Hard-Koppig
hillside / hill-side
lifelong / life-long
misshapen / mis-shapen
Moskoestrom / Moskoe-strom
negroes / Negroes
Père / Pere
Schermerhorns / Schermerhornes
southwest / south-west
spiérs / spiers
Thermopylæ / Thermopylae
thunderbolt / thunder-bolt
thunderbolts / thunderbolts
topmast / top-mast
upstaring / up-staring
waterside / water-side