The Tempest
The Tempest - meaning Summary
Beauty Amid Storm
The poem describes a solitary maiden standing on a rock amid a violent sea-storm. Vivid images—flashes of red lightning, thunder, ravaging wind, and the play of waves—frame the scene. Despite the dramatic power of nature, the speaker insists the maiden surpasses the spectacle in beauty. The poem contrasts human grace with natural might and evokes a sense of awe and quiet transcendence amid chaos.
Read Complete AnalysesWho saw the maiden on the rock -- Closed in white -- and waves around, When, in the stormy darkness locked, The sea was playing with the ground? When she was every minute lit By scarlet lights in thunder’s rattle, And wind was ravishing and swift In crazy flight with her white mantle? The sea is beautiful, when rocks, And skies -- with flashes, void of azure; But, Lord! The maiden on the rock Was more beautiful than nature! Translated by Yevgeny Bonver
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