This Bewitching Play, Shakespeare's Final Work, Articulates A Wealth Of The Playwright's Mature Reflections On Life And Contains Some Of His Most Familiar And Oft-Quoted Lines. The Story Concerns Miranda, A Lovely Young Maiden, And Prospero, Her Philosophical Old Magician Father, Who Dwell On An Enchanted Island, Alone Except For Their Servants -- Ariel, An Invisible Sprite, And Caliban, A Monstrous Witch's Son.