All 4 Uses of
tempest
in
The Tempest
- SCENE: The sea, with a Ship; afterwards an Island THE TEMPEST ACT 1 SCENE 1 [On a ship at sea; a tempestuous noise of thunder and lightning heard] [Enter a SHIPMASTER and a BOATSWAIN severally] MASTER.†
Scene 1.1
- Hast thou, spirit, Perform'd to point the tempest that I bade thee?†
Scene 1.2
- When first I rais'd the tempest
Scene 5.1 *tempest = violent storm
- In this last tempest.†
Scene 5.1
Definition:
a violent commotion or disturbance -- especially a violent storm or emotional outburst
The expression tempest in a teapot describes people as being upset over an unimportant matter.