All 4 Uses of
tempest
in
Turtles All the Way Down
- It's just like The Tempest, and okay, I'm going to leave you now so you can live happily ever after.
p. 33.9tempest = the name of a Shakespeare play based on the common noun which means "violent storm"
- "Well, I don't think it's exactly like The Tempest," I said.
p. 34.0
- It was only after reading every journal entry that I noticed the ones about me began with quotes from The Tempest.
p. 189.3 *
- Tonight, under the sky, she asked me, "Why do all the ones about me have quotes from The Tempest?"
p. 208.2
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.