Here is the translation of the given content into English: "Shakespeare's performance is about to begin" Note: The "" (carriage return and line feed) was kept as it is, since it is a formatting instruction and does not require translation.

Author: (USA) Dick Reilly
Translator: Liu Junping
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: This translation series is imported from the American Continuum Publishing Group, having sold over 400,000 copies in the U.S. and been translated into multiple languages. It is divided into three books: Detective Christie, Sherlock Holmes, and Shakespeare on Stage, offering leisure reading for a broad audience. The series introduces the plots of works by three great classic writers, explores the plays and films adapted from their writings, reveals many little-known behind-the-scenes stories, and presents unexpected insights and fresh perspectives. It is a new romance for the long-time fans of the three classic writers. Leisurely reading brings relief from life's pressures with heartwarming laughter.
Excerpt: The Tempest Shakespeare may have seen himself as a magician or storyteller while writing this fairy tale about a powerful wizard. All the elements of the play follow the traditional legend: a noble family faces misfortune, is exiled to a magical land, isolated from the world, accompanied by a group of human-like spirits, and finally reunites and finds happiness in love after a series of near-impossible coincidences. The play begins 12 years after the lawful Duke of Milan, Prospero, is exiled. Twelve years ago, his evil brother Antonio, with the help of King Alonso of Naples, usurped his throne. Prospero and his three-year-old daughter Miranda were cast into a small boat and drifted at sea. They should have been doomed, but thanks to a kind minister (Gonzalo) who secretly placed water, food, and magic books from the Duke's library on the boat, they survived. Prospero and Miranda were washed ashore on a magic-enveloped island. Though he regrets not fulfilling his duties as Duke by being too engrossed in "studying the mysterious," Prospero now finds his interest in magic exactly