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They typically included poetry, dance, music and costumes. The masque in The Tempest includes spirits who appear in the form of Ancient Greek goddesses. Miranda showed kindness to Caliban and ...

The shipwrecked sailors find a magical feast laid before them, but before any can enjoy Ariel, a spirit, appears as a ... all the plotters repenting the Tempest is calmed.

Various plots against the main characters fail thanks to the magic of Prospero. The play ends with all the plotters repenting the Tempest is calmed.