Jules Verne

However strong, however imposing a ship may appear, it is not 'disgraced' because it flies before the tempest. A commander ought always to remember that a man's life is worth more than the mere satisfaction of his own pride. In any case, to be obstinate is blameable, and to be wilful is dangerous.

French Author

Albert Schweitzer

The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it; and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character.

German Theologian

Pliny the Elder

What is there more unruly than the sea, with its winds, its tornadoes, and its tempests? And yet in what department of her works has Nature been more seconded by the ingenuity of man than in this, by his inventions of sails and of oars?

Roman Author

Daphne Guinness

A marriage is a solemn affair. The tempest of emotions and the myriad of arrangements are giddying, and when one is faced with these, clothing seems to be the last of one's priorities.

British Artist

Bjornstjerne Bjornson

A meaningful life - this is what we look for in art, in its smallest dewdrops as in its unleashing of the tempest. We are at peace when we have found it and uneasy when we have not.

Norwegian Writer

John Muir

God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from fools.

American Environmentalist

Scott Pruitt

It is no secret that Washington, D.C., is a tempest of people and institutions relentlessly seeking power over the lives of everyday Americans.

American Politician

Will Carleton

Worm or beetle - drought or tempest - on a farmer's land may fall, Each is loaded full o' ruin, but a mortgage beats 'em all.

American Poet

Charles de Saint-Évremond

Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempest.

French Critic

Dean Koontz

American Author

Use 'tempest' to describe a storm with extreme force or intensity, suggesting damage and chaos.

Expressive Intensity

'Tempest' can metaphorically describe situations of great disturbance, beyond weather.

Metaphorical Usage

In literature, 'tempest' often sets a dramatic scene or acts as a symbol for turmoil.

Literary Drama

Use 'tempest' to evoke the sense of an argument or debate that is fierce and disruptive.

Conflict Representation

'Tempest' can also describe emotional states that are tumultuous or turbulent.

Emotional Turbulence

It's often used to imply a significant upheaval within societal or political contexts.

Socio-political Storms

Remember, 'The Tempest' is a title so it's always capitalized when referring to Shakespeare's work.

Shakespearean Play

'The Tempest' is frequently referenced in discussions about classic literature and theatre.

Cultural Reference

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 But if the weather is horrible, the clouds are looming, and the wind is a raging tempest, and someone says, "Great weather we're having," he probably doesn't actually mean that. He probably means that the weather is horrible, but he has said the opposite.

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 This is no ordinary storm, but a violent and vengeful tempest, and it sets the stage for Shakespeare’s most enigmatic play. As the skies clear, we are invited into a world that seems far removed from our own, but is rife with familiar concerns

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 it is that true, real inspiration and growth only comes from adversity and from challenge, from stepping away from what's comfortable and familiar and stepping out into the unknown. In life, we all have tempests to ride and poles to walk to,

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 Bolstered by their victory, the triumphant heroes sailed onward– only to be blown back to the island several stormy nights later. In the tempest, the Doliones thought these new arrivals invaders.

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 Through the teeth of this tempest In the mouth of a gale May the angels protect me If all else should fail And the last ship sails Oh the roar of the chains

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 with plates of delicious holiday treats it's also customary for families to go to the tempest together on this day they all been dress and find new outfits

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 of illusion to shift the course of fate after a storm in the tempest catspaw were magic seduction and deceit drive to aliens who threatened the enterprise

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 season and a crew from the Air Force Reserves weather reconnaissance squadron is flying into a monster a 400 mile wide tempest named Earl

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 it's first come first served tempest can get spiky when there's not enough to go around

Tempest

A storm that is very violent and destructive.

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A situation with a lot of trouble or conflict.

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A work of literature, 'The Tempest' written by William Shakespeare.

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Metaphorical Usage

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