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How does Shakespeare create dramatic tension in Act One, Scene One of The Tempest?

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This sense of tension is primarily created through noise. The stage instructions explain how a "tempestuous noise of thunder and lightning is heard" (act 1, scene 1).

The boatswain commands the mariners,

"Tend to th' Master's whistle."

The boatswain also mentions the wind, another noise present. The noises of wind, lightning, shouting, and whistling create most of the tension in the opening scene. A cry is heard, and the boatswain shouts in response,

"A plague...