How long does it take to read The Tempest?
The Tempest by William Shakespeare takes about 5h 35m to read — it is 304 pages.
Reading plans
- 15 minutes a day → 23 days
- 30 minutes a day → 12 days
- 60 minutes a day → 6 days
Estimated at an average adult reading pace (~250 words per minute, ~275 words per page). Actual time varies with reading speed and edition.
At 304 pages it is longer than 76% of the 1,407 assigned books we track (typically assigned in grades 9–12).
Assigned books of about the same length
- Romeo and Juliet — 304 pages, about 5h 35m
- The Handmaid's Tale — 311 pages, about 5h 40m
- All Quiet on the Western Front — 296 pages, about 5h 25m
- The Fault in Our Stars — 313 pages, about 5h 45m
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