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Prospero (finally) reveals Ferdinand and Miranda behind the curtain playing chess (weird). Alonso is ecstatic to see his son and to hear that he has found love in Miranda. Gonzalo begins to ramble about the beauty of it all.

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Ariel reports to Prospero that all of the subjects are in place.  Prospero performs his soliloquy alone on stage,in which he proclaims that he is giving up magic.  This will be his last act.

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This is the moment we have all been waiting for. Prospero has truly taken his time getting all of the characters together to finally punish them for their crimes against him. He first speaks to Gonzalo and tells him that he feels sorry for him and that he is a good man.  Then he addresses Alonso and Antonio, basically telling them that they are pricks but he forgives them.  The two that caused the most damage, are getting a stern talking to.  Nothing more

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At this point, we are all waiting for Prospero to do something or turn them into something.  But he passive-aggressively just tells them of their crimes and refuses to harm any of them.  They have robbed him of his throne and home.  How is he not torturing them right now?

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"Irreparable is the loss, and patienceSays it is past her cure."

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"Irreparable is the loss, and patienceSays it is past her cure."

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We finally realize why.  Prospero understands that his pain cannot be undone.  Hurting them will not make things better for him.  Everything he had endured, has made him who he is today, and nothing he does to them will change that.  He has come to terms with his current situation and only wishes to forgive them all for their crimes and move on.  He is past all methods to healing.

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These two begin to chat about losing their children.  Prospero is dragging things right now.  He is fully aware that Ferdinand is alive and is stalling, and Alonso won't stop crying and whining.

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Miranda has only remembered seeing 3 men in her life.  This is probably how she would've reacted:

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Meanwhile Ariel, Prospero’s servant, is wondering when she will be allowed to go live her life freely.  Prospero has been promising her freedom since the story first began.

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The three goof balls: Caliban, Trinculo, and Stephano drunkenly stumble in with their stolen clothes on. Caliban instantly feels fear throughout his entire body, for he is afraid Prospero will kill him. It's important to note that not too long ago, Caliban was very confident that he was going to kill Prospero and take control of the entire island.  Now as he sits in front of Prospero, he returns to his submissive state.

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After all of this nonsense and wasted time, Prospero declares that they all sail back to their home.  This was a quick, decisive end to a story that was dragged along.  I was very confused to see how Prospero could be so forgiving and quick to moving on, after all he did to get them here in this moment.  The ending of this play feels very rushed...and nobody has died? Weird.

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Prospero must deliver one more epilogue before the play is over.  He describes the loss of his magical powers (“Now my charms are all o’erthrown”) and what he has learned from this experience.  Even though his use of magic has been contradicting, Prospero appears to be judicious rather than arbitrary in his use of power.  Prospero then makes references his captivity on the island.  He wants the audience to forgive him as they would want their crimes forgiven.  The only way he can be truly freed is with the applause and approval of the audience.  Unlike many of Shakespeare’s plays, The Tempest doesn’t end with extreme bloodshed and loss; this one proved that a happy ending and peaceful justice can restore harmony.  This epilogue is Shakespeare’s farewell to the theatre.