Both Uses of
tempest
in
Julius Caesar
- I have seen tempests, when the scolding winds
Have rived the knotty oaks;p. 35.2 *tempests = violent storms
- But never till tonight, never till now,
Did I go through a tempest dropping fire.p. 35.4tempest = storm
Definition:
a violent commotion or disturbance -- especially a violent storm or emotional outburst
The expression tempest in a teapot describes people as being upset over an unimportant matter.