Williams Shakespeare's "The Tempest,"" is the story of Prospero and his daughter Miranda. Prospero is betrayed by his brother and he is forced onto a ship to die with his daughter. However, when the boat arrives at an stranded island, all Prospero can think about is revenge. Prospero conjures a devastating storm set out to destroy a boat containing Prospero's enemies. This is the first instance when you see a contrast in the two main characters. Miranda is concerned by her father's actions, which shows her sympathetic side when she says, "I have suffered with those that I saw suffer" "(Act 1, Scene 1). .
An interesting aspect of Prospero's character is how he reacts to the other characters around him. Prospero has different methods of controlling different people for example when Miranda persist about knowing details of her past, "Here cease more questions: Thou art inclined to sleep "(Act 1, Scene 2, Line. This shows how Prospero is worried about Miranda knowing too much about her past. Another character that Prospero controls is Ariel. This can been seen when Ariel complains about not having liberty and Prospero reminds her of her former life "Dost thou forget from what I did free thee? "( Act 1 Scene 2 Line. Prospero senses that Ariel is bitter, and instead of treating Ariel properly, he demands that he keeps working by scaring him using his past as a weapon. A character that Prospero controls in a different way is Caliban. Caliban is the island only native, the product of the witch Sycorax and the devil. Caliban's character is described by many as "littered " and animal like. When Prospero and Miranda arrive on the island, Caliban is forced into slavery by Prospero who can control him by his power. When Caliban suggests that "This island's mine, by Sycorax my mother, which thou takest from me " (Act 1, Scene 2, Line), Prospero is outraged by what Caliban says and respond "Thou most lying slave "(act 1 scene 2 line).
