Shakespeare's, "Tempest," presents an out of the ordinary plot line and creates an imaginitive outline in Act I. We are presented with the character, Prospero, who seems some what vindictive towards his brother Antonio for taking aways his authority in the goverment because Prospero was "[neglecting] practical matters, being totally dedicated to solitude and improving [his] mind with subjects more valuable than most people imagine, [he] was so shut away from the world that [he] unwittingly stirred up evil wishes [towards his] disloyal brother." Antonio took his ambiotion and paid no attention to his brother for any time being and made sure that he was rising up.
Prospero is able to manipulate characters to his own satisfying and is very selfish in his decision making. He acts in a way such as that everyone needs to make him happy and feel sorry for him and he does not care about the outcome. An example may be when he told the story of how his daughter is in the place that she is now; therefore saying that she does not remember much but continues to tell anyways. Miranda states that, "You’ve often started to tell me who I am, but then suddenly stopped, leaving me asking questions that never get answered, telling me, “Wait. Not yet.” Is that because he is making it up along the way and wants to make himself seem like he is the better person? He says that his brother Antonio is "like some liar who begins to believe in his own lie" or is that Prospero? Like in 1984 the bad guy will always portray himself as the product of good until you then start to realize what bad they can produce; but when you start to comprehend that you must then be set in your place. It is hard to tell this early on but you can kind of see the trends already. Also, Miranda starts to get "sleepy" while her father is telling her the story of how she came to be but Prospero has his magic cloak, so was she actually sleepy or did he maybe make her fall asleep? Maybe he did that so next time when she asks or when he is good and ready to tell her more he doesnt have to pick up where he left off, he can tell what he wants to tell.
Another example is the way he talks to Ferdinand and how he sees that he has feelings for Miranda. Miranda procalims that, "[he] is the third man I’ve ever seen in my life, and the first one I’ve felt romantic feelings for. I hope my father takes pity on me and treats him well for my sake!" Prospero feels that he is a "spy" that was sent to the island and starts feeling a little insecure. When Miranda is in the defense of Ferdinand her father gets hesitant and calls for Ariel and it seems that he was a trick up his sleeve and something in line for Ferdinand. If Prospero can produce a massive storm to scare men of a boat; imagine what he can do to break the train of focus that Ferdinand has for Miranda. Hmmmmm, things might get interesting.
Im excited.
and tired.
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