The Tempest Act 1

So far I can see that Prospero has a very good way of constructing historical narratives to manipulate all those that are around him. For example, the way he told his daughter, Miranda, the whole story of how they got to the island he was telling a story that would meet his needs and one that would satisfy him so that way Miranda would feel bad and definitely be on his side. By doing so he is able to control the way his daughter think and felt. He also kept making her feel bad for him because the way he was telling the story made it seem as though he was being tortured. Prospero said, "Which was that he, in lieu o' th' premises Of homage and I know not how much tribute, Should presently extirpate me and mine. Out of the dukedom, and confer fair Milan. With all the honors on my brother (Act 1 Scene 2)". He told her how bad of a brother his brother was and by doing so this made Miranda feel bad towards him. He was also able to control Ariel and Caliban by making them both go through a guilt trip and using enslavement towards both of them. For example, Prospero said to Ariel that he was the one that saved him from being trapped in the tree, and he said, "If thou more murmur’st, I will rend an oak. And peg thee in his knotty entrails till. Thou hast howled away twelve winters (Act 1 Scene 2)". By doing so he is able to use that against Ariel to make him feel bad. He was able to control and manipulate Ariel's thoughts of ever wanting to go against him. As for Caliban Prospero uses the whole " I raised you and fed you and taught you everything" kinda deal that makes him able to use that against Caliban whenever Caliban ever thinks of doing something against him. This also relates to 1984 because in that story the government were able to use the people's weaknesses against them and they can't do anything about it.