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October 9, 2002. The Tempest: Passage Analysis In William Shakespeare's The Tempest, one of the most intriguing characters that Shakespeare creates is that of Prospero. Prospero's character is significant as he adds a mysterious aspect to The Tempest because Prospero, himself, is also very hidden and secretive. The passage from Act 1, Scene 2, lines 271 to 286 provides the reader with an example of how Prospero can be very manipulative and deceitful. One of the first assumptions that the reader can make is that it is throughout this particular speech that Prospero is employing his manipulative skills in order to convince Ariel that it is only because of Prospero's powers that Ariel is now free from being trapped within the "cloven pine, within which rift/ Imprisoned [Ariel] didst painfully remain." (1:2:279-280) Through Prospero's speech, it becomes evident that Prospero is attempting to emphasize the emptiness and torturous isolation that Ariel had...

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