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What impressions of Prospero do you get from the way he talks and acts in Act 1 Scene 2 and Act 5 Scene 1? As the play progresses, Prospero dramatically changes. In Act 1 Scene 2, Shakespeare presents Prospero as a powerful, calculating and commanding character. Also in Act 1 Scene 2, he manipulates and controls Ariel. However, in Act 5 Scene 1 he changes dramatically. Whilst he remains powerful and commanding, us as the audience get a completely different impression of him from the way he acts and by the tone of his voice. We begin to see a more merciful, forgiving character. In Act 1 Scene 2, Prospero is full of vengeance. We know this because he creates the tempest as part of his revenge, "the tempest that I bade thee". The audience get the impression that he is an evil and tyrannical individual. It also evokes sympathy...

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