The Tempest Act one

Throughout the first act Prospero manipulates people around him through his magic. He threatens Fernidad and Caliban countless times. I think that through his magic he makes people believe he is very powerful and that they should do as he says. He also manipulates people by telling them something that isn't necessarily true. For example,he constantly asks Miranda if she is listening to him when he explains how they got to the island and why he is no longer Duke of Naples. I think this shows he wants to make sure she is taking in everything he is saying and making sure she knows his "single story".