In first act of The Temptest  it is quite apparent what kind of man Prospero is. Prospero is a controlling and manipulating man. For example when he is speaking to Miranda he manipulates the situation so that she is giving him sympathy while not even knowing the entire truth about the past. This is shown in lines 63-65 when Miranda explains to her father of how it "makes her heart bleed to think o'th'teen that I have turned to you, which is [her] remembrance!" (Act 1, Scene 2 lines 63-65). When hearing this story of the past it is natural for anyone to feel sorry for Prospero, but when you look more deeply this is what the character Prospero wants you to feel, he wants Miranda, and the others, to take pity on him. Prospero blames his brother for bad happenings, when truly it seems as if it was his own fault for letting things take a turn for the worse. Miranda not only fallen into his lies but she actually believes all of what he says about the past, asking her if he can forgive him.
  I believe that the way Prospero can manipulate people by using historic narratives is because who can argue with the past? Especially when it is so believably worded. Everyone seems to believe Prospero because he is the one who is constructing these stories and putting the blame on others. I can definitley see how this is relating to what we have been discussing in class, and especially in 1984. In 1984 the government wanted to control its past and make in only seem as if everyone else was to blame for mistakes. Prospero is doing the exact same thing, he is manipulating reality. These narratives help in making Prospero in control of everyone and their mindset of reality.