Act 1, Scene 1, shows the "tempest" of the play's title. Really, every character takes the "tempest" or the storm very differently. Poor Boatswain, he is trying to take it as professionally as he can and get everyone safe to shore. "Good boatswain, have care. Where's the master? Play the men!" King Alonso directly says to put those men to work! He wants those those Mariners to act with spirit and keep moving. Gonzalo takes the "tempest" with patience. He is calm and tries to comfort the other characters in the play. Sebastian on the other hand, is very coward and aggressive like his brother Alonso. You can quickly grasp Antonio's foolishness.
In addition to these unique characters, there are huge roles Prospero is doing behind the scenes. Here this is the play's protagonist. Prospero was the duke of of Milan. He forces Antonio to flee with King Alonso and his daughter.
In all of Act 1 there is reflection on the role of power and authority. Power means to have the ability to change someone's beliefs or actions through influencing others. Like Prospero, he has personal power. He has magical powers that he uses on other peoploe in order to do stuff for him. Prospero has the power with the commanding of Ariel. We also have power introduced within Gonzalo and Boatswain. "Good, yet remember who thou hast abroad." Boatswain does say if the King of Naples has so much power why doesn't he use it to control the ship. Authority and power are different. Authority is the right given to a manager to achieve his objectives of the situation like Mr. Boatswain, he has the right to stir the ship and he is the one to make decisions within the ship as well as give orders. This demonstrates people's arrogance and yet still take conflict about class, power, and authority.
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