Betrayals and rebellions is the stormThe Storm consists of "a series of rebellions, betrayals, mutinies and conspiracies against authority" but the general vision of the dramatic action is much more complex . Many other aspects and themes such as illusion and supernatural (magic) also play a very important role in shaping the plot. The power struggle is evident from the beginning, when Prospero's brother Antonio seizes his status as Duke of Milan and banishes him to a barren place left for dead. "In scene 2.1, page 141, Sebastian observes: "I remember / you supplanted your brother Prospero. And Antonio replies: “It's true;/ And look how well my dress fits me”. Antonio has betrayed Prospero, yet he feels no remorse for his treacherous act: "I do not feel / This divinity in my bosom," his conscience is untroubled by what he has done to Prospero. Another conspiracy between brothers in the play occurred in Act II when Sebastian is encouraged by Antonio to kill his brother, Alonso, which would put him next in line to the throne, but first they attempted to kill Gonzalo, the faithful advisor to Alonso. Scene 2.1, pg "Gather together,/and when I raise my hand, do the same/to make it fall (the sword) on Gonzalo." Their evil plan is interrupted and plans ruined when Ariel wakes the sleeping group (Alonso and Gonzalo). But perhaps the most obvious resistance against authority comes from Caliban, Prospero's slave who feels that the island is rightfully his, "The island is Sycorax's mine my mother." He goes on to say that Prospero “takes after me.” To regain or gain his rule, Caliban plots with Trinculo and Stephano to kill Prospero and conquer the island. Act 3, Scene I, page 160 “Well, as I told you, he is in the habit of sleeping in the afternoon. There you can break his head after first seizing his books; or strike him on the skull with a log, or strike him with a stake, or cut the sand with your knife. “An important factor in the struggle for authority is the illusion of authority, who is ultimately in charge? The illusion of authority becomes evident from the beginning when the boatswain speaks to the king in the storm; "What do these roarers care about the king's name?...if you can command their elements to be silent and enforce the peace of the present, we will no longer give a rope - use your authority.