on the island The Right Time to Tell the Truth Prospero realizes that this storm will bring all his enemies to the island It is the beginning of justice He knows that Miranda is now grown up and must understand her past He says The hour s now come These words show that the time has arrived for truth and revelation The storm is not only in nature but also in memory The Story of Betrayal and Exile Prospero then tells Miranda how he was once the Duke of Milan His brother Antonio with King Alonso of Naples betrayed him They sent him and baby Miranda to the sea in a small boat He says My brother and thy uncle call d Antonio He whom next thyself Of all the world I loved This confession shows his pain and love He wants Miranda to know the cause of their exile and his plan to forgive them Thus Prospero reveals his past because the storm brings his enemies near Miranda s fear awakens his heart and the time for truth has come The tempest outside becomes a tempest of memory inside him