Caliban

In return, Caliban says, “…The red plague rid you For learning me your language!” In translation, Caliban wishes the plague destroyed Prospero for offering Caliban anything of his. Caliban’s personality contradicts his appearance and therefore, symbolizes the hidden warped appearance of Prospero. He is intended to represent the “savage” of the island by his appearance and language. William Shakespeare uses two individuals whom encounter a problematic condition. Caliban offered them the knowledge of the island and in return, they taught him language. Such actions have taken place in past colonization, such as the Americas, Africa and India. Caliban, the native and Prospero, the settler, both face disagreeable circumstances that lead to the climax of colonization. After Sycorax’s death, Prospero with Miranda settled on the island and enslaved Caliban.

The issue of colonization is a very offensive and corrupt situation. The Tempest is a novel that portrays these occurrences. Shakespeare uses Caliban as a rugged appearance but is actually poetic, friendly and gullible. Caliban extremely resents Prospero’s actions, as he says, “…and here you sty me In this hard rock, whiles you do keep from me The rest o’ th’ island”.

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. Prospero’s act of colonizing the island is selfish and unjust considering Caliban’s situation. Caliban is described as a “monster”, “thing of darkness” and “a freckled whelp”.