Caliban
Mowat's essay emphasizes Caliban's significant role in The Tempest, by William Shakespeare. Caliban's character, in relation to Prospero's, expresses the actual relations between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries of settlers and natives, Caliban being the native of the island, and Prospero, the settler. Miranda and Prospero introduce Caliban to the reader as a "villain", "slave" and even a "tortoise". Caliban and his mother, Sycorax, a witch, were the only inhabitant
Caliban offered them the knowledge of the island and in return, they taught him language. 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". Shakespeare uses Caliban as a rugged appearance but is actually poetic, friendly and gullible. Such actions have taken place in past colonization, such as the Americas, Africa and India. He is intended to represent the "savage" of the island by his appearance and language. and here you sty me In this hard rock, whiles you do keep from me The rest o' th' island". The act of intruding and conquering an inhabited area can lead to a very complex outcome. After Sycorax's death, Prospero with Miranda settled on the island and enslaved Caliban. Caliban extremely resents Prospero's actions, as he says, ". William Shakespeare uses two individuals whom encounter a problematic condition. ------------------------------------------------------------------------**Bibliography**.
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