The Island s Slave, Savage And Son Of A Witch - 1715 Words

The island’s slave, savage and son of a witch, Caliban is a masterpiece of Shakespeare. The vague descriptions of Caliban allow us to interpret the complex character of Caliban in many different ways. At the time when Shakespeare wrote this, native people from the outer world fascinated the Shakespearean audience. Therefore the way we consider Caliban, will differ from the way Shakespearean audiences viewed him. Shakespeare has made Caliban a symbol of colonialism, as during those times Europe was beginning to explore and colonize America- the New World. Throughout the play our feelings towards Caliban change. At the start we get introduced to Caliban by Prospero’s description of him ‘Hag-born,’ and ‘dull thing.’ Prospero manipulates our views of Caliban at the start, by describing him, giving us an impression of someone ugly and evil, as Caliban. We also learn that he is a slave, whose master is Propspero. This is shown by ‘Whom now I ke ep in service.’ Shakespeare presents Caliban to the audience as a brutal monster. This is shown by Prospero way of speaking towards Caliban, ‘thou most lying slave’ and ‘hag-seed.’ By saying ‘thou most lying slave,’ Caliban is described as a slave and dishonest. ‘Hag-seed,’ meaning son of a witch will make him seem like an animal, not a human. At that time, Elizabethan audiences will abhor Caliaban, as he was a son of a witch. Therefore having a poor first impression of Caliban. All of these descriptions dehumanises Caliban, hurting him. AShow MoreRelatedThe Tempest By William Shakespeare Essay1940 Words   |  8 Pagesthe unknown and as a savage monster in the viewpoint of exploring Europeans. Using The Tempest and other works such as Cesaire’s A Tempest and Achebe’s An Image of Africa, I will describe the struggles of Caliban from the story lens and a post-colonial lens and to identify how he is being described as monster in Shakespeare’s final work. In The Tempest, along with being an enslaved being of the magical Prospero, Caliban is also noticeably the only known native of the island in which Prospero andRead MoreThe New World s Tempest3495 Words   |  14 Pagesa desert island somewhere between Tunis and Naples. A hazardous storm appears impacting a ship of European nobles and mariners; on board are Alonso, King of Naples, Gonzalo, Boatswain, Trinculo, Stefano, Antonio, Sebastian, and Ferdinand. The nobles are leaving Tunis, Africa after the wedding of Claribel, daughter of the King of Naples to the prince. Prospero, the former Duke of Milan uses his sorcery to conjure the very storm that bombards the nobles in order to bring them to the island. Frey interjectsRead MoreLogical Reasoning189930 Words   |  760 Pagesthroughout the hemisphere. He sent attack dogs to maul naked Indians, seized Caribbean women as sex slaves, and disemboweled other natives who resisted conquest. Many were hanged, some were burned alive. He chopped off the hands of thousands who were slow in producing the gold he wanted. Many Arawak Indians responded by committing a series of mass suicides. He shipped 500 Arawak Indians back on Europe as slaves, although 200 died on the voyage. He brought Western diseases which spread across North andRead MoreEssay on Fall of Asclepius95354 Words   |  382 Pagescarry. He went back and forth a dozen times before he had all the weapons and ammunition that were on the shelves. Got them all, he sighed. There he remembered that Duke always kept a shotgun under the registers counter. It was something his son mentioned to Thomas when they had a paintball match against each other. Thomas re-entered the store and walked to the counter. He bent over to see a dead cop lying there. He sighed in sadness and said, Im sorry you died for lies. Maybe everyone would