Comparing Prospero And Caliban Of William Shakespeare's The Te

    In William Shakespeare's The Tempest, Prospero lives with his daughter Miranda on a deserted island.  On the surface, he appears to be a benevolent leader doing his best to protect and care for the inhabitants of the island, especially for Miranda.  On closer inspection, however, Prospero plays God, controlling and creating each individual to fit the mold he desires.  He takes advantage of his authority over the people and situations he encounters while wearing a facade of integrity and compassion to disguise his wily intentions and to retain love and respect.

Prospero, the male lead of the Tempest, starts out as the victim of the play, but as the story goes on, it becomes apparent that he is actually the cause of all the problems and plots within the play. Prospero is important because he is the puppeteer that leads all of the characters to complete his orders. He strings all of the characters along to do his bidding, and by the end of the play, he is the only one who wins. Prospero is interesting because, without him, there would be no plot. He is the one who stirs up the Tempest and brings his usurpers to the island. Despite the original belief that Prospero is the victim of his brother’s commandeering of his throne, it becomes obvious that Prospero does not have good intentions, and is

Prospero's intent throughout the course of The Tempest is neither to revenge himself upon his enemies, nor to reconcile himself with his estranged brother. It is, rather, to orchestrate the reclamation of his lost duchy, Milan, through both his magic and a shrewd manipulation of both the shipwrecked party and the islanders (Caliban and Miranda).

Caliban’s strong emotional attachment to the island in The Tempest motivates him to actively respect nature. During Caliban 's first interaction with Prospero in the play, he states, “This Island’s mine, by Sycorax my mother.” This assertion of dominion by Caliban sparks a desire for him to protect the nature on the island. As a result, he values nature like it is an extension of himself and strives to maintain harmony with it. Caliban follows this up by reminding Prospero, “And then I loved thee and show 'd thee all the

   Shakespeare’s play, The Tempest is set on a mysterious island surrounded by the ocean. Here the magician Prospero is ruler of the isle with his two servants Caliban and Ariel.  Caliban is the abrasive, foul-mouthed son of the evil witch Sycorax. When Prospero was shipwrecked on the island Prospero treated him kindly but their relationship changed when Caliban tried to rape Prospero's daughter, Miranda. Caliban then became Prospero's unwilling servant. Caliban serves his master out of fear Prospero's wrath. Prospero's other servant Ariel is a graceful spirit who has courtesy and charm. Ariel has put her services at Prospero's disposal out of gratitude for his kind

The first and most glaring inconsistency with this familiar comparison lies in the character of Caliban himself. Caliban seems to be either so ignorant as not to know basic right from wrong or so base that he does not care. Prospero charges him with attempting

Prospero uses his language to minimize and blame Caliban. Prospero not only refers to Caliban as “filth,” but also accuses him of “lying” and “seek[ing] to violate / [t]he honour of my child” (i.ii. 348- 351). Prospero blames his treatment of Caliban to the actions of Caliban; the quote: “with human care, and lodged thee / [i]n my own cell, till thou didst seek to violate / [t]he honour of my child” illustrates how Prospero blames Caliban for how Prospero treats him (i.ii. 349-351). This is violent because it shifts the blame from Prospero to Caliban essentially blaming the

Prospero, the self-appointed king of the island upon which everyone eventually becomes shipwrecked, immediately oppresses Caliban and claims him as his slave, even though Caliban was the original inhabitant of the island. Prospero and his daughter are technically guests in Caliban's home. Caliban is the son of the devil and Sycorax, a witch. Prospero uses Caliban's unsavory origin as an excuse to enslave him. He claims that he is a bad seed, and he deserves a life of servitude. He never actually justifies the situation with a logical explanation, so he must use whatever information he can think of as a poor excuse to exploit Caliban for his own self-propagation. Prospero is even bold enough to suggest that by enslaving Caliban, he is actually extending charity towards him. He feels that

But Caliban lost Prospero’s trust when he tried to have his way with Prospero’s daughter. Ever since then, Caliban has been banished to live in a cave and been used as a slave for Prospero to haul in firewood. Zolfagharkhani and Heshmatifar said, “…omnipotent, god- like control as one of the most nightmarish fantasies of power ever designed by the human mind,” (10). Prospero’s control over Ariel, Caliban, and even his own daughter serves to prove this point. Prospero and Miranda even derogatorily refer to Caliban as a slave multiple times, despite sharing time and good moments with each other.

Caliban is a one of the main characters in William Shakespeare’s play The Tempest. Being the sole habitant on the island throughout the majority of the play, Caliban is illustrated as a human with monster-like characteristics. Caliban can be also be compared to the demigods of Greek Mythology since Caliban and the demigods are both complex, yet parallel, characters. Numerous times throughout The Tempest, Shakespeare uses the magic behind the island to show Caliban’s powers; likewise, demigods have godlike powers. Similar to demigods, Caliban is a half-human son with assumed powers, demands revenge by manipulating or persuasion, and both have emotional and physical vulnerabilities related to their

In William Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Prospero the real Duke of Milan is betrayed by his brother Antonio and forced out of Milan with his daughter Miranda by Antonios army. Antonio is hoping Prospero dies on his way out to sea in the wrecked boat he put him in. Prospero then lands on an unknown island where he takes over but little did he know others had already lived there. He proceeds to explore the island with his daughter and decides to take over it.

How would you feel if you were betrayed by a family member ? The Tempest was one of the last plays William Shakespeare wrote around 1610- 1611 .The play The Tempest is about the Duke of Milan named Prospero, he was betrayed by his brother named Antonio and by the king of Naples named Alonso. Prospero and his daughter Miranda were left on a ship to die, however they survive thanks to Gonzalo who left Prospero magical book in the ship. During his time in the island, Prospero plans his revenge toward Antonio.

Discoveries often demand a re-evaluation of one’s outlook on life. This process of reconsidering perspectives can have an influence on our values, attitudes and enable us to shape our identities through exploring new environments and cope with different situations. Discoveries can be both confronting and challenging, causing individuals to rethink their attitudes, perceptions and ability to react and adapt to change. Two composers whose work reflect and challenge these notions are William Shakespeare through his play the ‘tempest’ where Prospero comes to realise not only the limitations of his art, but also the importance of love and redemption in redefining ones place in the world, as well as ones view of it. In contrast Peter weirs 1989

Prospero's relationship with Caliban differs from that of Prospero and Ariel's. Prospero does not view Caliban as a being who could be his equal. He is blinded by his prejudice against Caliban's appearance and manners. Caliban is portrayed in a negative light. He can be seen as the depiction of the victims of colonial expansion. Although Prospero seeks this righteousness, he both mistreats and insults Caliban, who ultimately attempts to kill Prospero.  In comparison to Ariel who acts only when commanded by Prospero, Caliban is wild. He refuses to be colonized and tamed. This can be taken as a reference by Shakespeare towards those who were

In order to understand the characters in a play, we have to be able to distinguish what exactly makes them different. In the case of The Tempest, Caliban, the sub-human slave is governed largely by his senses, making him the animal that he is portrayed to be and Prospero is governed by sound mind, making him human. Caliban responds to nature as his instinct is to follow it. Prospero, on the other hand, follows the art of justifiable rule. Even though it is easy to start assessing The Tempest in view of a colonialist gaze, I have chosen instead to concentrate on viewing Caliban as the monster he is portrayed to be, due to other characters that are not human, but are treated in a more humane fashion than