Prospero Essay

for worse he will always be a slave to Prospero.      Second among the slave-master relationship is a fear factor that links a fear that Prospero’s slaves. For that if they are not doing of what is expected by Prospero, they can and will be easily destroyed by his mighty powers. For this fear is real and keeps Ariel and Caliban from coming together and staging a coo to overthrow Prospero and his powers. To reaffirm his power Prospero tells Ariel, “If thou more mumur’st, I

in society are discussed through the plot. The relationship between Caliban and Prospero shows the relationship between Nature and Civilization where Caliban represents nature and Prospero represents civilization. The relationship between them seems to be Nature vs. Civilization on the surface, but Civilization needs nature, as Prospero needs Caliban. If Prospero did not need Caliban, he would have killed him. Prospero has more than enough power and has reason as well, so there must be something else

character. It reveals characteristics that contradict their written descriptions and often provides insight into the mindset of the characters. Through the use of harsh sounds and solemn music, Prospero reveals his apathetic nature towards the Europeans. This apathetic nature is a result of selfishness because Prospero wants his daughter wed. In the beginning, he commands Ariel to conjure a tempest upon the ship. The are several terrifying noises that associate with this violent storm. These include the

movie created by William Shakespeare, Prospero the sorcerer brings in the topic of colonialism and how he becomes the colonizer due to his actions towards the islander Caliban. Prospero is a Duke who was exiled by his brother who stole the seat of power from him, he was sent to an island of the coast of Africa in the 1600’s with his daughter, but the island was already occupied by the man Caliban who has been there his whole life as the only inhabitant. Prospero comes to the decision that Caliban isn’t

which typically dominate the Shakespearean corpus” (Louden 201). In the beginning, the main character Prospero, the duke of Milan, and his infant daughter were exiled from Milan, put on a ship, and left to fend for themselves in the dangerous waters of the sea. It was by the power and greediness of Alonso, the king of Naples, and Prospero’s usurping brother, Antonio, that he was banished. Soon, Prospero and his daughter, Miranda, land on this unnamed

Prospero’s magic. He contends that, “This island’s mine by Sycorax, my mother, which thou tak’st from me,” (1.2.396-397) implying that Prospero had no rightful claim to the island. This was an oft used point against colonialism of the time, however it is swiftfully countered by Caliban’s own words of the good that Prospero brought to Caliban. Caliban claims Prospero, “Strok’st me and made much of me, wouldst give me water with berries in’t, and teach me how to name the bigger light and how the less

who is overthrown by his enemies, but manages to restore his status and live happily ever after. However, the play fails to question Caliban's position and view as a savage and slave, by only acting out the treatment of natives people by Europeans. Prospero is a bigot who validates and legitimise his treatment, intolerance and prejudice of Caliban due to his supposedly savage behaviour of resisting submission and his attempted rape of Miranda. He is seen as the 'Other', different from Europeans and

I will kill this man. His daughter and I will be King and Queen.. And Trinculo and thyself shall be my viceroys”(iii.ii.101-103). Prospero, the main character, has a similar mindset to a colonist because although he ended up on the island accidentally, he still acts as superior to the inhabitants and he sees the island as something he can make profit from. Prospero probably wouldn’t fit the title of an imperialist invader because he came to the island as a fugitive and did not necessarily start

obvious in the undesirable Caliban and his relationship to Prospero, Miranda, Ariel and Ferdinand. 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

Both characters are enslaved and exploited by Prospero who represents a colonial force. However, the different treatment of both of them presents to the audience two varying approaches to slavery of the native folk. Ariel is adopted by Prospero as his personal servant and is valued by him as a “brave spirit” even though his freedom is not granted until the very end. He is repaying a debt to Prospero and is faithful to him, yet displays subtle resentment that he is not free