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Caliban
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- 1'The red plague rid you for learning me your language.'Only way to hurt Prospero's magic power is to try and invoke a physical illness on him.
- 2'Keep me in this rock and keep from me the rest o'th island.' 'This Island is mine by Sycorax my mother.'Caliban feels as though this island has been taken away from him.
- 3'He does serve in offices that profit us.'Economic exploitation of Caliban, he is used as a tool to fulfil his needs, financial lexis from a marxist perspective Caliban is utilised by Prospero takes advantage of Caliban.
- 4'I'd have filled the isle with Calibans.'Debauchary was frowned upon.
- 5'Control my damn god setebos and make a Vassel of him'Robert Browning made a poem 'Caliban upon Setebos' barabaric charatcer believes in a barbaric god, scholars believed that he was of the thought that god was in the eye of the beholder
- 6'Brave god who bears celestial liquor i will bow down to him.'Subservient role, he immedietly observes shows how Caliban's compliant role has finally become instilled in him, the religious lexis emphasises Caliban's subjection to these men he believes them to be divine and immediately observes the compliant role.
- 7'Got a New master Get a new man.'Lyrical tone- as though he's advocating his freedom, ironic how he's not just subject to another person his notion of freedom is scathing.
- 8'Whom stripes may move not kindness.'Stripes- renders ideas about slavery and the abhorred treatment of the natives, shows how Caliban's nature is deserving of physical retribution.
- 9'Thou shalt be pinched each pinch more stinging than the bees that made em.'Prospero condemning him, tormenting nature, repetition of the verb pinch exhibits the intensity of the pain he will feel.
- 10'There would this monster make a man.'The alteration from a detestable monster to a 'man' shows his desire to economically exploit Caliban.
- 11'Let me lick thy shoe, I will not serve him he is not valiant.'Urges Stephano to enable him to expose his own subjection, the only sense of freedom he has is to chose to obey Stephano and disregard Trinculo.
- 12'I am subject to a tyrant a sorcerer who has cheated me from the island.'The adjectives evince his frustration at his current treatment, his view is in contrast with what many would see Prospero. Sorcerer= despite his mother being condemned by Prospero as a witch.
- 13'Batter his skull, burn not his books.'Caliban is adamant that he's desperate to physically destory Prospero but is certain that his books shall be preserved, they contain the source of wisdom and authority Caliban gravely craves.
- 14'Twangling instruments hum about my hair, I cried to dream again.'Conveys how in tune he is with nature, where he feels at comfort. Neologism- new word, shows the uniqueness of the island the sounds felt and heard are unparalleled to anything else.
- 15'No doubt marketable'Anotionio coments on his potential business profit.
- 16'His mother was a witch and one so powerful she could control the moon and make flows and ebbs.'She is an incarnation of a black witch, ironic how Prospero also beholds her power but still exhibits a sense of disgust to her, mirrors the stigma attached to witches.
- 17'This thing of darkness I acknowledge mine.Some critics refer to the adjective 'darkness' as a reference to his dark skin, hence in many productions we see him as a black male with dreadlocks (The Enchanted island written by Pisaroni inspired by the tempest Caliban is a man with dreadlocks) , however some even see this as Prospero's final confession, he's taking responsibility for Caliban's personality it's him whom has driven Caliban to this cruel state.
- 18'He is as disproportionate in his manner as his shape.'His limbs are peculiar and inhumane, exhibits his distance from mankind how Caliban is dissimilar to these men.
- 19Ay, that I will. And I'll be wise hereafter. And seek for grace.Caliban claims that he will ask for redemption and forgiveness from god, in the Gregory Doran production Caliban stands straights.
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