What in your view does Shakespeare imply by giving the monster Caliban some of the most eloquent lines in the play?

What in your view does Shakespeare imply by giving the monster Caliban some of the most eloquent lines in the play?

By giving Caliban eloquent language, Shakespeare not only implies that Prospero was a a good teacher but that Caliban is not as ‘savage’ as Prospero makes him out to be. Prospero’s demand reflects the ideas of the Elizabethan era in that sex before marriage was a sin; Prospero wanted them to have a ‘clean’ marriage.

How does Shakespeare use portray Caliban bitter personality?

Early in the play Caliban’s language is bitter and mostly filled with curses aimed at his master. When he talks about the island in Act 3 Scene 2, his language becomes poetic. Caliban explains how he used to have a good relationship with Prospero, but that has changed and now Prospero treats him badly.

How does Shakespeare describe Caliban in The Tempest?

In The Tempest, William Shakespeare portrays the character Caliban as a savage, horrid beast and as the slave of the Westerner, Prospero. Prospero symbolizes the Western power dominating an island and its inhabitants; while Caliban represents the islander who is forcefully controlled by the Westerner.

What do toads beetles bats light mean?

This is typical of the angry, insulting language that Caliban uses in talking to Prospero. The hard and plosive sounds of “toads, beetles, bats” reflect the strength of his negative feelings towards the magician and the ill-treatment he receives from him.

How does Prospero threaten Caliban if he dares to disobey?

Prospero promises to punish him by giving him cramps at night, and Caliban responds by chiding Prospero for imprisoning him on the island that once belonged to him alone. Prospero then sends him away, telling him to fetch more firewood and threatening him with more cramps and aches if he refuses. Caliban obeys him.

What words does Shakespeare use to describe Caliban?

“A savage and deformed slave.” Shakespeare uses exactly these words to describe the figure of Caliban in the dramatis personæ of his play The Tempest. For almost four centuries, literary critics have dealt with trying to answer the question how Shakespeare’s character has to be regarded.

Is Caliban black?

Caliban need not necessarily be played by a black actor: He is described variously as “freckled,” the child of a mother from Algiers and “not honour’d with / A human shape.” But he is often presented as nonwhite and played by nonwhite actors (as he is here).

What does Ariel represent in The Tempest?

Ariel is Prospero’s eyes and ears throughout the play, using his magical abilities to cause the tempest in Act One which gives the play its name, and to foil other characters’ plots to bring down their master. Ariel means “Lion of God” in Hebrew….Ariel (The Tempest)

Ariel
Affiliation	Prospero