The tempist

what is the tempest sometimse called

shakespeares most enigmatic play

what are the central themes in this play

freedom power and control

what is the setting of the tempest

a desert island

who are the main characters. briefly explain who they are

prospero is the exiled duke of milan.

miranda is his daughter.

anthonio is prospero’s brother.

caliban is the dejected and demonised inhabitant of the island.

ariel is a spirit

explain in your own words why caliban is angry with prospero

caliban feels betrayed beacouse he was once the rightful ruler of the island. he thaught prospero how to live on the island but prospero enslaved him.

which argumetns deos prospero give for his treatment of caliban

he says that he usd to be nice to caliban until he tried to rape miranda.

ow is the character of caliban pictured in this scene

hes a savage and rebalious creature who betrayed prospero and desires freedom

how do prspero and miranda come acrosst

they feel betrayed and belived they treated him too cindly

many people have suggested the name caliban is an anagram for what word do you think? what could this suggest

its an anagram for cannibal, it suggets that he eats human flash

does thisscene fit into the 16th century vision of european colonailism?

An European nobleman is stranded on a remote island and enslaves a native inhabitant, treating him as a savage. Not only him, Ariel is also a servant.