Studied by 3 people
Kermode “Caliban is a representative of
Nature uncontrolled by Art.”
Haddon “Stephano is
the real monster.”
Bowen on Prospero “Subtle but arch Machiavellian…
using his daughter as a part of his political game.”
Todd “Miranda’s outward beauty is a
reflection on her inner merit.”
Gurr “costume was an instrument of meaning
as well as spectacle and colour.”
McFarland “Gonzalo is a speaker
of a certain truth.”
Green “Prospero can be seen
as the composer of the events of the play.
Kermode “Caliban can only abuse
the gift of speech“
Bowen “an ambiguous picture of colonialism and
of the position of women in society.”
Grindlay, “throughout the play Miranda is
unaware of the full extent of her father’s influence”
