Scribd
Upload
12 views1 page

The Tempest-Caliban Notes

Caliban appears in each act of 'The Tempest,' showcasing his role as a slave and a character involved in plots against Prospero. His interactions with Trinculo and Stephano highlight themes of colonization and the contrast between high society and nature. The document poses questions regarding the language used to describe Caliban and the thematic juxtapositions present in the play.

Uploaded by

Katie Poliero
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOC, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
12 views1 page

The Tempest-Caliban Notes

Caliban appears in each act of 'The Tempest,' showcasing his role as a slave and a character involved in plots against Prospero. His interactions with Trinculo and Stephano highlight themes of colonization and the contrast between high society and nature. The document poses questions regarding the language used to describe Caliban and the thematic juxtapositions present in the play.

Uploaded by

Katie Poliero
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOC, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 1

THE TEMPEST: Caliban appears once in each of the five acts.

1. Act I, sc.ii, line 310 and following: “We’ll visit Caliban, my slave, who never
Yields us kind answer.” (Our first sight of Caliban.)

2. Act II, sc. ii: “Enter CALIBAN with a burden of wood.” (Beginning of the scene &
following)
(Scene with Trinculo, Stephano and Caliban)

3. Act III, sc. ii: “Another part of the island: Enter Caliban, Stephano and Trinculo.”
(Caliban’s plot to overthrow Prospero.) (Line 140 ff—one of the most beautiful speeches
of the play!)

4. Act IV, sc. i---(but it’s really the second scene of the act, if you count the first scene as
the masque. Prospero is shaken out of his beautiful reverie with the thought of Caliban’s
plan. He, Trinculo and Stephano have been led through a stinky pool---this bit shows
their obsession with the finery, and finally, Ariel has them chased by dogs.)

5. Act V—“Enter Ariel, driving in Caliban, Stephano, and Trinculo in their stolen
apparel)—line 256—(Prospero has confronted all the others; now he confronts
these reprobates as well.)

Questions:

 What sorts of words or phrases are used to describe Caliban?

 In each act, Shakespeare juxtaposes art/high society/truth with nature/low


society/falsehood. But there are places where this dichotomy is disrupted. How
do these tropes (metaphors) play out in your scene?

 The era in which the play was written was one of travel, exploration, colonization.
How do these ideas play out in your scene?

You might also like