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Prospero treats Caliban as a slave. Caliban's speech, found in 1.2.334-47, establishes Caliban's point of view of his treatment by Prospero early on in the play, and the audience needs to keep this in mind throughout the remainder of it. The general complaint by those who have read the play, including most college professors, use the alleged complaint of rape as a justifiable reason for the poor treatment Caliban receives at the hands of all who come into contact with him. But this is taking political correctness too far, in my opinion. Caliban, it must be remembered, is a "natural" creature and does not hold to or even understand a society's ideology about sexual relations. I have argued this in papers and, in effect, set myself up as Caliban's defense attorney. :o) In reading the play from such a defense attorney's point of view, there are other places throughout in which can be found good evidence to argue the case. I shall let you have the pleasure of reading through to find those parts :o)
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∙ 9y agoHe treats him like a household pet by speaking kindly to him but then scolding him when he doesn't perform as expected
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∙ 8y agoHe treats Caliban cruelly by cursing him with pains and speaking condescendingly to him.
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∙ 15y agoProspero treats Caliban as a slave. Caliban's speech, found in 1.2.334-47, establishes Caliban's point of view of his treatment by Prospero early on in the play, and the audience needs to keep this in mind throughout the remainder of it. The general complaint by those who have read the play, including most college professors, use the alleged complaint of rape as a justifiable reason for the poor treatment Caliban receives at the hands of all who come into contact with him. But this is taking political correctness too far, in my opinion. Caliban, it must be remembered, is a "natural" creature and does not hold to or even understand a society's ideology about sexual relations. I have argued this in papers and, in effect, set myself up as Caliban's defense attorney. :o) In reading the play from such a defense attorney's point of view, there are other places throughout in which can be found good evidence to argue the case. I shall let you have the pleasure of reading through to find those parts :o)
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How does Ariel best show he has power with languages?
He questions Prospero about when he will be freed.
When is joe cheng married Ariel lin in real life?
i think they are not married because there is no statement the one who can ans only is ariel lin
What is the most likely reason the audience might sympathize with Prospero?
He saved Ariel from the evil spell he had been placed under
What is the most likely reason that the audience might sympathize with prospero?
He was dethroned as Duke of Milan by his own brother.
What final request does prospero ask of Ariel in ACT V?
"To give the ship safe seas on which to sail home"
How does prospero treat Ariel?
Prospero treats Ariel a bit harsh and mean to him and Ariel was disappointed he had heard Prospero had set more work for him because he wanted his freedom. Prospero had said about how he had saved him from the Pine Tree from the curse of sycorax but Prospero said to Ariel that he did forget about that and was very ungrateful to him and Proppero said that if he had complain again he would split him like a piece of oak tree and Ariel wanted to forgive him for complaining and he should go away and be invisible and kindly said in two days he would free him.
Why did Ariel not like prospero?
Prospero treated Ariel a little harsh and was often mean to him. Prospero had more work put on or given to Ariel because he knew that Ariel wanted his freedom.
What did prospero save Ariel from?
If your talking about the Tempest, then Prospero saved Ariel from death because Ariel was contained inside a pine tree by a curse from Sycorax but Prospero got him out of the pine tree.
Who was the spirit who served prospero?
Either USS Ariel or Ariel
What is Ariel's relationship to Prospero?
He serves Prospero because he freed him from a spell.
Which example from the tempest is the best illustration of the power of language to subjugate people?
Prospero repeately reminds Ariel of how he rescused Ariel from the evil witch Sycorax.
Which event is part of prospero and ariels plan to prevent caliban stephano and trinculo from attacking prospero?
Prospero and Ariel send spirits disguised as a pack of dogs to chase Caliban, Stephano, and Trinculo out of Prospero's cell.
Who was prospero's slave?
Not Ariel as previously suggested but Caliban.
What Ariel do for Prospero before he wakes the group from their charmed trance?
He dresses Prospero in his royal duke clothing.
What is one impact of the language used by Prospero in this excerpt from The Tempest?
It illustrates Prospero's power over Ariel.
What does Ariel do for Prospero before he wakes the group from their charmed trance?
He dresses Prospero in his royal duke clothing.
What do you think about the figure of Prospero in The Tempest Is he a real powerful wizard Or did Shakespeare want to make him only a self-styled wizard?
Prospero does seem to have power over Ariel. In Act IV Scene I we have this exchange: Ariel: What would my potent master? Here I am. Prospero: . . . Go bring the rabble O'er whom I give thee power here, to this place. Ariel (whose magic it is that causes the Tempest, confounds the shipwrecked mariners and so on) calls Prospero "potent" or powerful, and Prospero says that he has given power to Ariel. Ariel clearly believes that he cannot have his freedom unless Prospero grants it. If Prospero were only a self-styled wizard, it would be odd that Ariel, who is clearly a powerful magician, would be fooled. But it might be possible to present the play on the premise that Ariel for all his magic, is easily fooled and was so impressed by Prospero chopping open the tree Ariel was imprisoned in (something anyone with an axe might do) that he is convinced that Prospero must be a great magician. It is reminiscent of the reaction by Montezuma's Aztecs to Cortez. It would be interesting to try such an interpretation on the stage. But it is unlikely to be what Shakespeare had in mind.
