1) I believe that Prospero treats Caliban as a slave, this is because he has lost all his respect for him. Also Prospero calls Caliban a ‘Poisonous’ slave-this is emotive language as Caliban is not actually Poisonous, it just means Calliban is foul. Also Prospero tells us that Caliban has been ‘got by the devil himself’
This is a metaphor because Caliban was not got by the devil he was born to Sycarax, his mother. What this means is that he is calling Calliban’s mother a devil but, she is not really a devil she is a witch.
2)Caliban is foul and stupid, he takes Prospero’s rude comment as a compliment and also I believe he replies with another comment
‘As wicked dew as e’er my mother brush’d with raven’s feather from unwholsome fen drop on you both!a south west blow on ye and blister you all o’er’
In other words Caliban is saying to Prospero ‘Yes, it is true I am wicked, just like my mother’ also I believe that Caliban is cursing Prospero and his daughter Miranda.
3)In my opinion I believe Prospero treats Caliban this way because Caliban disrespected him by attempting to rape his daughter. Prospero must also believe that Caliban has a lower status than him as he was once the duke of Milan.
The Monster
I thought about it and now realise that both Caliban and Prospero are monsters. Caliban is just evil towards Prospero because of Prospero taking his rightful island. Prospero is no better than Caliban because they pretty much have the same story.Prospero’s brother kicked him out of the kindom and he had become evil from that
October 29, 2014 at 2:46 pm
Yahya,
You have clearly identified figurative language and used your interpretation of this to explain why you feel Prospero is a monster.
To Move on to Stage Three:
You must refine the structure of your analysis, explaining in detail why your interpretation of the scene is correct and how this relates to you overall understanding of the themes in the play.
Consider: Why has this language been used? How has this change your understanding of the characters/events?