The Tempest, by William Shakespeare is obsessed with the concepts of imprisonment and betrayal. The play starts off with a stormy day and the reader is introduced to some characters on a boat, which is unquestionably a bad place to be during a storm. The reader then learns that the King of Naples and several of his followers are on this boat, and it seems that things are going so severely that there's not much to do but pray. The boat then splits in half and the people float off into the sea. The reader then learns that Prospero was the source of the magic with the help of his servant Ariel that caused a storm and sank this boat. The King of Naples and his followers all land on this isolated island where they have been separated into groups.
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Stephano sees Caliban as a monster and asks himself, “where the devil should he learn our language (II. ii. 68).” This line reveals how Stephano does not see Caliban as a human but as a monster. This suggestion is not only backed by my way of thought but Stephano himself articulates how if he can recover Caliban and keep him tame, Stephano can make a profit out of him which is another form of slavery. Stephano not only wants to tame Caliban but he wants to take him as a prisoner back home to make a profit out of him. But Caliban like Stephano is after different things even though they agree to work together they are both betraying each other because they both want something else which is their own priority’s. Additional evidence that is found in this scene was also when Stephano and Trinculo are taunting Caliban and mention how he is a weak monster but then Trinculo makes a comment how he “could find in [his] heart to beat him (II .ii. 163).”This scene explains impeccably a description of how slavery was practiced in the American colonies and around the world. This story has so much that relates to past occurrences and present for example, Escape from Slavery, by Francis Bok, is a modern day slave narrative that is more than just an account of Francis Bok's journey from childhood to manhood. It …show more content…
Ariel gets treated more with dignity and respect than Caliban and gives the impression of being more useful than Caliban. Ariel also asks Prospero for his liberty but Prospero tells him not before the time is out. Prospero becomes offensive when Ariel asks for his release and he reminds Ariel of the witch Sycorax who he holds against because she imprisoned Ariel in that cloven pine for a dozen years within which she died and left him there until Prospero heard him and let him out. This is also a perfect example how Prospero keeps a tight grip of his servants and he even threatens Ariel by telling him that if he keeps asking then he will rend an oak and trap him in it again for twelve winters. Even though Prospero threatens Ariel, he at least gets more passion and gets treated as if he was one of his because he gets the job
Stephano sees Caliban as a monster and asks himself, “where the devil should he learn our language (II. ii. 68).” This line reveals how Stephano does not see Caliban as a human but as a monster. This suggestion is not only backed by my way of thought but Stephano himself articulates how if he can recover Caliban and keep him tame, Stephano can make a profit out of him which is another form of slavery. Stephano not only wants to tame Caliban but he wants to take him as a prisoner back home to make a profit out of him. But Caliban like Stephano is after different things even though they agree to work together they are both betraying each other because they both want something else which is their own priority’s. Additional evidence that is found in this scene was also when Stephano and Trinculo are taunting Caliban and mention how he is a weak monster but then Trinculo makes a comment how he “could find in [his] heart to beat him (II .ii. 163).”This scene explains impeccably a description of how slavery was practiced in the American colonies and around the world. This story has so much that relates to past occurrences and present for example, Escape from Slavery, by Francis Bok, is a modern day slave narrative that is more than just an account of Francis Bok's journey from childhood to manhood. It …show more content…
Ariel gets treated more with dignity and respect than Caliban and gives the impression of being more useful than Caliban. Ariel also asks Prospero for his liberty but Prospero tells him not before the time is out. Prospero becomes offensive when Ariel asks for his release and he reminds Ariel of the witch Sycorax who he holds against because she imprisoned Ariel in that cloven pine for a dozen years within which she died and left him there until Prospero heard him and let him out. This is also a perfect example how Prospero keeps a tight grip of his servants and he even threatens Ariel by telling him that if he keeps asking then he will rend an oak and trap him in it again for twelve winters. Even though Prospero threatens Ariel, he at least gets more passion and gets treated as if he was one of his because he gets the job