Is it just to enslave the evil for the benefit of the good? This question seems to come up to one's mind at some point of their lifetime. William Shakespeare has produced many quality plays, one of his best works is a play called The Tempest written during 1610-161. The Tempest is assumed to be the last play that Shakespeare would write alone. Ariel and Caliban are both more than slaves to Prospero's wishes, and through the interactions between Prospero and Ariel and Prospero and Caliban, the audience gets the idea that Prospero callous and cruel. Not everything is what it seems, for Ariel is able to make himself invisible and change forms (i.e. Harpy) to create tension and problems and Caliban tries to seeks revenge multiple of times due
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Ariel submits to his master and Prospero whispers his order to him. Ariel was enthusiastic to help Prospero, this was evident when he says, “All hail, great master! Grave sir, hail!” (I.ii.224-231). Also, although he once asked for his freedom, he never complained about the bad deeds that Prospero sent him to do, “Hast thou, spirit, performed to point the tempest that I bade thee?” “To every article.” (I.ii.229-231). In parallel, Prospero discusses with his daughter, Miranda, about Caliban who she thinks is evil, but her dad claims that Caliban is a useful slave who helps get things done for them. Prospero swears at Caliban and orders him to collect wood, but Caliban does not obey and curses …show more content…
Caliban has been Prospero's slave, but he is insolent and rebellious and is only controlled through the use of magic. Then Caliban claims the right of the island because his mother ruled the island before Prospero and he is the rightful heir but Prospero took it from him. Caliban is well aware that Prospero's position depends on Caliban's obeisance, as he says to Prospero, "I am all the subjects that you have"; though it is Prospero's power, rather than a title given to him, that makes Caliban the natural owner of the island. He reminds Prospero that when he came to the island initially Prospero took care of him, gave him good food, and taught him science. He tells Prospero that he once loved him and that he was the one who showed Prospero the island and its resources. Now, Caliban wishes he could use the spells of his mother to curse Prospero because he enslaved him and forced him to live in a cave with limited access to the
Ariel submits to his master and Prospero whispers his order to him. Ariel was enthusiastic to help Prospero, this was evident when he says, “All hail, great master! Grave sir, hail!” (I.ii.224-231). Also, although he once asked for his freedom, he never complained about the bad deeds that Prospero sent him to do, “Hast thou, spirit, performed to point the tempest that I bade thee?” “To every article.” (I.ii.229-231). In parallel, Prospero discusses with his daughter, Miranda, about Caliban who she thinks is evil, but her dad claims that Caliban is a useful slave who helps get things done for them. Prospero swears at Caliban and orders him to collect wood, but Caliban does not obey and curses …show more content…
Caliban has been Prospero's slave, but he is insolent and rebellious and is only controlled through the use of magic. Then Caliban claims the right of the island because his mother ruled the island before Prospero and he is the rightful heir but Prospero took it from him. Caliban is well aware that Prospero's position depends on Caliban's obeisance, as he says to Prospero, "I am all the subjects that you have"; though it is Prospero's power, rather than a title given to him, that makes Caliban the natural owner of the island. He reminds Prospero that when he came to the island initially Prospero took care of him, gave him good food, and taught him science. He tells Prospero that he once loved him and that he was the one who showed Prospero the island and its resources. Now, Caliban wishes he could use the spells of his mother to curse Prospero because he enslaved him and forced him to live in a cave with limited access to the