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The Character Of Caliban In Shakespeare's The Tempest

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From when Shakespeare published the Tempest, throughout history, Caliban’s character is usually considered as one of the more complex and valued character in the play, as he is generally thought to be one of the Shakespeare 's masterpieces. Caliban is the island’s native, meaning that he was born and raised here. From Prospero’s perspective, he was the litter from Sycorax’s event the devil. ‘Litter’ shows the level of status Caliban has towards Prospero (Scene 1 Act 2). Caliban is a poetical character and any deformity in Caliban, body or mind, is balanced with the imagination and poetic words spoken from Caliban. Regardless of how unappealing Caliban may be, he is one of the characters who perform the most stunning speeches in the play. Essentially, Caliban is meant to be a monster, although Shakespeare has expressed no vulgarity in his characteristics. Shakespeare has a witty way of describing Caliban’s brutal mind set by comparing his mind to nature; when Caliban develops and grows, it’s similar to plants growing out of the soil where it usually wild and uncontrollable. Caliban is like a plant that has been dug out of the ground, with a soul purpose for life. One of the key themes in the Tempest is hierarchy and status. You can see a predominant status for each character and how they are typically viewed from other people. …show more content…

In this scene, the audience discovers that Prospero and Miranda were washed up on the shore and Caliban had a relationship with Prospero. A quote to support this

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