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Discuss the role and significance of Caliban in The Tempest. Shakespeare portrays his characters exquisitely, particularly tragic characters. Caliban is a tragedy himself in a sense whatever he is involved in Shakespeare's last comedy. He has the same initial encounter as Prospero - they are both deceived and usurped. While Prospero used his 'art' to achieve his aim, he could only beg people one after another - he repeats his mistake to Stephono and has to beg again for forgiving in the end of the play. He is a parody of himself, or rather an embodiment of the natives suffering under the European Imperialism under the camouflage of high ideology - Prospero's claim of education. Caliban is presented as Prospero's earthy slave, forming a direct contrast with the airy spirit - 'Ariel'. Prospero describe Caliban as a 'freckled whelp hag-born' - implying that he is the only native on the island since...

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