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What is your response to Shakespeare's presentation of Caliban in The Tempest?
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What is your response to Shakespeare's presentation of Caliban in The Tempest? By Cara Nahaul Caliban's role in the play is difficult to define as he is not the key protagonist and does not directly encourage the conclusion of the play. Caliban has many small but essential functions; one of which is to create comic relief in his drunken trio with Trinculo and Stephano. He also creates contrasts with other characters, such as Caliban's association with the "earth" and evil magic; this also contributes to the fantasy genre of the play. There are suggestions in The Tempest that could possibly indicate the character of Caliban. His name could be an anagram of 'canibal' as was spelt in Shakespeare's day. If we consider the definition of cannibal it implies that Caliban is a savage flesh eating monster. It could also refer to 'Cariban' and stories of the Carib Indians which also give us...
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