Caliban Flashcards
what does the critic Rex Gibson say
“Caliban is a lonely, oppressed and dispossessed slave”
What does the critic MacDowell say
“Caliban creates our pity more than our detestation”
What does the critic Wilson say
“while on the one hand Caliban is human, he is also an animal, at home among the sounds and scenes of living nature”
what does he critic Charry say
“the play is structured around the eminence of royal power and social hierarchy, which are. both challenged by Caliban, who symbolises rebellion and disorder”
what does the critic Ruffo say
“Calibans rebellion […] provides a counter balance to Prosperos autocratic regime and offers room for speculation that prosperos authority remains challengeable”
how does prospero describe calibans mother
“foul witch sycorax”
quote to show animalistic imagery of caliban being born
“litter here/ a freckled whelp, hag-born”
quote to show he is a slow animal
“tortoise”
quote to show he is the son of the devil
“got by the devil himself/ upon thy wicked dam”
what quote shows caliban cursing at prospero
“a south west blow on ye, / and blister you all o’er”
what quote shows western colonialism
“this island’s mine by sycorax my mother”
what quote shows caliban sharing his knowledge of the island with prospero
“and then I loved thee / and showed thee all the qualities o’th’isle”
what quote shows caliban to be prosperos subject
“I am all the subjects that you have”
what quote shows caliban tried to rape miranda
“till thou didst seek to violate / the honour of my child”
what quote shows caliban wants to start a new race
“I had peopled else / this isle with calibans”
what quote suggests calibans race makes him evil
“thy vile race”
what quote shows colonialism through imposing language onto caliban
“you taught me language, and my profit on’t / is, I know how to curse. The red plague rid you / for learning me your language!”
what quote shows both trinculo and stephano feel they could exploit the native
“There would this monster make a man” and “he’s a present for any emperor”
what quote shows caliban is deformed
“moon-calf”
what quote shows calibans first taste of alcohol leafing him to worship stephano
“that’s a brave god, and bears celestial liquor. I will kneel to him”
what quote shows animalistic imagery of caliban
“puppy-headed monster”
what quote shows calibans rebellion to prospero
“a plague upon the tyrant that I serve!”
what quote suggetss a name gives power
“ban, ban, Ca-caliban
what quote shows irony in exchanging one master for another
“freedom high-day, freedom”
what quote shows calibans subservience to stephano
“let me lick thy shoe”
what quote shows the comic sub plot of usurpation by killing the ruler whilst hes asleep
“thou mayst knock a nail into his head”
what quotes shows calibans elevated language when talking about the island
“this isle is full of noises, / sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not”
what quote shows calibans dreams are better than his reality= creature of pathos
“when i waked / I cried to dream again”
what quote suggests claiban is born evil and cannot be changed
“a devil, a born devil, on whose nature, / nurture can never stick”
what quote shows europeans superficial interest in clothing
“let it alone, thou fool, it is but trash”
what quote shows prospero acknowledging he is responsible for calibans character
“this thing of darkness, I / acknowledge mine”
what quote shows caliban is no longer looking for freeedom from prospero
“I’ll be wise hereafter, / and seek for grace”
what critic says “Caliban is a lonely, oppressed and dispossessed slave”
Rex Gibbson
what critic says “Caliban creates our pity more than our detestation”
MacDowell
what critic says “while on the one hand Caliban is human, he is also an animal, at home among the sounds and scenes of living nature”
Wilson
what critic says “the play is structured around the eminence of royal power and social hierarchy, which are. both challenged by Caliban, who symbolises rebellion and disorder”
Charry
