Part B: Caliban Flashcards
Caliban is an unsympathetic monster
1
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Traditional view
A
Monster who tried to rape Miranda
2
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Critic to support tradtional view
2x
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“Because Caliban is an anagram for cannibal, Shakespeare thereby identified the savage in some way with anthropophagism” (Virginia and Alden)
“Caliban is not innocent” (Nuttal)
- Deserves the brutality he recieves from those on the island
3
Q
Moment to support traditional view
A
Caliban first being introduced
- “till thou didst seek to violate the honour of my child”
4
Q
Production to suppport traditional view
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Adrian Noble 1998 RSC:
- Caliban had mannacles vs Ariel who didnt
- Ariel was covered in white powder
- Caliban works for Prospero but he does not recieve decent care, rightfully
5
Q
Modern view
A
Caliban is the indigenous person and is treated badly
6
Q
A critic to support the modern view
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“Caliban should be the plays focus, the victim of Prospero’s colonisation of the land” (Gurr)
- Highlights the brutality and negativity of Prospero
- Land was stolen from him
7
Q
Moment to support modern view
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Caliban first being introduced:
- I had peopled else this isle with Calibans”
- He wants to repopulate the island with other native people
- “Gabble like a thing most brutish”
8
Q
Productions to support modern view
2x
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Beerham Tree:
- Rearranged the ending so that Caliban creeped out of the cave and closed the play.
- Caliban was left onto this island and was restored as the rightful owner as Prospero and the nobles have left
- Caliban is left to suffer with the impacts that Prospero and Miranda have caused upon him while mistreating him
2010 Andie Hilton:
- Had one actor play both Caliban and Ariel
- Highlights the similarities between them but Caliban is was historically portrayed as a evil monster
