Master to Slave scene
Jose' Grubbs, Jawan Cooper, Amber Purkart, Allen Smith
Character Analysis (Jose')
In the story, "The Tempest" by William Shakespeare the character Prospero can be described as protective. He is protective because he prevented Caliban from raping his daughter Miranda. A quote from the character Prospero that shows how disgusted with Caliban he was for what Caliban tried to do to his daughter, "Filth as thou art, with human care, and lodged thee in mine own cell, till thou didst seek to violate the honour of my child" (Shakespeare 6). A quote from Caliban to prove what Prospero spoke of was true, "Thou didst prevent me; I had peopled else this isle with Calibans (Shakespeare 6).
Theme (Amber)
Empowerment
Prospero: “Hag-seed, hence! Fetch us in fuel; and be quick, thou’rt best, to answer another business. Shrug’st thou, malice? If thou neglect’st or dost unwillingly what I command, I’ll rack thee with old cramps, fill all thy bones with aches, make thee roar that beasts shall tremble at thy din.”
Caliban: “No, pray thee. I must obey: his art is of such power, it would control my dam’s god, Setebos, and make a vassal of him.”
Prospero: “So, slave; hence!”
Discussion Questions (Jawan)
Why was Prospero mad at Caliban?
Whose Land was Prospero on?
Visualizer (Allen)
I drew Caliban as he is because he has the facial expression as if he has not done anything wrong. Keeping in mind that to Caliban, trying to reproduce is what he thought was owed to him by Prospero because he showed Prospero the ways of the island. Prospero looks as if he is about to hit Caliban because he tried to rape Miranda. Also in the drawing Prospero literally has the upper hand because Caliban is his slave. Also notice that half of Propero's face is darker. I did this because Prospero has a nice side and a bad side. As we read through the play this aspect of Prospero will be clearer.