William Shakespeare's "The Tempest"

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This paper relates that William Shakespeare's "The Tempest"
builds its suspense through the interplay of intricate characters. The protagonist Prospero must elude the treacherous Caliban who wants to usurp his bother's throne. There are those who claim that Prospero is just acting on the outside and that on the inside, he is a warm-hearted person. This paper supports the opinion that there is sufficient evidence in the play to suggest that Prospero is not hiding anything and is a selfish and uncaring as he appears on the outside.

From the Paper:

"We learn of Caliban's physical appearance from other characters. The audience first learns of Caliban from Prospero's description to Ariel. We learn that Caliban is the child of the witch, Sycorax. Caliban's witch/mother is described as "A freckled whelp, hag-born--not honoured with / A human shape". Trinculo and Stefano describe Caliban as less than human. Trinculo asks if Caliban is "a man or a fish?". Stefano describes Caliban as a "moon-calf". A moon-calf is a medieval expression that refers to a deformed creature."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Shakespeare, William . The Tempest (Norton Critical Edition). Edited by Peter Hulme and William Sherman. New York, New York: W. W. Norton and Company. 2003.
• Nuegebauer, R. Mental Handicap in Medieval and Early Modern England. (Eds) Wright, D. and Digby, A. in From Idiocy to Mental Deficiency. London/New York: Routledge Publishers. 1996.

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