The Character of Caliban in “The Tempest” and “A Tempest”

Name: Dodiya Meghana JRoll No:11Paper name: Post-colonial LiteratureEmail ID: mdodiya26@gmail.comSubmitted To: Department of English

“A Tempest” “The Tempest”

Introduction“A Tempest”• “’A Tempest’’ is written

by Aime Casaire with reference of “The Tempest”.

• “A Tempest is a post-colonial revision of William Shakespeare's “The Tempest”.

• Caliban is central character in the play.

“The Tempest”

• The Tempest is written by William Shakespeare.

• Last play by William Shakespeare.

• Colonial Play• Prospero is central

character in this play.• caliban is Minor

character in the play.

A Tempest The Tempest

• Symbolized as third world country.• Protagonist• Caliban having power.• Having language.• Shifts perspective to

from colonial to postcolonial.• Presented as colonized

with more aggression.

A Tempest

• Symbolized as primitive humanity.• Antagonist.• Caliban having No

Power.• Having No language.• Presented as a more

brutal and as monster.

The TempestCharacter Of Caliban

Contineu…

• Enslavement caused by their race.• Disobedient.• Refuse to Follow order.• More powerful in his

struggle against Prospero.• Ask stephano and

trinculo.

• His enslavement is because of his character.• Obedient• Presented as colonial

caliban• Doesn’t challenge

Prospero.• Pathetic, crass and vulgar.• Ask stephano and trinculo.

The TempestA Tempest

Crusoe and Friday Pozzo and Lucky

Example: Eklavya as a subaltern•Eklavya lower cast, his low caste he can’t get education.•Not right to learn.•He is smart than arjuna but can’t be great archer because of his cast.•His intension to be archer is good and yet he can’t to do it.

Caliban in our real life

•Rude Behavior with Kshudra people.•Don’t talk with them.•They are Caliban.•Society can’t accept.

Conclusion.

The character of caliban in both plays ,in ‘The Tempest 'and ‘A Tempest.’ so after all problems are same with some different things .so in A tempest caliban is speaking against power, he is not suppressed by anyone.This is new looking in old things. it is through post-colonial age.

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