- Prospero is a 'playwright,' as he controls everything and everyone on the island
- Caliban is a representation of oppressed people
- Prospero is driven by colonizing and imperialism
- Prospero and Miranda justify their enslavement of Caliban through his 'savage' nature
- Prospero is an intruder who abandoned Caliban's trust
Questions:
- Is there real confusion between the spelling of 'Caliban' and 'cannibal,' or is that just an assumption?
- During the time this play was written, were their slaves in the New World at the time?
- Prospero and Miranda justify their enslavement of Caliban through his 'savage' nature
- Prospero is an intruder who abandoned Caliban's trust
Questions:
- Is there real confusion between the spelling of 'Caliban' and 'cannibal,' or is that just an assumption?
- During the time this play was written, were their slaves in the New World at the time?
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