Caliban Upon Setebos Flashcards
what meter is the dramatic monologue written in
Blank verse
effective in conveying the spontaneity and natural tone of Calibans musings
What was Browning’s opinion on Darwin
Was not opposed to the theory of evolution and though he understood it very little, he took some pride in being considered one of the Darwinized
When was it published
1864 reflects the intellectual fevour that arrived in the wake of Darwin’s 1859 publication of The Origin of Species
What is Caliban’s entire world based on
Hierachy
Caliban - Prospero- Setebos- The quiet
What does the poem contemplate
the origin and motives of divine power and by extension what humans are capable of understanding about their world and the forces that control it.
How were religious faith and the sciences seen at the beginning of the 19th C
in beautiful harmony
What play partly shapes the imagery of the poem
The Tempest
What is one interpretation of Caliban in this poem
as a Darwinian missing link between humanity and the lower primates
What is the poem a rich reflection of
the animal life on the mysterious island ‘ bee/spider/fish ‘ all discussed in the first 14 lines
What is significant about the poems epigraph
Darwin
Browning was writing in a time of what
major social upheval
What did darwin say about the origin of man
’ i view all beings not as special creations but as lineal descendants of some few beings’
