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Caliban Flashcards

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what does the critic Rex Gibson say

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“Caliban is a lonely, oppressed and dispossessed slave”

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What does the critic MacDowell say

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“Caliban creates our pity more than our detestation”

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What does the critic Wilson say

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“while on the one hand Caliban is human, he is also an animal, at home among the sounds and scenes of living nature”

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what does he critic Charry say

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“the play is structured around the eminence of royal power and social hierarchy, which are. both challenged by Caliban, who symbolises rebellion and disorder”

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what does the critic Ruffo say

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“Calibans rebellion […] provides a counter balance to Prosperos autocratic regime and offers room for speculation that prosperos authority remains challengeable”

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how does prospero describe calibans mother

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“foul witch sycorax”

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quote to show animalistic imagery of caliban being born

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“litter here/ a freckled whelp, hag-born”

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quote to show he is a slow animal

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“tortoise”

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quote to show he is the son of the devil

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“got by the devil himself/ upon thy wicked dam”

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what quote shows caliban cursing at prospero

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“a south west blow on ye, / and blister you all o’er”

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what quote shows western colonialism

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“this island’s mine by sycorax my mother”

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what quote shows caliban sharing his knowledge of the island with prospero

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“and then I loved thee / and showed thee all the qualities o’th’isle”

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what quote shows caliban to be prosperos subject

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“I am all the subjects that you have”

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what quote shows caliban tried to rape miranda

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“till thou didst seek to violate / the honour of my child”

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what quote shows caliban wants to start a new race

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“I had peopled else / this isle with calibans”

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what quote suggests calibans race makes him evil

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“thy vile race”

17
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what quote shows colonialism through imposing language onto caliban

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“you taught me language, and my profit on’t / is, I know how to curse. The red plague rid you / for learning me your language!”

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what quote shows both trinculo and stephano feel they could exploit the native

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“There would this monster make a man” and “he’s a present for any emperor”

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what quote shows caliban is deformed

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“moon-calf”

20
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what quote shows calibans first taste of alcohol leafing him to worship stephano

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“that’s a brave god, and bears celestial liquor. I will kneel to him”

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what quote shows animalistic imagery of caliban

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“puppy-headed monster”

22
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what quote shows calibans rebellion to prospero

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“a plague upon the tyrant that I serve!”

23
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what quote suggetss a name gives power

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“ban, ban, Ca-caliban

24
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what quote shows irony in exchanging one master for another

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“freedom high-day, freedom”

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what quote shows calibans subservience to stephano

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“let me lick thy shoe”

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what quote shows the comic sub plot of usurpation by killing the ruler whilst hes asleep

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“thou mayst knock a nail into his head”

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what quotes shows calibans elevated language when talking about the island

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“this isle is full of noises, / sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not”

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what quote shows calibans dreams are better than his reality= creature of pathos

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“when i waked / I cried to dream again”

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what quote suggests claiban is born evil and cannot be changed

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“a devil, a born devil, on whose nature, / nurture can never stick”

30
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what quote shows europeans superficial interest in clothing

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“let it alone, thou fool, it is but trash”

31
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what quote shows prospero acknowledging he is responsible for calibans character

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“this thing of darkness, I / acknowledge mine”

32
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what quote shows caliban is no longer looking for freeedom from prospero

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“I’ll be wise hereafter, / and seek for grace”

33
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what critic says “Caliban is a lonely, oppressed and dispossessed slave”

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Rex Gibbson

34
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what critic says “Caliban creates our pity more than our detestation”

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MacDowell

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what critic says “while on the one hand Caliban is human, he is also an animal, at home among the sounds and scenes of living nature”

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Wilson

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what critic says “the play is structured around the eminence of royal power and social hierarchy, which are. both challenged by Caliban, who symbolises rebellion and disorder”

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Charry

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