Class and Status in The Tempest
Critics quotes in bold
Evidence from text is needed along with the points!!
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- Created on: 19-04-17 09:26
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- Class and status in 'The Tempest'
- Prospero
- Duke of Milan
- Although usurped from this position, he retains a sense of entitlement and rules over the island
- Treats Caliban as a slave
- Prospero
- Duke of Milan
- Although usurped from this position, he retains a sense of entitlement and rules over the island
- Treats Caliban as a slave
- However, it is noted in the play that he did once treat him better!! Assaulted Miranda- caused the hatred, not sense of class
- Treats Caliban as a slave
- Although usurped from this position, he retains a sense of entitlement and rules over the island
- Status symbol at the end of the play- duke's clothing
- Is cruel to Ariel in the beginning of the play- 'I'll render an oak'
- However, there is obviously some affection in their relationship- 'oh my dainty Ariel! I shall miss thee'
- Duke of Milan
- However, it is noted in the play that he did once treat him better!! Assaulted Miranda- caused the hatred, not sense of class
- Prospero
- Treats Caliban as a slave
- Although usurped from this position, he retains a sense of entitlement and rules over the island
- Status symbol at the end of the play- duke's clothing
- Is cruel to Ariel in the beginning of the play- 'I'll render an oak'
- However, there is obviously some affection in their relationship- 'oh my dainty Ariel! I shall miss thee'
- Duke of Milan
- Miranda
- 'Did I not once have five women who attended me?'
- Valdivieso: 'Miranda's main role is to obey her father'
- Doesn't seem to care about Ferdinand's position as prince/king
- Taylor Sharpe: 'Every character is driven by an internal cry for freedom'
- Stephano and Trinculo
- Lower class -servant and jester
- The first thing either of them note when introduced to Caliban is how much he would be worth- only interested in ways they can gain power
- Once on the island, Stephano becomes a deity like figure to Caliban
- The plot to kill Prospero mirrors Sebastian and Antonio's plan to kill Alonso and take his place as king
- Caliban
- A slave on the island
- Believes he is entitled to the island- it is where he was born and raised
- Rex Gibson gives two interpretations
- 'Caliban is brutish and evil by nature'
- 'Caliban is a lonely, oppressed, and dispossessed slave'
- David Linley: 'The relationship between Prospero and Caliban deteriorates into one of rebellion and domination'
- There is a power balance here!!
- Prospero
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