Starter quiz
- In Shakespeare's 'The Tempest', Prospero calls Caliban a 'villain'. What does this suggest about Prospero's feelings towards Caliban?
- He feels positively about him.
- He feels indifferent to him.
- He feels negatively about him. ✓
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- In Shakespearean times, witchcraft was illegal. What does this suggest about how people felt towards witches?
- They felt positively towards witches.
- They felt negatively towards witches. ✓
- They felt indifferent towards witches.
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- In Shakespeare's 'The Tempest', Prospero calls Caliban his 'slave'. What does this suggest?
- that he employs Caliban
- that he owns Caliban ✓
- that Caliban owns Prospero
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- In Shakespeare's 'The Tempest', Caliban says 'this island's mine' - what does this suggest?
- that he's happy with Prospero ruling the island
- that he wants Stephano to rule the island instead
- that he thinks of the island as a beautiful place
- that he thinks he should be the ruler of the island ✓
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- In Shakespeare's 'The Tempest', Caliban gives a speech telling the others 'be not afeared' of the island. What does this suggest?
- that Caliban sees the island as a scary place
- that Caliban sees the island as a terrifying place
- that Caliban sees the island as a beautiful place
- that Caliban doesn't see the island as a scary place ✓
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- In Shakesepeare's 'The Tempest', Caliban gives a speech where he says that he 'cried to dream again' when he woke up. What does this imply?
- that Caliban is unhappy with his life ✓
- that Caliban is content with his life
- that Caliban wants others to share his dream
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Exit quiz
- What is a the closest synonym for 'hag'?
- a wizard
- a witch ✓
- a monster
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- What type of ruler is a tyrant?
- a fair one
- a cruel one ✓
- a judgemental one
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- What is an inhabitant?
- someone who owns land
- someone who wants to own land
- someone who lives in a particular place ✓
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- Starting with the first, place these plot points from Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' in chronological order.
- 1⇔Caliban teaches Prospero and Miranda how to survive on the island.
- 2⇔Caliban tries to hurt Miranda.
- 3⇔Prospero forces Caliban to be his slave.
- 4⇔Prospero frees Caliban.
- Match the word with the possible connotation.
- poisonous⇔deadly ✓
- savage⇔uncontrollable ✓
- a thing⇔inhuman ✓
- In Shakespeare's 'The Tempest', Caliban is referred to as being '______-born'.
- 'hag' ✓
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Key learning points
- Caliban inhabited the island before Prospero and Miranda.
- Prospero treats Caliban cruelly by threatening him with physical violence.
- At the end of the play, Caliban is left alone on the island.
- The language around Caliban in ‘The Tempest’ creates a particularly violent and negative impression.
Common misconception
That Caliban and Prospero always have a negative relationship.
When Prospero first arrived, Caliban showed Prospero how to survive on the island so it began as a positive relationship.
Keywords
Hag - In European folklore, a hag is an old woman who practices witchcraft and is often associated with the dead or the devil.
Tyrant - A tyrant is a cruel or oppressive ruler.
Slave - A slave is someone who is forced to work for and obey someone else and is considered to be their property.
Inhabitant - An inhabitant is a person or animal who lives in a particular place.
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