ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Caliban, a feral, sullen, misshapen creature in Shakespeare’s The Tempest. The son of the sorceress Sycorax, Caliban is the sole inhabitant of his island (excluding the imprisoned Ariel ) until Prospero and his infant daughter Miranda are cast ashore.

Detailed explanation-2: -Caliban is entirely a creature of the earth: gross, brutal and savage. He regards himself as the rightful ‘possessor of the island and Prospero as a usurper. In his young age he was on good terms with the usurper and consented to be received by the latter in his house and to be educated by him.

Detailed explanation-3: -Caliban is usually seen as a monster and portrayed on the stage as something less than human. He is dangerous and untrustworthy. He is undisciplined and it is impossible to discipline him. He cannot be reasoned with and is in a state of perpetual rebellion.

Detailed explanation-4: -Type of Villain Caliban is the main antagonist of the 1611 Shakespeare play The Tempest. He is the son of Sycorax and the devil, and lived on the island before the story’s main character, Prospero, came with his daughter and claimed the land for them.