Caliban as a Sympathetic Character Essay

In the play The Tempest, Shakespeare introduces us to several(prenominal) different characters, each identified individually with their contrasting attitudes, nature and precedent circumstances that have brought them to a deserted isle in the magnetic core of the Mediterranean Sea. Shakespeare creates characters that exemplify the relationship between human nature and contemporaneous civilization and the distinction between men and monsters.The character of Caliban is known to its complexness and numerous aspects, depths and sides to it. Caliban, the only native of the island is a vulgar, malice slave that is frequently referred to a beast. He is the son of the witch Sycorax and his Father is unknown, hence associated with the lusus naturae and he was said to be littered on the island, a denomination generally used to describe the birth of animals. Shakespeare describes Caliban as a sharp product of nature, of whom he is uncontrolled, wild, savage, innocent and uncorrupted by the influence of civilization. He is uneducated, untrained and uncivilized, a creature of the earth, being almost literally take away out of the ground.Caliban used to own the island, however, was nave enough to allow a foreigner (Prospero) to enter his most valued occupation and abduct it from him. Caliban and Prospero bet to have had an essenceate relationship, through Prospero educating him and offering him a shelter in his own cave, an intimate favor demonstrating compassion and abundant generosity as well as Caliban showing him all the parts of the island. Caliban takes Prosperos affection for granted and underestimates Prosperos power and magic, accordingly acts in an aggressive way in an attempt to rape Miranda.This causes the reader to be repulsed by his repel behavior, almost sensing animosity that Caliban does not display the minimal insight of Prosperos considerable kindness. At this point, the reader can easily see to it why Prospero treats him so poorly, and almo st feel as if he deserves to be treated in such way, that he was not accounted and aware of the consequences that espouse such action and therefore had brought his situation upon himself. Consequently, the question remains, if Caliban had controlled his impulses, and held back his evil instincts, would he really had found himself in a better- off situation, or is being mistreated a part of his nature and fate?