https://padlet.com/martarosato00/v1wmhdjrbz1l Made by Marta Rosato en-us 2017-05-11 15:34:52 UTC 2025-10-17 21:02:27 UTC hello@padlet.com martarosato00 https://padlet.com/martarosato00/v1wmhdjrbz1l/wish/171292230 Caliban is one of the main characters in Wlliam Shakespeare's play The Tempest. He is the son of the witch Sycorax.

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There is a long history of enthusiastic speculation on the name's origin or derivation.
One of the most prominent suggestions concerns Caliban being an anagram of the Spanish word canibal, the source of cannibal in English. The character may be seen as a satire on "Noble cannibal"

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Caliban is a Cambion, the half-human son of Sycorax by a devil. Banished from Algiers, Sycorax was left on the isle, pregnant with Caliban, and died before Prospero's arrival. Caliban, despite his inhuman nature, clearly loved and worshipped his mother, and refers to Setebos as his mother's god. Prospero explains his harsh treatment of Caliban by claiming that after initially befriending him, Caliban attempted to rape Miranda...]]> 2017-05-11 15:51:06 UTC https://padlet.com/martarosato00/v1wmhdjrbz1l/wish/171294659 martarosato00 https://padlet.com/martarosato00/v1wmhdjrbz1l/wish/171297910
Prospero then entraps Caliban and torments him with harmful magic if Caliban does not obey his orders. Resentful of Prospero, Caliban takes Stephano, one of the shipwrecked servants, as a god and as his new master. Caliban learns that Stephano is neither a god nor Prospero's equal in the conclusion of the play, however, and Caliban agrees to obey Prospero again.
Despite this portrayal, Caliban also has moments in which he delivers memorable speeches, such as in Act 3, Scene 2

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