Name-Dodiya Meghana Paper-(11) Postcolonial Literature

1. The Character of Caliban in “The
Tempest” and “A Tempest”
Name: Dodiya Meghana J
Roll No:11
Paper name: Post-colonial Literature
Email ID: mdodiya26@gmail.com
Submitted To: Department of English

2. “A Tempest” “The Tempest”

3. Introduction
“A Tempest”
• “’A Tempest’’ is written
by Aime Casaire with
reference of “The
Tempest”.
• “A Tempest is a post-
colonial revision of
William Shakespeare's
“The Tempest”.
• Caliban is central
character in the play.
“The Tempest”
• The Tempest is written
by William Shakespeare.
• Last play by William
Shakespeare.
• Colonial Play
• Prospero is central
character in this play.
• caliban is Minor
character in the play.

4. A Tempest The Tempest

5. • Symbolized as third
world country.
• Protagonist
• Caliban having power.
• Having language.
• Shifts perspective to
from colonial to
postcolonial.
• Presented as colonized
with more aggression.
A Tempest
• Symbolized as
primitive humanity.
• Antagonist.
• Caliban having No
Power.
• Having No language.
• Presented as a more
brutal and as monster.
The Tempest
Character Of Caliban

6. Contineu…
• Enslavement caused by
their race.
• Disobedient.
• Refuse to Follow order.
• More powerful in his
struggle against
Prospero.
• Ask stephano and
trinculo.
• His enslavement is
because of his character.
• Obedient
• Presented as colonial
caliban
• Doesn’t challenge
Prospero.
• Pathetic, crass and vulgar.
• Ask stephano and trinculo.
The TempestA Tempest

7. Crusoe and Friday Pozzo and Lucky

8. Example: Eklavya as a subaltern
•Eklavya lower cast, his
low caste he can’t get
education.
•Not right to learn.
•He is smart than arjuna
but can’t be great archer
because of his cast.
•His intension to be archer
is good and yet he can’t to
do it.

9. Caliban in our real life
•Rude Behavior with
Kshudra people.
•Don’t talk with them.
•They are Caliban.
•Society can’t accept.

10. Conclusion.
The character of caliban in both plays
,in ‘The Tempest 'and ‘A Tempest.’
 so after all problems are same with
some different things .
so in A tempest caliban is speaking
against power, he is not suppressed by
anyone.
This is new looking in old things. it is
through post-colonial age.

11. Reference
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12. Thank You