To most of my research so far, it is the visual of speech sounds. When you look through a dictionary, you'll usually see these things under the main word you're looking for.
For example, you take a word like "Seahorse". You have the word type, and below the word type, you see some fancy looking text.
I will bold this mini dictionary bit for you to show you what we're focusing on.
Seahorse
Noun
/ˈsēhôrs/
The text in bold here is what you're looking for when you want to find the "Phonetic Transcription." Hope this helps!
Answer:
Because Grover was scaring him
Explanation:
ive read the book...lol
Answer: The contempt he has for Trinculo.
Caliban uses this word in Act III, scene 2. The passage is the following:
<em> I say, by sorcery he got this isle;
</em>
<em>From me he got it. If thy greatness will </em>
<em>Revenge it on him, for I know thou darest, </em>
<em>But this </em><em><u>thing</u></em><em> dare not, </em>
In this scene, Caliban is plotting with Stephano to take the island away from Prospero, and rule it. He refers to Stephano as "thy greatness" and says that he believes he has what it takes to carry it out. However, he thinks little of Trinculo and does not think he would dare commit something like that. The contempt Caliban has for Trinculo is shown in his use of the word "thing."
