Question

Which character relationship in The Tempest is the best example of how colonizers used language as power ? OA Sebastian and Antonio mocking Gonzalo when he talks of his island B. Miranda telling Ferdinand that she wants to marry him C. Anel and Caliban fighting each other with verbal D. Stephano and Trinculo referring to Caliben as their pet monster

Answer 1

Answer:D. Stephano and Trinculo referring to Caliban as their pet monster.

Explanation:

Caliban is an animal-like creature in Shakespeare's the Tempest. When Prospero arrives at the island, he enslaves Caliban and educates him. Caliban, however, remains defiant and his disruptive behavior does not change. Apart from his strange appearance, Caliban curses and hates his master.

In Act II, Scene II, Stephano and Trinculo discuss selling Caliban as an attraction in England for a piece of silver. They refer to Caliban as 'a strange fish'. This demonstrates their dominance over Caliban - they act as colonizers who possess him, and have a right to do whatever they want with him:

(Trinculo) ''A strange fish! Were I in England now, as once I was, and had but this fish painted, not a holiday fool there but would give a piece of silver.''