The correct answer is C: Because he thinks that Prosperous has sent Trinculo to punish him.
Further Explanation:
This particular scene happened in the play "The Tempest" Act 2, Scene 2. This scene starts with Caiban bringing a load of wood in that he was sent to get. He then hears thunder and is alarmed.
During this time, Prosperous is saying about Caliban such as;
He hopes diseases infect Caliban from the swamp until he is walking disease.
The spirits are listening to him, but he can't stop cursing him.
Caliban is sending spirits to punish him for everything.
The spirits won't touch him until Caliban tell them too like pinch him or push him into the mud.
Sometimes the spirits are snakes, porcupines, and apes.
When Trinculo arrives , Prosperous is scared he is punished for taking so long bringing in the wood and then lays on the ground and hides under his cloak.
Usually, they are split into numbers for the highest and broadest rank, then capital letters for subdivisions, and then lower case letters for the lowest place in the hierarchy.
