Before Caliban was enslaved he would have thought that him and Prospero where good but after all that had happened their relationship is based on hatred alone.
Hag-born" "whelp," not "honoured with human shape."
"Demi-devil."
"Poor credulous monster."
"Hag-seed."
"Strange fish."
These are just a few descriptions of Caliban, one of the most debated figures in all of Shakespeare. Is this cursing, would-be rapist and wannabe killer nothing but a monster? Or, is this belligerent, iambic pentameter-speaking slave worthy of our sympathy? Is Caliban a response toMontaigne's vision of the "noble savage"? Is he symbolic of the victims of colonial expansion?
I believe it's a satire writing about how we need others to survive. If we can't rely on the people around us, then we become just like savages, and also won't be able to find a good way to live.
