Question

26. Sc. 2, Lines 334–355: Why might the relationship between Prospero and Caliban have changed? What evidence supports your inferences?

Answer 1

Answer:

The relationship between them has changed because Prospero feels betrayed when he learns that Caliban tried to violate his daughter.

Explanation:

Caliban and Prospero are characters in the play "The Tempest" written by Shakespeare. In this story we got to know Prospero and his daughter Miranda. Prospero was a duke, but he was usurped and expelled from his kingdom along with his daughter. Exiled, the two begin to live on a paradisiac island, where Prospero plans his vigil.

Upon reaching this island, Prospero meets a native named Caliban, who treats him kindly, which makes the relationship between the two very friendly. However, Calibam is an aggressive and wild character and tries to violate Miranda, which activates Prospero's ire, causing him to completely change the relationship he had with Caliban. Prospero is completely angry and makes Caliban his slaves, imposing repressions and humiliations as punishment. We can see evidence of this change in relationship when Prospero says: "... thou didst seek to violate / The honor of my child."