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Caliban as Representative of Natural Man in The violent storm The Tempest presents an argument against the concept of the noble savage through the character of Caliban. Caliban is the principal(prenominal) focus as far as the notion of nature and immanent man is considered in the play. Proof of this can be found in his name--Caliban sounds very similar to cannibal, and hence serves to link him with primitive, natural man. In the freshman base scene of the play, Calibans character is connected with the lower objects of the planet, including the springs, brine-pits, barren place and fertile. Caliban frankincense appears to be beneath most human men because of his betterial nature. His mothers play down also indicates that there may be quite a bout of evil in him. Characters in the play call him a monster, however, at times, Caliban speaks some of the most beautiful and lyrical language in the play. Thus, Caliban, as the representative of nature, emerges as a very complex cha racter. In the first scene, it seems as if Shakespeare intended to present Caliban as a beast and a savage. However, two items come across to reveal the fact that Caliban is more than good a monster, he is a human being with real emotions (Wagner 13). First, the interview sees a sense of sensitivity when Caliban reflects on his previous relationship with Prospero, when Prospero spared him and essay to educate him. Prospero exchanged his teachings for lessons from Caliban about the island itself because Caliban is so close to nature, he is the best person to teach Prospero about it When thou camst first, Thou strokst me and made a lot of me, wouldst give me Water with berries in t, and teach me how To name the bigge... ...gne would expect to see. not only does Caliban act instinctually, thus pushing him beyond the bounds of morality, hardly he is also spiteful and angry. On the other hand, Shakespeare does not introduce a bigoted response, for if he believed that the natives deserved what they got, he would not confound made Caliban so sympathetic. Hence, Caliban becomes a natural representation of what Shakespeare believed the natives were a complex mixture of various aspects. Works Cited Ferguson, Francis. Shakespeare The Pattern in his Carpet. New York Delacourt Press, 1970. Knight, Wilson. The cps of Fire. London Oxford University Press, 1930. Thorndike, Ashley. How Shakespeare Came to Write The Tempest. Garden City Doubleday Anchor Books, 1969. Wagner, Emmar. Shakespeares Tempest. Yellow Springs Antioch Press, 1933.