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Which character relationship in The Tempest gives the best insight into colonialism during Shakespeare's time?
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prospero & Caliban
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∙ 8y agoProspero and Ariel or Prospero and Caliban. Bear in mind that the colonialist reading of the play is a twentieth-century gloss. Shakespeare did not think that it was a play about colonialism, nor did his audience. Although we might think that Prospero's enslavement of the locals in the persons of Ariel and Caliban mirrors the enslavement of aboriginal peoples, we do this because we have a vision of colonialism which is warped by the rhetoric of our time. In fact, it was the Spanish colonialists who enslaved the local people, whereas the English just drove them deeper into the bush. In this sense, the type of colonialism practised by the English is not well-reflected in the play viewed as an image of colonialism.
Cheryl Beard
prospero & Caliban
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Which character relationship in the tempest is best representation of ngugi wa thiong'o's idea about the mental control of native peoples and colonialism?
Prospero and Ariel
Which of Uranus' moons are in shakespeares play tempest?
Ariel
What original character did the mercenary replace in the Tempest?
There is no mercenary in The Tempest.
Which aspect of The Tempest would be most affected if the story took place in a city in Europe rather than an isolated island?
shakespear commentary on colonialism
What event about colonialism is best supported by events from the tempest?
contact with native populations is rarely and even exchange: the native people are usually exploited.
Which character relationship in the tempest is best representation of ngugi wa thiong'o's idea about the mental control of native peoples and colonialism?
Prospero and Ariel
Which character in the tempest best represents native people who are subject to colonialism?
Caliban
Did the word prosperous derive from shakespeares character prospero the duke in the tempest?
No. If anything, it is the other way around: the character's name derives from the word.
Which of Uranus' moons are in shakespeares play tempest?
Ariel
Which thematic statement is best demonstrated by the events of Shakespeare's the The Tempest?
The ma many types of power relationship; the power of colonialism to divide populations
Which aspect of the tempest is the most important to Shakespeare's commentary on colonialism?
The isolated island setting
What original character did the mercenary replace in the Tempest?
There is no mercenary in The Tempest.
Which play was the character caliban in?
The Tempest.
Which aspect of The Tempest would be most affected if the story took place in a city in Europe rather than an isolated island?
shakespear commentary on colonialism
What event about colonialism is best supported by events from the tempest?
contact with native populations is rarely and even exchange: the native people are usually exploited.
In what Shakespearean play will you find the character Miranda?
the tempest
What shakespeare play has Miranda?
Miranda is a character in The Tempest.
