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  Caliban (character) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Caliban is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's The Tempest, a deformed monster who is the slave of Prospero.
Caliban is the son of the witch Sycorax by (according to Prospero) a devil.
Caliban was originally mostly a comic figure; however, in later years, he became a symbol for the wild, natural man. And, in more recent times, Caliban has been used as a metaphor for colonialism by various anti-colonial intellectuals.
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 X-Men Character Bios: Caliban
In gratitude, Kitty promised to stay with Caliban, but she forgot about that (half-delirious as she was) when Storm took control of the Morlocks.
Caliban survived the Mutant Massacre and was taken in by X-Factor.
Caliban then revealed his new power of a mental virus (probably based on his original fear power) which nearly drove X-Force insane, and subdued them long enough for him to capture Cable.
www.mutanthigh.com /caliban.html   (486 words)

  
 dreamdust   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
As the character of Caliban has many different functions in the play, there are a variety of ways in which to interpret the role.
As Caliban is a contrast to the quick and light Ariel, his movements and tempo should be slow and steady, rather than quick and flighty.
Caliban's final words of repentance in the play are important as they show his last function as a changing character.
www.dreamdust.co.uk /work/caliban.html   (656 words)

  
 Annotated Bibliography
Caliban is a native of the island and rightful owner, therefore, his role in the play is to seek revenge on Prospero and gain back his freedom.
Caliban expresses hatred towards Prospero to form a sense of freedom because even though he is physically a slave, “his mind remains free to hate the master who controls that body” (159).
She also puts Caliban through four stages of “human development in consciousness and intentionality.” The stages are man experiencing consciousness, man engaging in intellectual consciousness to understand and express the understood, man experiencing rational consciousness to pass judgement, and finally man experiencing responsible consciousness to form and execute decisions (268).
www.arches.uga.edu /~slacheen/bibpage.html   (1871 words)

  
 Caliban - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Caliban (band), a post-modern, destructive metalcore band from Germany
Caliban, the homeworld of the Dark Angels in the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe.
Caliban, or Caliburn was also the name of the sword of Julius Caesar, reputed to have survived into the fifth and sixth centuries, and a considered basis for the mythical sword Excalibur
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 Tempest essays - Free Tempest Essays: Caliban as Savage
Caliban the deformed savage on the island from his first appearance in the play is more animal than human.
Caliban from his first appearance in the play speaks with a remarkable eloquence despite his deformed image, "As wicked dew as e'er my mother brushed/ With raven's feather from unwholsome fen/ Drop on you both!" (1.2.324-326).
Caliban doesn't in the play ever seem to be at a loss for words when describing his situation.
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 KellynMiller: Bloom's Tempest Article
Also, in the case of Caliban, though because of "instances with Miranda" (if you know what I mean), he does not banish him from the island, he lets him stay though he may be a threat to his daughter.
Caliban, for a "half-human monster" is given words that expemlify the fact that is not as half-human as Prospero makes him out to be.
Caliban was turned into a slave and i would assume that has the opposite effect on a person.As Ashley just said, i think he is more human than anyoen else in the play.
blogs.setonhill.edu /KellynMiller/008041.html   (1039 words)

  
 Caliban and Sycorax, Moons of Uranus
The moons Caliban (S/1997 U 1) and Sycorax (S/1997 U 2) were first detected on September 6 and 7, 1997 in images obtained by the Hale 5-meter telescope at Palomar Observatory.
Caliban and Sycorax are the first moons around Uranus to be called irregular satellites, due to their retrograde and highly inclined orbits.
Caliban and Sycorax appear quite red indicative of the presence of organic molecules in their icy surfaces.
www.solarviews.com /eng/caliban.htm   (764 words)

  
 EN World - Morrus' D&D / d20 News & Reviews Site - lycanthrope ECL?
An injured character must also check for an involuntary change after accumulating enough damage to reduce his or her hit points by one-quarter and again after each additional one-quarter lost (save DC same as for full moon).
An afflicted character who is aware of his or her condition can also try to return to humanoid from after assuming animal or hybrid form, using the appropriate DC.
Under Caliban's reading that they always lose identity and forget the incident I guess this means they remember the incident and can now use control shape to unconsciously change back to humanoid after having temporarily lost their identity and alignment to the beast.
www.enworld.org /showthread.php?t=31175   (3865 words)

  
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This ambiguity stems from the juxtaposition of the brutish and pathetic character of Caliban with the sprightly and sympathetic character of Ariel.
Ariel and Caliban can both be viewed as the "colonized subjects" of Prospero, and the differing attitudes of these subjects towards their master is indicative of the differing ways in which human nature responds to modern civilization.
Caliban’s apparent hatred for Prospero is evident in much of his speech, which consists predominantly of curses similar to this one.
www.columbia.edu /itc/lithum/gallo/tempest.html   (2408 words)

  
 A Tempest of Interpretations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Those who read the play politically utilize the character of Caliban to reinforce there position, however, it is this very character which serves to back up a traditionalist viewpoint.
This view of Caliban as a monster is continued into the next act with the introduction of a new character.
Caliban is observed to be “Legged like a man and his fins like arms (46)!” The fact that Caliban was mistaken for a fish does suggest that he is far from looking like a Native American.
mason.gmu.edu /~asergent/tempesthtml.htm   (2227 words)

  
 GradeSaver: ClassicNote: The Tempest Study Guide - Character List
Antonio is probably the least scrupulous character in the play, and he is the originator of another plot to take the throne from Alonso through more murders‹though this plot is engineered by Prospero, and made possible by Ariel's magical powers.
Caliban: A native of the island on which Prospero lands, and the one from whom Prospero steals control of the island.
However, Caliban has a capacity for poetry and understanding beauty, as shown by a speech in Act III, which is one of the most poetic, beautiful, and descriptive of the play.
www.gradesaver.com /classicnotes/titles/tempest/charlist.html   (1076 words)

  
 Download Caliban Regular - Linotype.com
Caliban looks as though it were written with a broad tipped pen, with reserved yet lively figures which retain their legibility.
Caliban is a good typefaces to use in short and middle length texts as well as headlines, wherever a personal touch is desired.
The Caliban™ Regular typeface belongs to the Caliban™ Font Family which is part of the Assorted Collection.
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 Tempest essays - Sesame Street’s Big Bird and Shakespeare’s Caliban
Caliban is a symbol, different from most any other in drama, because his rebellious nature fits into our lives and his ability to learn and to come to grips with his place in these situations.
Caliban is a character that everyone identifies with by the ending of The Tempest because his journey is our journey.
Caliban is a character, but as a character adapts into too many roles to be confined to a mere monster or a mere man.
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 Caliban (fictional character) - Search Results - MSN Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Caliban (fictional character), a misshapen monster, son of the witch Sycorax, in William Shakespeare's comedy The Tempest (1611?).
Earthnut, Language: CALIBAN You taught me language;…, Magic: CALIBAN Be not afeard.
character as an element in novels, plots focusing on character, writers known for good character development, A Farewell to Arms, A Place Apart,...
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 EN World - Morrus' D&D / d20 News & Reviews Site - Disarm and AOO
A character threatens the area into which it can make a melee attack, even when it is not a character's action.
When a character with a reach weapon disarms a character without one, he is not in the threatened space.
Description: A character can use a melee attack with a slashing or bludgeoning weapon to strike a weapon or shield that a character's opponent is holding.
www.enworld.org /showthread.php?t=54077   (2616 words)

  
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Death I is the embodyment of death, Death II and Pestilence I belonged to a set of Horsemen that battled the Fantastic Four, Pestilence II is an Alpha Flight villain.
Apocalypse also installed a genetic encryption with Caliban that made him capable of holding his own in a one-on-one battle with Sinister.
Caliban became Death in X-Factor #50, and Pestilence in Cable #73.
www.uncannyxmen.net /db/characters/showquestion.asp?fldAuto=298   (292 words)

  
 tempest2
To what extent is her character defined by the words after her name in the list of dramatis personae--i.e.
In I.ii, Caliban curses Prospero and regrets the welcome he intitially gave him; but by II.ii, he has enslaved himself to a new master (the drunken butler, Stephano); comparing the language he uses in I.ii to that he employs in II.ii, explain the nature and state of Caliban's character.
The question of Caliban's being taught to speak comes up both in I.ii and in II.ii; comparing the references to this subject in the two scenes, explain the importance of verbal language/speech in establishing relationships and/or identities in the play.
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 Keelan Honors 2003
Caliban is blind to the fact that he would remain a slave, and does not ask for freedom, but for the right to be their servant.
Caliban is clearly guilty of a crime; however, Ariel and all the other spirits are not, yet they are also slaves to Prospero.
Caliban is a deformed but muscular man. He is attached to a ball and chain that he drags with him wherever he goes.
www.culver.org /academics/English/keelan.asp   (8813 words)

  
 The Tempest Characters review at Absolute Shakespeare
Prospero: The main character of this play, Prospero used to be the legitimate Duke of Milan.
Caliban: A giant misformed beast, Shakespeare describes Caliban as "a savage and deformed slave." Hating his master Prospero, Caliban works for him out of fear of Prospero's magic.
Trinculo and Caliban whom he fools into believing he is a God help him.
absoluteshakespeare.com /guides/tempest/characters/characters.htm   (400 words)

  
 Singer: Caliban - All songs lyrics of the artist singer CALIBAN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Caliban is as much Lief Sorbye as Tempest is. Both are his brainchild and would not function without him.
In slavery Caliban has come to view Prospero as a usurper, and grown to resent both the magus and his daughter for what he believed to be their betrayal of...
Caliban (S/1997 U 1) orbits about 7.2 million km from Uranus and is about 80 km...
www.poemhunter.com /lyrics/caliban   (280 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Caliban's Hour: Books: Tad Williams   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
At the beginning of Williams's tale, Caliban is a character bent on revenge, and the object of his vengeance is Miranda.
William's Caliban, however, is no "Vincent." He has his own agenda to fulfill with Prospero's daughter 20 years after she has left the island.
Caliban's Hour is a well-written, moving, and ultimately magical re-writing of _The Tempest_ (in the same basic genre as R+G Are Dead and Grendal).
www.amazon.com /Caliban-s-Hour-Tad-Williams/dp/0061054135   (1616 words)

  
 Talking to William Shakespeare
Caliban, I have to confess, is a very tricky character indeed.
As I put it in Act IV, scene 1, Caliban is: ‘A devil, a born devil, on whose nature Nurture can never stick; on whom my pains, Humanely taken, all, all lost, quite lost.
It will not have escaped your notice that he speaks some wonderful poetry, and at times his language is full of pathos and power, and his plight may arouse your twenty-first century emotions of pity and righteous anger.
www.talkingto.co.uk /ttws/html/ttws_answ.asp?quesID=1072&CatID=377   (397 words)

  
 Although Columbus had discovered the
Caliban’s character took "shape under the influence of conflicting opinions held on the American Indians during Shakespeare’s lifetime" (Sharp 267).
The sympathy that the English were beginning to feel for the savages may have been instrumental in the dichotomy of Caliban’s character evoking both sympathy and disgust.
Caliban’s character forces the reader or audience to contemplate the morality of slavery and oppression.
www.fiu.edu /~harveyb/tempestutopia.htm   (1511 words)

  
 NovelGuide: The Tempest: Character Profiles
Caliban: A native to the island, Caliban is an unhappy servant to Prospero.
Caliban in retaliation tries to find a new master in Stephano, but realizes at the end of the play that following a drunken master isn’t smart.
He and Caliban do not get along, however, and it causes tension and fighting between the three.
www.novelguide.com /thetempest/characterprofiles.html   (529 words)

  
 The Caliban Beneath the Skin: Abstract Drama in Auden's Favorite Poem Style - Find Articles
For example, in 1934, he was interested in character, but trying to bring character into poetry Auden learned that poetry "has very little to do with character": that is, it tended to produce rather flat-sounding characters (Plays xxi).
For dramatic characters to speak poetically, to speak memorable speech, without sounding flat, Auden begins with the stock (i.e., flat) characters of the theater and applies poetry in a way that avoids either flat-sounding or holy speeches.
According to Auden, the only kind of drama to accomplish that was the "pure West-end drama that is talk without action." Auden's insight into this "high art" aligns with his desire to write what in 1931 he called "abstract drama": a drama of ideas in which all the action is implied (Plays xix).
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m2342/is_1_33/ai_58055907   (684 words)

  
 annabelCASTROmeagher   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
I chose Caliban because being the most horrendous character in the play, considered only half human, he happens to be the most surprising one.
Caliban's character has the human quality of selfishness, of being unable to listen to the call of the path of goodness: having the opportunity to better himself as a creature helped by Prospero's teachings, he chooses not to do so.
Caliban is a grotesque character, and, as such, he is unreasonable, deceptive, misleading, absurd, and irrational.
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 SparkNotes: The Tempest: Character List
Because she has been sealed off from the world for so long, Miranda’s perceptions of other people tend to be naïve and non-judgmental.
Caliban, the son of the now-deceased witch Sycorax, acquainted Prospero with the island when Prospero arrived.
Caliban believes that the island rightfully belongs to him and has been stolen by Prospero.
www.sparknotes.com /shakespeare/tempest/characters.html   (722 words)

  
 Week 9 Room East
it seems as whatever the characters believe whether it be true or false leads them in their actions.
however, i think that the ambiguous characters of both bierce and arroyo undermine that: neither of them are really masters of their fate; they are merely "playing" at it say:Bekas says: Isn't Fuentes shifting time in order to call attention to memories position outside and inside time.
Was not this hatred of the Miranda's his construct of his own character, his own devotion to a cause which he allowed to define him.
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