1. From the Monster to the Oppres
Having been portrayed in literary criticism as a giant fish, a grotesque monster, an American Indian, an African slave, his incarnation changes from "a savage and a deformed slave" to the "quintessential colonial victim". ... Critics argued that Caliban's language displayed poetical awareness of nature's beauties; his imaginative power and pure nature made him redeeming. ... From the late eighteenth century commentators began to associate The Tempest's plot, language and characters with Europe's exploration and colonization of America. ... Caliban was no longer just an Amer...
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