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Why Does Caliban Hate Prospero?

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Why Does Caliban Hate Prospero?

In The Tempest, Caliban hates Prospero and Miranda

Prospero and Miranda
Miranda is the daughter of Prospero, another of the main characters of The Tempest. She was banished to the Island along with her father at the age of three, and in the subsequent twelve years has lived with her father and their slave, Caliban, as her only company.
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because they enslaved him. Caliban gave them the tools they needed to survive on the island, and then they turned on him and treated him cruelly.

Why does Caliban hate Prospero and Miranda?

Why does Caliban hate Prospero and Miranda? Caliban sees Prospero and Miranda as imperialists who took control of an island that he felt belonged to him. In a way, Caliban ironically mirrors Prospero, who was also violently unseated from power.

Why does Caliban feel betrayed by Prospero?

Caliban as well feels betrayed by Prospero because he has been enslaved, but Prospero accuses him of wanting to violate Miranda. In contrast, Ariel seems loyal but also fears betrayal, as he is also bound to Prospero.

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