Year 9

Abuse of power: Caliban - Victim or Villain?

Year 9

Abuse of power: Caliban - Victim or Villain?

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will evaluate whether Caliban is mistreated and a victim, or whether he is villainous in his own right. We will reflect on his thoughts and things that torment him, as well as how Trinculo and Stephano treat him.

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5 Questions

Q1.
Which key theme has been present in the play so far?
Comedy
Love
Correct answer: Power
Q2.
A Shakespearean Comedy always...
Correct answer: ends in a wedding
ends in the death of a main character
involves the accurate depiction of history
Q3.
Juxtaposition is...
a word which describes a verb
the figurative description of one thing as another
Correct answer: two ideas placed together that create contrast
Q4.
Caliban is mistaken by Trinculo for...
Correct answer: a fish
a human
a spirit
Q5.
Stephano and Trinculo resemble...
butlers
Correct answer: jesters
soldiers

5 Questions

Q1.
Prospero and Ariel...
despise one another
have conflicting views
Correct answer: have mutual respect for one another
Q2.
Caliban once...
attacked Prospero
owned the island
Correct answer: showed Prospero the qualities of the island
Q3.
Caliban treats Stephano and Trinculo with...
dislike
distrust
Correct answer: reverence
Q4.
Juxtaposition is involves...
a figurative comparison using like or as
the attribution of living qualities to non-living things
Correct answer: two ideas placed together creating a contrast
Q5.
Caliban could be seen as a victim as...
Correct answer: he is entrapped by Prospero
he once attacked Miranda
Correct answer: Prospero's spirits torment him