1. The Tempest: Overview Background Information

2. Naples Sebastian (brother) Alonso (King of Naples) Ferdinand (Son) Claribel (daughter-Queen of Tunis)

3. Milan Prospero (usurped King of Milan) Antonio (brother) Conspired with Alonso to secure absolute power in Milan and to replace Prospero who was allowing him to rule in his place while Prospero dedicated his life to his art Miranda (daughter)

4. Island Sycorax (dead witch exiled from Africa) Caliban (Her son, the only "human" form on the island) Ariel (An airy spirit and ex- servant of Sycorax) Ariel (An airy spirit and ex- servant of Sycorax)

5. Sycorax (Island) Sycorax is a banished dead witch from Algiers, North Africa

6. Ariel and Prospero Sycorax Imprisons Ariel in a Tree Ariel Was Sycorax's servant but refused to do some of her bidings Ariel Was imprisoned for 12 years b/c during imprisonment, Sycorax died Prospero Frees Ariel from the tree but then makes Ariel his own servant Prospero Promises to free Ariel but always reminds him of the debt he owes and threatens him with re-imprisonment Prospero Feels Ariel never does anything to harm anyone

7. Caliban and Prospero Sycorax "Litters" the island with Caliban Caliba n Before Prospero and Miranda arrived, was the only "human shape" on the island Prospero Calls Caliban the "son of the devil" Caliba n Showed Propspero all the charms and secrets of the island Prospero claims to have treated him humanely until Caliban tried to "rape" Miranda. After this, Prospero made him his slave Miranda Even curses Caliban (I.ii.422) b/c of his actions after she taught him to speak and attempted to civilize him Miranda describes Caliban as: Abhorred slave, incapable of goodness, vile, and having an inherited nature that people of good nature cannot stand to be with

8. FYI So, Prospero and Caliban become a paradigm (model) for the European/New World colonial relationship.

9. Caliban The word “canibal” comes from the Spanish word “caníbal” derived from Caniba – Christopher Columbus’ name for the Carib people (West Indies). Caribs are Amerindian people whose origins lie in the Southern West Indies and Northern Coast of South Africa. The Carib Tribe had a reputation for being Cannibals as the legend says that they used to eat their enemies when they defeated them. “Cannibal” did not take on a different meaning in English until 1796. So, in The Tempest, “Canibale” is a Caribbean Islander which brings us Caliban, the monster. Other translations for Caliban: “Kaliban” (English Romani) – Black or with blackness (Arabic) – Wild dog