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Each of the characters in The Tempest finds themselves in bondage. However, by the end of the story, the same characters are set free from whatever enslaves them. A few characters one can see enslaved are Prospero, Miranda, Ariel, and Caliban.
Prospero is in bondage to his magic. Since his exile by his brother from his dukedom in Milan, he has had but a few books to help pass the twelve long years. During this time, he become ....
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.... Caliban is in bondage to Prospero's magic, but mostly to his monstrous looks. Prospero uses him as a slave because Caliban looks sub-human. Since Caliban is actually not human, he does not have the demeanor of them. Others try to civilize him to be a noble savage, but he belongs to nature as seen through the attempted rape of Miranda. Sadly, liberation cannot happen with Caliban because his looks are immutable.
Although the action in the play is simple, the meaning b ....
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