... Caliban. These two slaves, Caliban and Ariel, symbolize the theme of nature versus nurture. Caliban is regarded as the representation of the wild; the side that is usually looked down upon. Although from his repulsive behavior, Caliban can be viewed as a detestable beast of nature, it can be reasonably ... Shakespeare portrays Caliban as a very ugly and crude looking beast, which is how people of nature are pictured by citizens of society. Caliban's appearance exemplifies the degenerate animal nature within him. However, Caliban has, what no man of society has, purity and innocence. Cali...

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• Grade Level: High School

... for corruption or deception. In William Shakespeare's, King Lear, the King allots power rashly and ultimately dies based on some of his impulse decisions. A King is supposed to have all that he needs to sustain a complete life, without having to worry about anything in his later years. Yet King Lear cries out ... impulsive temper and refuses to obey him. She orders Oswald and the other servants to provoke Lear, and to make him leave. "Put on what weary Negligence you please, You and your Fellows. I'd have it come to Question;- (I, iii, 13-14). Goneril's act shows her impatient and ... Le...

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• Grade Level: High School

... they believed that witches could raise evil spirits by concocting a brew from disgusting ingredients. This is shown in the first scene of Act 4 where the witches are making a "hell-broth" to conjure up apparitions for Macbeth. They include repulsive ingredients such as, "Liver of blaspheming Jew," "Nose of Turk," and "Tongue of ... lot of things that went wrong on witches. By presenting the witches as evil, King James may have thought that more people would believe what he said about witches and start to think the same way about them, as he did. The witches have an important role in the ...

• Word Count: 3254
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School