TRINCULO 'Lord' quoth he! Caliban is always cursing Prospero and Miranda for the way they treat him. Caliban is the name of a character from Marvel comics. CALIBAN Just then, Trinculo, Alonso's jester, enters. Caliban: "All the infections that the sun sucks up From bogs, fens, flats, on Prosper fall, and make him He lies down and hides under his cloak. 109). Dull thing, I say so; he, that Caliban Whom now I keep in service. Prospero sends Caliban to get firewood. Prospero and his fifteen year-old daughter, Miranda, are watching it. You can browse and/or search so you can find a monologue whether you know which one you want, or you're looking for monologue ideas. Caliban speaks to Stephano and Trinculo. In this scene we Caliban enters with firewood in his hands. The monologues are organized by play, then categorized by comedy, history and tragedy. CALIBAN Lo, lo, again! wilt thou let him, my lord? The poor monster's my subject and he shall not suffer indignity. In his anger and sadness, Caliban seems for a moment to have risen above his wretched role as Stephano’s fool. I cried to dream again. The rock ballet was performed in Houston, Dallas, and Chicago in 1976 and 1977. Making it easier to find monologues since 1997. Caliban enters, carrying wood. STEPHANO Trinculo, keep a good tongue in your head: if you prove a mutineer,--the next tree! In addition, Stephano and Trinculo give Caliban wine, which Caliban finds to be a “celestial liquor” (II.ii. There is noise of thunder on the background. Caliban is a character in The Tempest, which begins with a shipwreck off a remote Mediterranean island. CALIBAN Lo, how he mocks me! Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises, Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight, and hurt not. Prospero. In the monologue Caliban curses Prospero for how he mistreats him and punishes him. He tells her, for the first time, how they came to be on the island. The Tempest Act 2, scene 2, 1–3 All the infections that the sun sucks up. He delivers a monologue in which he curses Prospero and describes the many torments Prospero's spirits inflict on him. Read the monologue for the role of Caliban from the script for The Tempest by William Shakespeare. Moreover, Caliban initially mistakes Stephano and Trinculo for Prospero’s spirits, but alcohol convinces him that Stephano is a “brave god” and decides unconditionally to … Caliban was the central character in James Clouser's rock ballet Caliban, a 90-minute adaptation of The Tempest that was scored with live performances by St. Elmo's Fire. bite him to death, I prithee. Yes, Caliban her son. This ennobling monologue—ennobling because there is no servility in it, only a profound understanding of the magic of the island—provides Caliban with a moment of freedom from Prospero and even from his drunkenness. This poem is in the public domain. That a monster should be such a natural! 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