The Importance Of Collonization In Shakespeare's The Tempest

Discoveries may or may not be enlightening for the individual, though the context of colonisation of others and migration to new lands. William Shakespeare’s The Tempest, presents various ideas through the context of European colonisation, where an individual is faced with the issues of discrimination, language barriers and the overall idea of others perceiving them contemptuously. Shakespeare presents the native ‘Caliban” using harsh language and the invaders using negative imagery to describe him; yet the intellectual transformation of Caliban is seen through his discovery of poetic language. In Juxtapose to Shakespeare’s text, Shaun Tan’s picture book Eric deals with the context of an individual migrating to a new place, in oppose to the

Upon arrival onto new land, Stephano and Trinculo discover Caliban, describing him as “most poor, credulous monster.” Shakespeare uses the modal verb “most” and the allusion of a “monster,” to generate a strong visual representation to the reader that Caliban is not viewed as a “civilised and ordinary” human being, but as a four-legged monster, in the context of early European exploration of undiscovered/conquered land. In addition, Stephano speculates that he will profit by taking the “monster” back to Naples as he says “He’s a present for any emperor that ever trod on heats leather.” Thus, discovery in The Tempest is presented in such converse to the picture book Eric, as Shakespeare presents the context of European colonisation as an opportunistic, moneymaking venture for the wicked colonial exploiting the native individuals of the land, instead of trying to shift attitudes towards

William Shakespeare’s The Tempest, presents various ideas through the context of European colonisation, where an individual is faced with the issues of discrimination, language barriers and the overall idea of others perceiving them prejudicially. Shakespeare presents the native ‘Caliban” using harsh language and the invaders using negative imagery to describe him’; yet the intellectual transformation of Caliban is seen through his discovery of poetic language. In Juxtapose to Shakespeare’s text, Shaun Tan’s picture book Eric deals with the context of an individual migrating to a new place, in oppose to the idea of colonisation. The persona is made to feel welcomed into the country by the narrator – natives of the land, as he/she constantly acknowledges the persona’s culture and questions the comfort of his stay through the utilisation of rhetorical questions, symbolism and repetition of speech. Thus, both texts deepen our understanding on how various individuals make discoveries within or outside their native lands, which may ultimately lead to enlightenment or