The Tempest (2010) directed by Julie Taymor Djimon Hounsou plays Caliban in this film adaptation of The Tempest. I chose this performance clip because nothing is said here, yet Hounsou’s Caliban manages to convey the human sensitivity with monstrousness that Shakespeare’s Caliban calls for us to examine. Caliban’s appearance in this clip is clearly humanContinue reading “Caliban in The Tempest (2010)”
Category Archives: Performance
Caliban Dancing in Prospero’s Books
Film Prospero’s Books (1991) directed by Peter Greenaway Michael Clark plays Caliban in this film version of The Tempest. Caliban in this film is a highly interesting figure, full of the sharp contrasts that Shakespeare’s Caliban conveys. Physically, Clark’s Caliban is nude with a mixmatch of reddish shades on his skin. His body is almostContinue reading “Caliban Dancing in Prospero’s Books”
Caliban in a Tempest
Adapted from Une Tempête (1969) by Aimé Césaire Caliban: Call me X. That would be best. Like a man without a name, or to be more precise, a man whose name has been stolen. You talk about history well, that’s history, and everyone knows it! Every time you call me it reminds me of aContinue reading “Caliban in a Tempest”
An Introduction
This blog performs an investigation of Caliban, a main character from Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Caliban is a man of many contradictions. In Act 1 scene 2, he is introduced to as a “poisonous slave”, of a “vile race” and as “hagseed.” Other characters also remark on his appearance and demeanor, describing it as monstrous, yetContinue reading “An Introduction”
Poetry of Caliban 