The Tempest and The Explorers

plague rid you for learning me your language!”

Caliban.

The two texts The Tempest and The Explorers are shown to be both highly influenced

by the time period in which they were composed.The targeted audience also played a

significant role in the formation,language and ideas conveyed within the texts.

The most notable influence and theme throughout the tempest would have to be

Montaignes essay “On Cannibals” in which he continually asserts that what is natural

is synomous with what is good, and that nature herself ought to be the light which

human action is guided. Shakespeare incorporates this theory in the character of

Caliban, the mere name ‘Caliban’ mirrors the word “Cannibal”.

Both Montaigne and Shakespeare explore the relationship between nature and modern

civilisation. Montaignes idealisation of cannibals contrasts sharply with

Shakespeare’s portrayal of the brutish Caliban.

Shakespeare’s cannibal (Caliban) appears to be as pathetic,crass and vulgar as any

individual can possibly be portrayed Caliban’s first speech emphasises

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Approximate Word count = 1561
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)