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As an actor, select one character from ‘The Tempest' and discuss how you would create the role, bearing in mind its function in the plot and its relationship to other characters.



I have chosen Caliban to discuss, since, as an actor, I find him the most interesting character and thus the most enjoyable to discuss.

Caliban's function in the plot is one that is difficult to define. He is not the key protagonist, since this title belongs to the treacherous Alonso in his usurpation of Prosporo. Infact he does not at all directly encourage the conclusion of the play.

Caliban has many small but essential functions; one of which is to create Shakespearean comic relief in his drunken trio with Trinculo and Stephano. He also creates contrasts with other characters, such as Caliban's association with the "earth" and evil magic (by being "got by the devil himself upon thy wicked dam" who is Sycorax, a which). This is contrasted with Ariel whose very name......

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