What connection can be made between europe's treatment of colonial native populations and the character of Caliban?

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Uriah Miller

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8 June, 08:53

What connection can be made between europe's treatment of colonial native populations and the character of Caliban?

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Boston Simmons · Answer 1

europeans used physical punishment to control native populations, just as prospero punishes caliban with physical pain.

Dillon Ruiz · Answer 2

A. The colonial native populations used the explorers as a way to escape their poverty-stricken lives, just as Caliban hopes to use Prospero as his escape to the New World.

B. The colonial native populations found their new language acquisition useful, just as Caliban feels his language skills have benefited from Prospero's teaching.

C. Caliban, like the colonized native populations, is at first grateful for new ideas and goods but then becomes resentful at this unfair treatment.

D. Caliban things all sailors should be honored if they bring gifts to exchange, which reflects the native peoples' views of doing trade with foreigners.