It was first performed in 1611. Caliban is the son of Sycorax, a witch. He was born on the island. Caliban hates Prospero and looks for ways to overthrow him, but by the end of the play regrets ...
Sycorax is said to have been a powerful woman from Algiers who was abandoned on the island while pregnant with Caliban. The fact that Prospero’s magic (and enslavement of Ariel) is considered ...