Among Shakespeare's numerous stage characters, probably none has been so variously interpreted as the 'savage and deformed slave' Caliban in The Tempest. For nearly four centuries, widely diverse ...

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 ...