Prospero is represented as the “angel” as sees Caliban as a lowly “demon”. On one end there is prudence and a sense of self-responsibility, while on the other end of the spectrum there is lewdness and idleness. Federici speaks of the contrast between angels and demons, which represent polarizing elements of the body. This idea is elaborated upon in Silvia Federici’s Caliban and the Witch when she speaks of the mirroring differences in the human partaking of the angel and the beast. “This island’s mine, by Sycorax my mother…For I am all the subjects that you have, Which first was mine own king and here you sty me, In this hard rock, whiles you do keep from me, the rest o’th island.” (Act I, Scene II, lines 335-350) Caliban, who was initially the “king” of the island, was dethroned by Prospero and forced into servitude. In order for Ariel to claim freedom, he must obey Prospero and assist in piecing together his plan of revenge.
“What Ariel! My industrious servant, Ariel!” (Act IV, scene I, line 33). There is an emphasis placed on “control” as Ariel and Caliban weren’t hired or had voluntarily decided to work for Prospero – they were enslaved. From the very start of the play, Prospero’s control sets the story into motion. There is the idea that Prospero considers himself to be more powerful than Ariel and Caliban. In order to understand imprisonment, one must think about how authority plays a role within its confinement.
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