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- - - - Prospero holds a lot of power and dominance over Ariel and uses this to control and manipulate him .
      - Ariel agrees to do tasks for Prospero as a debt for saving him, and we meet Ariel after he has just finished performing another task which was to cause the shipwreck.
      - Ariel asks for freedom from Prospero, which he had been promised but not yet received. But Prospero denies his request, as he has other things in mind for him to do.
      - Shakespeare uses this as an example to make a commentary on the injustice of the slave-slaver relationship, and the theme of freedom as a whole.
      - There are multiple references to this reoccurring theme of social classes through the whole play
- - - - Prospero
        "If thou neglect'st or dost unwillingly What I command, I'll rack thee with old cramps, Fill all thy bones with aches, make thee
        roar That beasts shall tremble at thy din."
        Caliban
        "I must obey His art is of such power It would control my dam's god, Setebos, and make a vassal of him."
        Prospero
        "So slave, hence."
        (I.ii. 243-251)
        
        The Prospero and Caliban relationship is based off of subjugation which is expressed through threat as he uses phrases such as "I'll rack thee with old cramps."
        
        Caliban is a native of the island, and offspring to a powerful witch, which means that he has a claim to the island.
        
        Prospero has taught Caliban how to speak. He uses controlling expressions towards him. Caliban can only reply with a similar language cause the only tone that he has seen in language is power and control by Prospero.
- - - - Stephano see's Caliban and Trinculo underneath a cloth, but thinks that it is a four legged monster.
      - Right as he see's the monster, he thinks of ways to exploit it. He talks about bringing it to Naples to serve it to emperors in exchange for money.
      - Stephano immediately see's the creature as less than human. When it speaks his name, later on, he ponders about how it can speak and his instant thought to himself is how can I tame this monster?
      - In the beginning of the scene when Stephano lays his eyes on the creature he is disparaging towards it. He is suspicious of anything other than himself or the people above him, on the island.
    - - Caliban has always been used to being the slave in any type of relationship.
        
        The moment he gets drunk he wants more wine. So to get the wine he starts offering his services towards stephano. Stephano accepts his service.
      - Stephano uses the language of power to frame his relationship with Caliban. His words are indicative of a hierarchy, from his treatment to Caliban as if he had more power against him.