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Prospero & Caliban In The Tempest there are many different relationships between characters. There is the relationship of master and slave, which Prospero has with Ariel and than there is the master slave relationship he has with Caliban. Ariel is grateful to do what Prospero wants of him because she feels that she is in debt to him. Calibans relationship with him is quite the opposite. He resents Prospero and all that he stands for, he …

…because he has power over Caliban and if not for that Caliban would be the ruler of the isle. Caliban detests Prospero and that is why as soon as he saw Stephano and Trinkilo he fallows them and does as they please. They offered him something new, alcohol, which he has never had before. He is impressed and calls them his new god. His relationship with his master Prospero is that of hatred and detest.