After living with Prospero for 12 years, he commits many atrocities, such as attempting to rape Miranda. Instead of showing respect for the people that taught him to speak and provided him with shelter, Caliban exclaims, “You taught me language, and my profit on’t is I know how to curse. The red plague rid you for learning me your language.” instead of apologizing, he attempts to kill his master with the help of Stephano and Trinculo. Throughout the whole play, Shakespeare displays Caliban as a savage with no moral sense. By connecting him with a lack of forgiveness, he makes an important statement: Only bad men are incapable of forgiving the sins of others. After being taken into protection by Prospero, Caliban commits malicious acts, and displays no signs of sympathy or remorse. Instead, he spitefully plots against the man who allegedly stole the island from him. What makes Caliban so different from Prospero is his inability to