Aime Cesaires Tempest

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Aime Cesaires Tempest
Act I, scene 2 Caliban Uhuru! Prospero What
did you say? Caliban I said, Uhuru! Prospero
Back to your native language again. Ive already
told you, I dont like it. You could be polite,
at least a simple hello wouldnt kill you.

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Caliban Oh, I forgot. . . . But as froggy,
waspish, pustular and dung-filled a hello as
possible. May today hasten by a decade the day
when all the birds of the sky and beasts of the
earth will feast upon your corpse! Prospero
Gracious as always, you ugly ape! How can anyone
be so ugly?

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From Act II Time passes, symbolized by the
curtains being lowered halfway and re-raised.
In semi-darkness Prospero appears, aged and
weary. His gestures are jerky and automatic, his
speech weak, toneless.

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End of the play Prospero Odd, but for some
time now we seem to be overrun with opossums.
Peccarys wild boar, all of the unpleasant
animals! But mainly opossums. With those eyes!
And the vile grin they have! Its as though the
jungle was laying siege to the cave. . . . But I
shall stand firm. . . . I shall not let my work
perish.

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Prospero Shouting. I shall protect
civilization! He fires in all directions.
Theyre done for! Now, this way Ill be able to
have some peace and calm for a while. But its
cold. Odd how the climates changed. Cold on
this island. . . . Have to think about making a
fire . . . . Well, Caliban, old fellow, its just
us two now, here on the island. . . Only you and
me. You and me. You-me. . . Me-you! What in
the hell is he up to?

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Prospero . You-me. . . Me-you! What in the
hell is he up to? Shouting. Caliban! In the
distance, above the sound of the surf and the
chirping of birds, we hear snatches of Calibans
song.