Abstract

This research paper explores different layers of resistance in Aim C saire s A Tempest through the characterization of Caliban and how Aim C saire de-mystifies the notions of the representation of colonial politics in a counter discursive way Caliban who was not a focused character and was applied in The Tempest as an antithesis to Prospero in broader sense the so called rational civilized colonizers has been given voice by C saire to retort back to William Shakespeare In this sense this adaptation for the black theatre is a commentary of the original text Actually Aim C saire comments on the misrepresentation of judging and generalizing the black as savage lustful and irrational Moreover this research addresses how the vocal resistance of Caliban is related to the author s philosophy of negritude This paper also discusses how the language of the colonizers can be interpolated to the process of self-representation without any spectacle Caliban s urge for reestablishing his identity can be seen as the recuperation of the distorted black identity caused by the aggression of the colonial power and cultural domination Caliban s utmost strive to go back to the root is synonymous with the endeavor of the colonized people to fight back against colonial modes and manipulations through negritude However through contrapuntalism this research is designed to portray different layers of resistance by both Caliban and the author against colonial domination cultural superiority misrepresentation and the dominant discourses about the black people