How Does Shakespeare Use Connotation In The Tempest

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Miranda is so merciful towards the shipwreck victims, but only has contempt and hatred for Caliban because he tried to rape her, and shows no remorse for his actions. She develops the ideas of Caliban through the observation of his behaviour. Even after Prospero punishes Caliban, Caliban continues to speak to him with foul language. This is shown when Caliban says, "All the charms of Sycorax, toads, beetles, bats, light on you!" (Act I, ii, 345-346) which suggests that Caliban is very rude. Shakespeare makes use of a technique known as connotation. It is used when a word contains an implied meaning additional to the dictionary definition. The use of the word, "toads", implies inhumanity. This technique elicits a feeling of disgust from Miranda,

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