his is proven true in his conversation with Miranda where he tells her "O, if avirgin, And your affection not gone forth, I'll make you the Queen ofNaples."(I,ii,450-452). He loves her and would have her as his wife and Queeneven though he thinks her a mere maid. Gonzalo also shows us his heart when hesees Ariel enter with the Boatswain and sailors. He refers to them as "here ismore of us" (V,i,15) showing he considers the Boatswain and sailors his equal.In these two characters, Shakespeare is saying that not all men are egotisticaland perceive themselves above others.From being treated inferior, people start to believe themselves inferior. From being unjustly treated, Caliban thinks himself inferior to Prospero's race. When Stepheno and Triniculo arrived on the island, Caliban considered themsuperior beings even though they were mere servants themselves. They alsothought themselves superior to Caliban because he was of a different race eventhough Caliban does prove to have a greater intellect than both Stepheno andTriniculo. We see their sense of superiority by how they refer to Caliban"Servant-Monster, drink to me"(III,ii,3). Caliban also shows us his acceptanceof this treatment in his response "How do thy honour? Let me lick thyshoe..."(III,ii,22-23) and "Thou shalt be lord of it, and I'll servethee"(III,ii,56). We see by this that Caliban truly believes himself inferioreven though his own intellect surpasses that of Stepheno and Triniculo. Intoday's society, treatment of inferiority is against the law and supposedly non-existent openly in society. We all know, however, that this hierarchial mindset still lurks around every corner in today's culture. It may not go as far asforcing someone to be your servant, but it lives in the form of discriminationand segregation. Because of many years of inferior treatment, many people feelthey either can not succeed or that it will be more difficult for them thanthose of the "right" ra...
