Did Shakespeare Write Caliban as an Indian?

Did Shakespeare Write Caliban as an Indian?

IMAGE:Stephano, Trinculo and Caliban dancing on the island shore from The Tempest Source. This month we are exploring Native American tribes mostly in North America, but we are going to start with one particular island native who is strongly associated with what...
Did Shakespeare Know about Centaurs?

Did Shakespeare Know about Centaurs?

In the Middle Ages, beastiaries became popular as books of illustrations that collected diagrams nad explanations of all the animals in the world. Each illustration was paired up with a moral lesson, stemming from the idea that the world was the Word of God and every...