De Persia-Colón, Adriana

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From Caliban to me: Postcolonial reading of Elizabeth Nunez’s Prospero’s Daughter
(2020-05-15) De Persia-Colón, Adriana; Rodríguez-Guglielmoni, Linda M.; College of Arts and Sciences - Art; Chansky, Ricia A.; Quintero-Aguiló, María C.; Department of English; González Cruz, Michael
This thesis project explores my alignment to nature and the Devil for empowerment as a racialized Other—the villain—in the Western imperial project, through Elizabeth Nunez’s Prospero’s Daughter (2006), a Caribbean reimagining of Shakespeare’s The Tempest (1610-1611). I first trace the historical and literary villain/hero dyad of colonies and Western empires with a focus on the Caribbean. My postcolonial reading then explores the villain’s journey under the colonial hero’s rule, from the mental domination of the racialized Other to the racialized Other’s embracing of their villainy for empowerment and freedom. In addition, this project includes a pedagogical chapter I prepared for Advanced English II students at the University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez (UPRM). This thesis concludes with a brief discussion of its limitations and suggestions for future research.