In “The Tempest and Colonialism,” Ariel Rafaelov reveals how Aimée Césaire interprets The Tempest in order to illuminate and challenge the colonialist and racist undertones of Shakespeare’s play. Rafaelov addresses the power dynamics of the island as a microcosm of colonialism and European land- grabs (an ironic parallel to the power grab in Naples that led to Prospero’s exile to the island). He also highlights the importance of language in The Tempest and in Caliban’s resistance in A Tempest.

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