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Shakespeare plays CALIBAN, a monster


Illustration: Shakespeare plays Caliban dressed in a furry outfit with horns on his head; he bangs a small drum as he sings.

Caliban is overjoyed by the prospect of freedom from his life of unwilling servitude.
The Tempest, Act 2 Scene 2

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A most pleasant and excellent comedy, of Sir John Falstaff and the MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, intermixed with sundry variable and pleasing humours, as often played by the King's servants.

At the Globe, June 9th 1607

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