Influence by outside parties can affect the ethical and moral development of individuals. Often times, naive and malleable minds find evil and immoral influences. This ends the possibility of the individual ever observing socially acceptable or morally apt virtues. In The Tempest, this unfortunate event happens to Caliban. In The Tempest, Caliban is a benevolent person prior to the arrival of Prospero, who taints Caliban's innocent and simple existence. Caliban shows his kindness when he teaches Prospero how to survive upon his arrival to the island. In Act One of The Tempest, Caliban tells Prospero about how he first helped him when he arrived on the island: "And then I loved thee/ And showed thee all the qualities o'th'isle,/The fresh springs, brine-pits, barren place and fertile—" (1.2.337-339). This shows Caliban's innate benevolence. Prior to…show more content… Caliban's impulse to help Prospero and share the secrets of the island serves as a unselfish act that allows for an exploration of his character. This act shows that even though Caliban was never taught to be kind to others, he still acts nicely. Prospero eventually taints this innate goodness. After working in servitude for Prospero, Caliban's personality becomes tainted. In a discussion with Prospero, Caliban speaks of his anger concerning his servitude: "This island's mine by Sycorax my mother,/ Which thou tak'st from me. When thou first cam'st first/ Thou strok'st me and made much of me..." (1.2.332-334). Caliban shows his bitterness towards his situation in the previous quote, proving that Prospero slowly destroys Caliban's innately simple and