The Tempest, Act 2, Scene 2

Boydell's print of Trinculo standing over Stephano and Caliban, pouring wine into Caliban's mouth, represents the relationship between indigenous peoples, alcohol, and imperialism. Caliban's face glances up from beneath Trinculo with an almost mischievous grin; he may be on the verge of drunkenness. According to the text, Trinculo does this in order to tame Caliban and profit from his inhuman appearance. Caliban, a native of the island, is immediately seen as an object/unequal to the colonizers, that can be taken advantage of. This scene not only depicts the master/slave dynamic through Caliban's lowered position looking upward at Trinculo's dominant one, but the use of wine to tame him also portrays the introduction of alcohol into indigenous communities by Europeans.