This means that from a modern perspective, the way Prospero treats Caliban makes him a monster, due to the cruelty of his actions. Human lack of justice, however, may justify Prospero's poor treatment of Caliban, as his status as a slave is punishment for the attempted rape of Prospero's daughter. In this way, Prospero is not a monster, but just a man seeking justice for a perceived wrong. Stephano and Trinculo ignore the evils that make Caliban a monster regardless of his appearance, making their actions towards Caliban unforgivable. After seeing Caliban, Trinculo states, “If I were in England now…and had only painted [Caliban], there he would not be a festive fool but would give a silver coin.” (Act 2, scene 2). Trinculo jokes about Caliban's worth, as if he were nothing more than a strange creature to be taken and sold. Stephano is no different in his first assessment of Caliban: "If I can recover him, keep him tamed, and get to Naples with him, he is a gift to any emperor..." (Act 2, scene 2). Stephano, like Trinculo, plans to take Caliban away from his island home and sell him for profit. This assessment of his worth comes from little more than a first glance at his person, selling a person for material gain is an evil act, and taking it seriously as both Trinculo and Stephano did, makes them not so much men as monsters. This assessment, however, is the product of a modern perspective and calls into question Shakespeare's intentions regarding the portrayal of these three characters. In an earlier Shakespearean text, Macbeth, the character who exemplifies the man, Macduff, says to Macbeth: “We will make you, as our rarest monsters are, painted on a pole, and you will subscribe: 'Here you may see the tyrant. ' (Act 5, scene 8) This shows that the display of monsters as display objects is not uncommon, and is not even frowned upon by the general public. This would mean that the prospects of