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How does Johnson's poetry compare to Brathwaite's? How do their
techniques differ?
How does Johnson's use of shocking images and words contribute to his
project? Why does he rely so heavily on sexual images?
Does "The alchemist & a most magical company" comment on Shakespeare's
The Tempest? How so? Who are the "most magical company
of young men / with no addresses"?
How does "Put your money" comment on the character of Caliban as Shakespeare
represents him? What does the persona of Johnson's poem mean when
he says "inheritance is everything / bones a mere rattle"?
Consider Johnson's "Put your money" in light of Brathwaite's "Caliban"
(in Islands). How does Brathwaite's poem provide a context
for Johnson's?
How does the echo of "Put your money"'s conclusion at the beginning
of "Calypso for Caliban" help to define the circumstances of the speaker?
How would the female characters in Carlyle Brown's play interpret "Calypso
for Caliban"?