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Tattoos/Brands on Caliban?


There appeared to be words written on Caliban's belly & thigh.
Does anyone know what they said?
Thanks.

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I thought I could make out the word "flattery" on his arm but I was at a cinema so I couldn't pause it and check. annoying.

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i didn't notice them till halfway into the film but couldn't make out anything.

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The DVD making-of feature said that what look like tattoos are actually Shakespearean swear words that appeared on Caliban's body after having been taught to speak by Prospera. I believe Caliban says "I needs must curse!" at one point in the film, so maybe they are manifesting spontaneously this way, like "Help me" on Regan's torso in The Exorcist.

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How fun! Thanks, Ecrevain!

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