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Shelly Dennison
It's a reference to Caliban - offspring of the witch Sycorax.
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Linda
Hag seed means the seed (child) of a hag. Prosperos and others constantly insult Caliban, calling him all sorts of names and Hag seed is one of the names.
The inmates in the play, The Tempest, invent a rap song called Hag seed to be sung by the actor playing Caliban.
The inmates in the play, The Tempest, invent a rap song called Hag seed to be sung by the actor playing Caliban.
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