ENGL 2327 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Of Plymouth Plantation, William Butten, John Howland
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Written 10 years after the colony was first settled. Use of the doublet two words are joined by and to present a single idea: godly and judicious ; hunted and persecuted ; manners and customs to add gravity and to emphasize, elaborate, and reaffirm. Bradford"s history also follows the patterns and conventions of renaissance travel literature. Explain the role of robert cushman in the settlement of the plymouth plantation. Explain the role of thomas weston in the settlement. Were his contributions more ecumenical or political: bradford views all events, triumphant or tragic, as evidence of god"s providence. Does such a view imply divine predestination to human events: the mayflower compact forms a new government for plymouth plantation despite the fact that the colonists do not have royal authorization to settle in new england. Does this action suggest that the pilgrims considered local conditions and needs more important than distant governmental imperatives? from of plymouth plantation notes.
