The standard set to consider the "goodness " of a woman in this time period, then, must be her level of subscription to the patriarchal society in which she lives as well as her awareness of her role as woman in relation to that of a man. ... "Ere row forth, Noah, whither thou list, and get thee a new wife ("Noah's Flood " 73). ... Whom I took all for love, and not riches " (Chaucer 30). ... Swear this, and here I swear to our alliance " (Chaucer, 40). ... However, when considering their submission to men, their subscription to the patriarchy in which they live, and their awareness of th...

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It is under Prospero's order that in the beginning of the play, the tempest takes place "Hast thou, spirit, perform"d to point, the tempest that I bade thee?" ... Cook is an explorer for the English government, who at the time of Cook's explorations were looking to expand their empire, so he evaluates the land in relation to it's potential for future colonisation. ... This view is also seen in The Tempest, through Trincolo and Stephano, who wish to exhibit Caliban in order to make a profit "Were I in England now - as I once was - and had but this fish painted, not a holiday-fo...

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