The conflict between civilisation and savagery is portrayed throughout the play by its setting, language and imagery. In the opening lines of the play, we are first introduced to the setting: Lemnos, a large island west of Troy. ... He is physically separated from his fellow comrades in arms and does not have the ability to speak with any other human beings. ...

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In his farewell address, outgoing President George Washington famously stated that, "The great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign nations, is in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible. ... In essence, the United States was in no position to be setting its sights on spreading democracy worldwide at such an infantile state of its development as a nation. ...

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