Utopia Pride Quotes Page 3
(Book.Page) based on the 1989 Cambridge University Press edition
| Quote #7 And in fact I have no doubt that every man's perception of where his true interest lies [...] would long ago have brought the whole world to adopt Utopian laws, were it not for one single monster, the prime plague and begetter of all others—I mean Pride. (2.109) |
Can we really boil down all of Europe's problems to this one quality? Hythloday seems to think so. Is that realistic?
| Quote #8 Pride is a serpent from hell that twines itself around the hearts of men […] to hold them back from choosing a better way of life. (2.110) |
What's the effect of making pride a force outside of human control? Why might Hythloday use this kind of language?
| Quote #9 Pride is too deeply fixed in human nature to be easily plucked out. (2.110) |
Hythloday has now switched from pride being external to pride being internal. Why would he change? Which does he believe?
