a couple of lines like these makes the reader think that this novel might be a way for Cavendish to escape the realities of her own world.

This is what the whole reading seems to be about

The author could have said "only creatures of the other/another world" could understand the "breadth of her ambition". Just to continue the theme from earlier in the writing.

The author knew that women did not "delight" in dry philosophical works so she tried to manifest her ideas from Observations upon Experimenta Philosophy into a story, or a "fancy." Thus, this story was written. I think.

At first I thought the kidnapping of the girl was a metaphor for avarice but now I don't know what to think. The men are dead and she has been nabbed again by bears.

the process of decay or rotting in a body or other organic matter.

We all had those moments of "if I could just get her alone." Who's going to make a move in front of her parents or friends. Not me at least. Platonic interactions, but no wooing.

I thought this story was really cool. I like how it combined mythical worlds with the real world. Definitely got some Atlantis/Narnia vibes but it was entertaining. I did get lost sometimes, it felt like she was rambling for a while there. I get the general concept of peace, unity, feminism, etc. I also find it cool that a woman wrote this, it shows how brave women were getting at this time to stand up to society and write and publish such outlandish ideas of this time.

Science was a fairly new concept at this time. Thinking that life could come from anywhere else besides God was blasphemy...

Ahh, not quite with the current view of the universe. They still think the planets and sun revolve around earth. Oooorrrrr, in this particular world they do?! Alternate universe.....

This author is ahead of her time. She is saying the sun is molten. How would she even guess that at this time......

I feel like they are just telling her things that will make her comfortable so that she does not get scared or worried and try to leave.....

This girl went from being kidnapped and lost to becoming Queen of a "Fantastical" world.....what is happening.

The imagery in this story is AMAZING!!

I feel like this is an early Alice in Wonderland situation. Animal-men, plant-people, Satyrs.....

A city of Polar Bears..... Ooookkkk.....

This is getting weird....

This is very Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End. They sail to the "end" of the earth only to flip the ship and end up in another world.

A ship that travels in intervals between two ports. How the shipped supplies and mail.

He knew it would be hard to win her over, but he was going to try anyway. You don't know if you don't try

I love this. She knows she will never be one of the "greats" but she is perfectly comfortable being herself. She knows what she brings to the table and is perfectly happy with it.

nevermind. the author was using the "planets" to get their point across

Astronomy is apparently still not up to date at this time. Or maybe they somehow understand how wormholes would work

again, the journey is so difficult that nobody will be able to relate since it was "into Another World"

So cold that the author had to create another planet just so that you may have the possibility of understanding how cold it is. Or rather, it's so cold that the reader will never be able to relate since the cold comes from that of a different planet.

interestingly enough, this word works both as "lonely" and "only"

Not sure if I count as a noble and worthy lady but I'll do my best

Saying that the queen holds the worth of the kingdom.

Sine this is repeatedly referred to throughout the writing I'm going to assume that it means heart.

This was so beautifully written. Like, wow. The description of Cooke-ham and the type of affect they had on the author made this an incredible read.To be honest, I was entranced through parts of this

damn. That's good.

Wow. Essentially, "you thought Eve did something bad? Look at yourselves now. What eve did pales in comparison to what you are currently doing!"

They are more than mere souls that you can take out your angst and problems on. This seems to be a quick reminder of one of the many things that woman brought to the table and that they're not simply meant for "child-bearing".

DUDE those apples looked mighty tasty, but hey We all know how this one ends.

Well this for sure had way better tones about women , since a women did right it ,But I very much enjoyed reading this. To be honest I am not religious at all, never read the bible but so far I enjoyed the imagery and the themes. But a much more positive approach but I cant help to feel like this is somewhat satire, Its just what i feel.

So to become property you lose many things, virtures and all speaking in most ways, Which all in all still bad , treating people as property is still bad bad

Talking about Women???, I think that's what its referencing, but then the next line doesn't make sense.

He's implying that this work was inspired by God. Public discourse would've been interesting back then if a lot of people thought they had a "direct line to God."

Which Queen is she talking about, if they are getting THE RICHEST ornaments of honour. That's pretty crazy.

That person must be really great to be compared to the stars, thats like the top of the top.

Overall I really enjoyed this reading. I liked how Aemilia Lanyar supported women in speaking their minds contrary to whether men wanted to hear it or not. I do find it interesting how she references Greek mythology and Catholicism. I also liked how she said not everything was Eve's fault in the garden and that a man has his own mind, just a a woman does.

seems to be likening her to the sun. "bright, sphere of greatness". Makes her seem unreachable, just as the sun

YES!! Women should build up other women!! We have a hard enough time as it is trying to prove ourselves in 2019, why are we making it harder on one another?!

This is an interesting line. She is saying women hide what they truly want because they are told they are not allowed or capable of such things. She and I disagree.

This reminds me of Snow White. Mirror Mirror on the wall. She wants to see the Queen's beauty and grace in her own reflection.

Royalty back in this day was thought to be Royal because God made it so. They thought that God was the one who gave them their power and only certain families were worthy of this honor.

She thinks that if the Queen blesses her work more people will want to read it. If it's good enough for the Queen it's good enough for everyone.

I find it interesting that these writers reference Greek Mythology when there was such a battle between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism.

Exodus 12:22-27

God of Heaven and Earth.

She is saying here is a writing by a woman for a woman. She is also saying if the Queen were to grace it, it will be more divine.

To be willing

I'm guessing she had sons.

Sounds interesting already.

stolen

As in, "I tried my best write something befitting of such a Queen but it I am a mere mortal incapable of such a task"

This feels like a very big opinion piece or someones twitter rant because their paper got turned down. that's how it feels to me. Like here's why this thing that has been the way for a long time and I want it to change. Don't get me wrong, change is good but I feel like the stuff to back up these opinion are very weak and it feels like complaints.

Right. There is common equity in most things between man and wife yet in some regards the woman is better than the man and vice versa.

Man i never read the bible and this already kinda sounds like its bull, But hey people will believe that the earth is flat in the current year.

I feel like this is true in most cases, isn't there other animals were females are the dominate role ?

This was fairly hard to read. The more I read,the more I wanted to stop. I know that at the time these were written most people had the same views on women but reading it now, it is just rude. The lack of respect those women had to deal with is amazing. It's no wonder it took so long for women to make a name for themselves. Being degraded and told you are only what a man says you are is very repressive.

Making comparisons about females in the wild then the human female which is very different than the male counter part. This feels like it has power but I don't personally feel it.

Rachel love's listing out her reasons. So organized.

Rotten water makes rotten fish, it makes evil.

Well this is a very true statement, and also a very great comparison.

This is not an army, this is a marriage..... there is no General, Superior....etc.

Ummmmmmmmm, how about NO

Didn't realize that there were other people present when Adam and Eve ate the fruit from the tree, saw the whole ordeal transpire and knew what was going through their heads at that moment.

So is it saying that right off the bat, women tend to be mischievous ?

Very true, dumb or ignorant audience is the best way to build support.

This was kind of hard to follow with the bible references. I did like how she said that women were made to be by mas side and not looked as below them

Buddy from Chapter 1 also used this in his argument, only this time it's not used in such a demeaning tone.

This also happened with slavery. People tried to use scripture to justify the means. Picking and choosing phrases, thereby taking them out of context

This seems to be a typical response to somebody bashing another group of people(or person). "The only person you are hurting is yourself"

By writing the previous passage the only thing that he has done, is shown the world that he is a very unkind man.

Expressing scorn or criticism

Dunce: a person who is slow at learning; a stupid person. Ohhhhh!! Shes saying that he's not even worth it or good enough to be called a dunce. He is lower than someone who is referred to as a dunce...

Literally every person, like.... ever. Deny, deny, deny. In fact, I just had a lab today were we had to label containers with our names since we had to let them sit in an oven for 10 min. Somebody took mine(even though it had my name) and then tried to say that it was my fault that they took my container.

He compares women to predators. Lions, tigers, Wolves and portrays them as these vicious creatures. He also compares them to a horse that can not be broken, unruly and untamed

Not everything is a woman's fault. Men are supposed to be independent thinkers and not need anyone. If this is true, a woman should not be able to cause the fall of man

Taking care of the house is none of these things. Caring for children, cooking, cleaning, etc. They just made it look easy.

How would he know, no women will give him the time of day. Also, its the silence that annoys us and makes us seem unreasonable..

Exactly. The fact that woman stayed at home at prepared the food, took care of the house and the kids was a huge hindrance to the men. It's quite obvious that the men would have been much better off had they been left to do all of that extra work on their own. This is one of the reasons everyone isn't flying around in their own car-sized jets. If men had less help than they would have clearly been able to make much quicker progress.

Of course it sparked into a flame! You want women to sit there and listen to you degrade them.

It's always hard to talk about morals/values because you have to begin from presuppositions.

Since these texts are written from the context of the bible I'll comment on that. I don't think either parties were being intellectually honest. The woman seemed to ignore biblical passages that countered her point, and the men seemed to use the bible to justify tyrannical authority over women.

The first passage was hilarious though, it was like a roast on women. I wish there was one on men too, that would've been fun.

I'd say she showed reason counter to Joseph's "opprobrious cogitations." I just wish she would've refrained from the ad hominem attacks though, it just gives Joseph fuel. Can't give him an inch!

I like the angle she's coming from but I wonder how she would reconcile 1 Timothy 2:11-15. Just out of curiosity.

She just got cynical. I really think cynicism is the cause of most conflict historically. As soon as you get cynical it becomes a witch hunt. He started it though. Most people don't even realize they're doing it it's so engrained in our culture. That being said, she was probably right considering the times.

I agree, I hate cynicism, although I'm not sure if she's referring to modern cynicism in this context.

Tis a tale as old as time. Again, he's describing a selfish, proud, immature woman, not all women. He's bitter at past relationships obviously. 10/10.

I think it'd be more accurate to say this is what it would be like to be in a relationship with an immature woman not all women. Just like there are immature men. But hey, he probably wouldn't be talked about unless he went to the extreme, which is sad.

I believe he's referring to Eve, the first woman to bring "woe" to a man.

One of the more memorable introductions I've heard.

I try not to look up too much background because I don't want expectations but who hurt this guy? These are savage.

Literary device: Imagery

The author compares the potential backlash from women to that of a swarm of hornets buzzing and stinging around his ears. Hilarious.

Definition: Originally Hebrew, חַוָּה,which translates to Chavah/Havah – chavah, to breathe, and chayah, to live, or to give life. In conclusion, this is the weird middle age spelling of Havah/Chavah who is also Eve.

(I am posting this on both because i think its v important for everyone to see and i spent to much time on it for people not to appreciate)

Is he saying that they still seemed to be sad or down about the time even though there are so many colorful and bright things around them?

Actually I think he is just sad that the person that he is admiring is away, despite the happy and bright time of year. Seeing as he has gone from spring all the way to winter, he has probably been separated from this person for a long time.

Oh, cmon. If your still in your thirties than you're really not "old" yet.

Essentially, some young kid and a "dark" chick have caught the attention of Will and he is constantly conflicted with his interest in both.

He is trying to make his point about why the "dark" woman should let him be with her. As in "what's one more?"

It seems that he has been misguided or someone has given him advice that caused him suffering

resembling wire in the form of texture

The whole story is just comparing old age and youth and the disparities between the two

It seems that he is saying that when he looks back at old times(the past) the beautiful times are the ones that stand out

Reading Shakespeare, its a love hate relationship. On one hand they provide great insight into humans in general. Bur on the other hand its so damn hard to read sometimes, its like i got tab on the reading and tab on the definitions.This was pretty enjoyable to read with not a whole lot of looking up.

War often does often bring out great advances, but the work of masonry must have some relation to war and the war effort.

Is this the fancy way of saying that you are drawing the line in the sand ?

THIS IS A STAR TREK QUOTE I REMEMBER THIS HOLY GEE. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45VAelC_QsI holy fuck im a nerd to notice this as a star trek and not Shakespeare.

I guess this how we took the term waiting out the clock. Or just a really boring way to spend your day.

So have pity on the world, then the someone's gluttony will like proliferate.

Art is the fresh new thing on like Christmas tree of life? this line sounds strange.

These sonnets feel more of a self reflection therapy session. They are written in his style, but they seem to reflect his emotional state at the time of writing and what he was battling internally.

He keeps referring to mistress. So, there's a part of him that feels like he is having an emotional affair with something else. More than likely something different than what he was originally passionate about and is known for.

I wonder if he had a spark of new content to write about or has become passionate about something again. Making him feel a youthful passion again.

The past few sonnets feel like he is going through internal conflicts or mid-life crisis. The are full of angst against youth and bitter. He is more than likely realizing his age possibly or how people change over the years and are not the same. It could also be a time of loved lost as well.

This passage feels as though he is reflecting on ego and narcissism. Not sure what he is going through at this time, but he must have gone through something. This passage is more like putting up a mirror to your self, like self therapy.

Even great things can have blemishes that make them imperfect and sometimes hidden.

This passage feels as though being captivated by beauty visually. Making you listen to what you want to hear and fall for love's wit.

I find this a nice passage of reflection and fond memories whether good or bad.

I enjoy reading Shakespeare, this was no different. Some of these sonnets were familiar to me and some were new. I could definitely tell that his later sonnets get darker, especially when it comes to love. Makes me wonder what happened in his life you have such a change on his outlook on love and happiness.

This is different from his first sonnets. He was all for love and the hope it brought. Now he describes it as a place for wandering souls.

He went from one horrible world to being eaten by worms in the next.

Fighting a war inside yourself, love or otherwise.

But hey, look at the bright side. Even if you decrease in height, your ears will never stop growing. I think

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west as if it is running away or chasing after something.

I think this is saying that love an pull you out of dark situations. Kinda of like a saving grace.

This is a cute way of saying that a woman has caught a man's eye and he thinks she is the most beautiful thing he has ever seen.

As long as you believe in something or someone they can never fade away. Ideas, hope, or faith.

I don't know why but the first thing that came to my mind when I read this was Semi-Automatic by Twenty One Pilots :)

Time doesn't stand still, it is a fleeting moment. Time moves forward and everything that grows is but a tiny moment in life.

Katherine has finally been "tamed". Bianca, the one girl that it seemed everyone was head over heals for now seems to be the opposite of what they would have preferred. And Katherine is now a desirable wife. Although, it's really only because Petruchio can control her at his will. It's funny, you never really meat somebody's "true" self until you are married or at the very least living together. (at least for the most part)

to soil or encumber with mud and dirt

theft through trickery

I like the way "away" is used. Kind of like the way that bro's use "sup". Just being to lazy to use correct grammar and instead shortening a couple of words into one

That may have been a bad example but it's still pretty neat

a representative or deputy of the bishop

trick or deceive

It seems that the burden of seeing her "husband" bed ridden has doubled the rate of time.

Apparently, he's. been in a comma all this time. It seems like this person knew their role in the "prank" and are trying their best to take it to the next level.

Nothing good could come from a statement. I feel bad for Kat here.

The story of a misunderstood woman, but boy gosh i would really want this to be played out, reading this is so darn hard, the back and forth of this just made go crazy and i felt like it was going at a snails pace. Overall the context and the meat is there and it seems really fricking good but sitting here and actually reading it kinda sucked

Overall I enjoyed this play. It's funny and I enjoyed the banter of the characters. I did find it kind if a let down when Kathrina gave in and became a dutiful wife. I still think she will give Petruchio a run for his money but I wish she would have stayed her feisty self.

A series of penance performed by Hercules over the twelve years he served King Eurystheus.

Petruchio doesn't care how annoying or intolerable Katherina is. He just wants to be wealthy.

There is no amount of money that would make Hortensio marry Katherina

All the money in the world is not enough to make his friend marry such a horrible wife. They are too good of friends for such a betrayal.

Rude. Just because she doesn't want to marry a random guy or be run by a man....

This line mad me laugh. He is basically saying that she is impossible.

Baptista is telling the young suitors not to come to him anymore about Bianca. HE will not approve her marriage to anyone until he marries off his eldest daughter Katherina.

Talk about what you know and what you enjoy. Use your knowledge to serve you in everyday conversations.

He will have good fortune and become more wealthy because he has done so many good things for others.

an annual or biannual court of record that certain Lords held at their manors.

Greek God of many things such as music, poetry, art, archery. Beardless, athletic, and youthful. Twin brother of Artemis, son of Zeus and Leto.

He has seen this player in plays before. He cannot remember his characters name but he remembers that he performed well.

Drunken pranks of the Shakespeare days! Have him wake up in random clothes and in a different place.

Bellman is a better hunting dog than Silver according to the First Huntsman. He picked out scents that Silver didn't

I find this funny. Sly is saying bring all the police you want, I'm still not paying for anything.

Guess your gifts arent that good, stop hitting the dollar store you nerd.

there is such a small amount of faith in the world, just as there is the same amount of rotten apples.

Agenor, must make some great children. hes like the fabio of this story.

I forgive you/myself

I found this play interesting on how it doesn't really resolve the story about Sly. This leaves you wondering what's happening, but it really obvious on what will happen to him. He will get thrown out and ridiculed, but the change in pace of the story within a story was interesting twist on story telling.

Underneath all the crazy Petruchio and Katherina understand each other. They both run on high octane level of dramatic interactions with each other, but they love it. Their marriage for sure wont be dull.

He's behaving worse than she is. I'm assuming this is all a ploy to tame her and show how extreme the same behavior is when you're on the other side of it.

Hic ibat Simois; hic est Sigeia tellus; Hic steterat Priami regia celsa senis.

Translation: This is the Simois; This is Sigeian land; Here stood the lofty palace of old Priam.

He goes on in Latin to give a message to Bianco who he really is.

Katherina has such a sharp tongue that they think, i believe, Petruchio will get so mad he would throw a statue ate her face and disfigure her. Obviously they are joking, but she has a really bad reputation.

This is sad. If you die alone there is no family or friends to carry on your memory.....

This reminds me of Snow White, mirror mirror on the wall. The Queen's face shifts to Snow White's portraying youth and beauty. Everything the Queen wants to be.

"Beauty" may be referring to self-preservation. We often trade short-term benefits for long-term costs due to being "contracted to [our] own bright eyes" (aka inconsiderate of others including our future self) and in doing so, "feed our flames," causing "famine" for the next generation.

I forgave

Coma for 15 years and immediately wants to sleep with his wife that he has met for the first time. Sly is getting karma back full swing for being so lowly in manners and morals.

He jokingly states how poor he is and how little he has. Sometimes not even having enough shoes or even shoes that don't have holes in them.

This is an antiquated term for wine.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sack_(wine)

The amount of different odors that are going on in this play so far would vex anyone. From someone sleeping drunk in the mud, to all sorts of incenses and now an onion. This sounds like a terrible idea.

Dang. How do you fight an enemy that you deem immortal? They never even gave THEMSELVES a chance.

I'm pretty sure I remember learning that they would trade leather in exchange for mirrors. They were so baffled by the fact that they could see themselves, and they took advantage of that. There also may have been some gold involved but I'm not too sure. They really must have seen then as some type or form of deity when they showed up with all these gadgets. From the get-go there was no chance of them resisting colonization.

He summarizes this paragraph best. These people were hungry for knowledge, taken aback with curiosity. It seems, at least at first, that they were willing to share this abundance off knowledge with them.

He seems to be bragging of how much the kings brother favored them. He pretty much says that he made sure to match everything that they did for him by bestowing them with gifts.

He must think very highly of people from Cornish. This whole paragraph was spent glorifying the shipmates.

Now lets see if the good outweigh the bad. Buddy is picking apart every part of the planet, piece by piece

At the time, I guess being as strict as this kind of makes sense. I mean, for most people their can't of been many other things to do.

It is so good here that these people are content with the shitty weather.

Makes his teacher seem like some kind of wizard. As in, he probably viewed his professor as if he had some kind of magical abilities.

It sounds like this voyage was a failure.

I don't know about any one else, but the spelling in this paragraph is throwing me off. It's making me uncomfortable.

an arrival at land on a sea or air journey.

a flexible basket made of rushes, used especially for dried fruits, as dates, figs, or raisins.

I thought that's what that meant.

relating to or characteristic of Numidia, an ancient kingdom situated in North Africa, or its inhabitants.

The passages provide interesting insight on how they viewed the different people and their cultures. Most of the accounts provide information on how they are more advanced than the people there. They saw their way of life barbaric and wrote in a way that would please the nobles and clergy, such as untouched riches and heathens who need converting. This would allow them to gain additional funding to explore uncharted territory.

They brought diseases from Europe and it was killing the indigenous people. Every town they visited would have an outbreak and people would start to die.

He painted the country in a very positive tone and went into great depth on the richness and fertility of the soul. Also, there was quite a bit of emphasis on the king and king's brother's wives and how they treated them. I'm sure they wanted to paint Virginia in the most positive light for Queen Elizabeth I.

They traded expensive items for cheap tin and copper.

The location was originally called Wingina and they renamed the place Virginia in honor of Queen Elizabeth I.

I'm assuming he is referring to Heyreddin Barbarossa, but he was already defeated in 1546.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayreddin_Barbarossa

Their culture is so foreign to him that he is describing them as practical barbarians. This is the major theme and mentality that many explorers had when visiting other countries. This would assist in convincing the King or Clergy to invest in expeditions to these countries to save the people.

Finding a new colony to spread religion and finding untapped resources, would secure funding from the government and the church for expeditions. This was the most efficient way to help fund an expedition and build notoriety.

More than twenty years ago by King Henry the Kneuet the knight, in the name of King Henry as a pledge of him I have taken, it being agreed that, king 's expense throughout Asia, as long as the Turkish and Persian monarchs would enable me, and the embassies of the. The chief of Asia, he hoped easily to obtain from these two, as they can not be allowed to go to the ends of the only permission for me, through their own, but he does that, too, might be given to the recommendation of even by their own to penetrate to the very brink. The cost was not to be light, but so great was that prince 's eagerness, that he declared he would spare no expense for this journey. Oh, worthy of regal dignity mind O happy me, if God had not taken Kneuettum & King had returned from that journey, Sec.

The author took it upon himself to travel and defend the English from the slander by giving lectures.

If I understand it sounds like the English did not share the same enthusiasm for exploration as other nations because of their comforts. In other words, exploration is dangerous and the had relatively good lives that they were not willing to give up. And they were criticized for it.

Random thought, I think it can feel like there are no "calls to action" like world exploration in the modern world but I don't think that's true. For example, we still do not have a complete map of the universe, and most of the ocean has not been explored.

After rereading, I believe "other" nations were slandering the English but for a reason I'm not sure, maybe jealousy. The English were navigating.

Wiroans was another word for Native Americans' Cheifs written in the diary of the first settlers of Jamestown, Virginia, 1607

a deciduous North American tree with aromatic leaves and bark. The leaves are infused to make tea or ground into filé.

This reminds me of the scene in The King and I where all the wives come out one by one with the kids and the servents and it feels like the stream of people is never going to end