Question

Directions: Paraphrase the following important lines from “John Rolfe to Sir Thomas Dale”, a letter meant to persuade a royal official of the necessity of marrying into an Indigenous Peoples.

(5) “I forget not to set before mine eies the frailty of mankinde, his prones to evill, his indulgencie of wicked thoughts, with many other imperfections wherein man is daily insnared, and oftentimes overthrowne, and them compared to my present estate.”

Answer 1

I am well aware of the weaknesses and faults of humanity, including our tendency to be tempted by evil thoughts and to succumb to various imperfections. I recognize these flaws and consider them in relation to my current situation.