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.

(7) “Likewise, adding hereunto her great apparance of love to me, her desire to be taught and instructed in the knowledge of God, her capablenesse of understanding, her aptnesse and willingnesse to receive anie good impressions, and also the spirituall, besides her owne incitements stirring me up hereunto.”

Answer 1

Furthermore, I must stress her immense love for me, her eagerness to learn about God, her intelligence and ability to comprehend, her readiness to accept positive influences, and the spiritual force urging me to pursue this union.