Utopia Sudy Guide
English 4, Unit 2: Utopia and Dystopia Sir Thomas More’s Utopia Study Guide Directions: As you read, complete each question below. Type your answers in the appropriate spaces provided.
1. In Book I, who is the narrator? What point of view is this?
The narrator is Sir Thomas More.
The P.O.V. is in the first person.
2. More and Giles strike up a conversation with someone. Who is this? What does he do? Why are they interested in him?
Raphael Hythloday, he is a philosopher and world traveler. they are interested in Hythloday because he is smart and he has a lot of wisdom due to him traveling to different places often. They are also interested about his journey on the island of Utopia.
3. More and Giles believe Hythloday would make a great advisor to a king. Does Hythloday agree with this? Why or why not?
No Hythloday does not agree because he does not show any interest in being an advisor to a king. He feels as if the advisors have to agree with everything the king says to get what they want.
4. Hythloday’s concern about kings and advisors points out a problem with European society. What is this problem?
The problem is that the kings are more focused on their land and receiving more territory and wealth rather than governing their kingdom. kings and advisors are greedy and selfish and don’t show any compassion for the common people.
5. The author Sir Thomas More has created the fictional character Sir Thomas More within the first narrative frame. Do you think it is wise to see both the real person and the character as one? Why or why not?
It isn’t wise because its obvious that the real Sir Thomas More does not necessarily agree with the fictional Sir Thomas More. i think maybe the real Sir Thomas More is writing Hythloday as a person he wishes he was before he became an advisor to the real King Henry VIII because he recognizes the problems that advisors go through with their kings and Hythloday points them out.
6. According to Hythloday, what are some other
1. In Book I, who is the narrator? What point of view is this?
The narrator is Sir Thomas More.
The P.O.V. is in the first person.
2. More and Giles strike up a conversation with someone. Who is this? What does he do? Why are they interested in him?
Raphael Hythloday, he is a philosopher and world traveler. they are interested in Hythloday because he is smart and he has a lot of wisdom due to him traveling to different places often. They are also interested about his journey on the island of Utopia.
3. More and Giles believe Hythloday would make a great advisor to a king. Does Hythloday agree with this? Why or why not?
No Hythloday does not agree because he does not show any interest in being an advisor to a king. He feels as if the advisors have to agree with everything the king says to get what they want.
4. Hythloday’s concern about kings and advisors points out a problem with European society. What is this problem?
The problem is that the kings are more focused on their land and receiving more territory and wealth rather than governing their kingdom. kings and advisors are greedy and selfish and don’t show any compassion for the common people.
5. The author Sir Thomas More has created the fictional character Sir Thomas More within the first narrative frame. Do you think it is wise to see both the real person and the character as one? Why or why not?
It isn’t wise because its obvious that the real Sir Thomas More does not necessarily agree with the fictional Sir Thomas More. i think maybe the real Sir Thomas More is writing Hythloday as a person he wishes he was before he became an advisor to the real King Henry VIII because he recognizes the problems that advisors go through with their kings and Hythloday points them out.
6. According to Hythloday, what are some other