What overall message do you think Bradford means to communicate in Of Plymouth Plantation? Write an essay to state what you think, and speculate how this message might have meaning for people today,

Answer and Explanation:

"Of Plymouth Plantation" is composed by Bradford's account of the difficult times that the first English colonists suffered to arrive in North America.

Bradford wrote "Of Plymouth Plantation" not just as a diary, but an account of how it is possible to overcome our greatest difficulties, even when they seem impossible to overcome and even though it seems that we will lose our life in an attempt to overcome difficulties.

We can see that, because "Of Plymouth Plantation" presents a narrative of overcoming. Bradford presents the inhospitable environment, the unfavorable climate, the limited food and the constant dangers that the pilgrims went through, he reports the deaths and the constant threats they suffered, but also shows how they managed to overcome all this with effort, dedication, faith and trust.

Therefore, we can say that Bradford's narrative is significant, as it shows how the human being, in general, is capable of overcoming adversity and is capable of being greater than all of them. This is related to current life, as we live in times of uncertainty and danger, but we will eventually overcome everything.

Attending the Globe Theater would have been quite an unforgettable experience of senses. Depending on the ticket I had been able to afford, I could have sat on the floor in the pit under the stage, I could have stood in front of the stage, or I could have sat down in a seat in the gallery, with a covering roof.

Since performances were held in summer afternoons, I would have probably seen and felt large masses of people pushing one another, and I would have heard them shouting at the actors and making comments in a loud voice. Perhaps I would have heard the actors raise their voices as well in order to be heard. Because of the weather season, I would have smelled the sticky sweat of people and the humidity of the London rain.