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.

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.

(9) “Nor am I in so desperate an estate, that I regard not what becommeth of me; nor am I out of hope but one day to see my Country, nor so void of friends, nor mean in birth, but there to obtain a mach to my great content.”

Answer 1

(9) "I am not in such a desperate situation that I do not care about my future, nor am I without hope of returning to my homeland someday. I also have friends and a respectable background that could help me find a suitable match and bring me great happiness."

Answer 2

In these lines, John Rolfe is reassuring Sir Thomas Dale that he is not in a desperate situation and that he still has hope to return to his country one day. He also emphasizes that he has friends and comes from a respectable background, which gives him the potential to find a suitable match in the Indigenous Peoples.

Answer 3

(9) "I am not in such a hopeless situation that I am unconcerned about my future. I have not given up hope of returning to my homeland one day. I also have friends and come from a respectable background, and I believe I can find a suitable match there, which would bring me great satisfaction."