Two Treatises of Government · Character
Seth
Third son of Adam, mentioned in genealogical succession.
minor
First appearance: x of the heir to adam s monarchical power
Seth shows up with force in Of Adam’s Title to Sovereignty by Fatherhood. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Similarly referenced as a child of Adam with paternal power, illustrating the inconsistency in Filmer's theory.
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In Of Adam’s Title to Sovereignty by Fatherhood: Similarly referenced as a child of Adam with paternal power, illustrating the inconsistency in Filmer's theory. Later, in VII: Of Fatherhood and Property Considered…
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Character groups
- Primordial crime and justice
- Protagonist
- Natural law and divine right theorists
- Patriarchal lineage and inheritance
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
The emotional and psychological peak occurs as the endnotes abruptly shift from Locke’s own argument to a dens…
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- Of Adam’s Title to Sovereignty by Fatherhood
- VII: Of Fatherhood and Property Considered Together as Fountains of Sovereignty
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