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Two Treatises of Government · Character

Seth

Third son of Adam, mentioned in genealogical succession.

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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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  • Other

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.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

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