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British Literature - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Paradise Lost portrays women as inherently immoral; as well as emphasizing the value of a woman's virginity and her submissiveness.
  - - - Religion is also often used as an excuse for colonization.
        
        In Oronooko, it says that "whoever had heard him speak would have been convinved of their errors, that all fine wit is confined to the white men, especially those of Christendom". This passage illustrates the idea that Christianity is superior and non-Christians can be justifiably subjugated.
- - - - King Henry IV; Falstaff and Hotspur;
        
        Hotspur's more violent notion of honor is perceived as more correct than Falstaff's.
      - Beowulf; Seen as honorable to be violent and to conquer.
        
        "And the kings who ruled... a wrecker of mead benches, rampaging among foes"
    - - The portrayal of Alison in the Miller's Tale also insinuates that women are untrustworthy.