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In Michel De Montaigne’s essay “Of Cannibals” as well as in Shakespeare’s Tempest both authors discuss the concept of “natural”. It is one opinion that the two works of literature portray the same idea of what is natural, and particularly what is a natural society. In each there are similarities and differences in imagery and concern. For example, in “Of Cannibals” Montaigne lists many things that do not exist in the natural world that our society is corrupted with. He says This is a nation…in which there is no sort of traffic, no knowledge of letters…no name for a magistrate…no riches or poverty, no contracts…The very words that signify lying, treachery, dissimulation, avarice, envy, belittling, pardon—unheard of. (Montaigne, “Of Cannibals” pg 1936) Notice how the author describes the very things that make our society work and supposedly civilized as exactly what a perfectly pure society should and does lack. But also note that he does not mention the lack of tools used for violence as Shakespeare does when he writes All things in common nature should produce without sweat or endeavor; treason, felony, Sword, pike, knife, gun, or need of any engine.
Approximate Word count = 744
Approximate Pages = 3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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