How did the King of Brobdingnag receive Gulliver?

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How did the King of Brobdingnag receive Gulliver In Gulliver s Travels the King of Brobdingnag meets Gulliver with surprise and care At first he thinks Gulliver is a toy or a machine But later he sees that Gulliver is a real man The king talks to him listens to him and judges his ideas Their talks show two very different ways of thinking First Meeting Surprise When the queen brings Gulliver to the king he cannot believe his eyes At first he thinks Gulliver is made of clockwork Later he understands that Gulliver is a tiny living human He becomes curious about him and wants to learn more This shows that the king is not rude or cruel He tries to understand Gulliver with care and respect Talks about England The king asks Gulliver about his country Gulliver proudly tells him about England s government wars and science The

king listens carefully But he is shocked by the violence in English history He asks many deep questions In the end he says that English people sound like The most pernicious life race of little odious vermin that nature ever suffered to crawl upon the surface of the earth The king finds their world full of pride cruelty and foolish ideas Gunpowder Rejected Gulliver offers the king the idea of gunpowder He thinks it is a great gift But the king is horrified He says that such a deadly thing should never be used He refuses the offer with strong words He describes this in the following manner Heap of conspiracy rebellion murder massacres reveloution and banishment In short the King of Brobdingnag receives Gulliver kindly but with wisdom and care He listens but also judges what Gulliver says In the end the king s strong ideas help Gulliver see the faults of his own country Through this meeting Swift shows us a better way to think about power peace and pride

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