“OF TYRANNY” FROM TWO TREATISES OF

GOVERNMENT BY JOHN LOCKE

Close Read, World History 10A

Context

Look at lines 1-2. What do you see? What do you learn about this text from these two lines?

Tyranny

Using lines 3-4 how does the author define “tyranny”?

Using lines 3-9, find other phrases that Locke uses to add to his definition of tyranny.

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Why does Locke decide to quote a king? Lines 10-11

Who does Locke quote? From where does this quote come?

What does King James prefer in the “making of good laws and constitutions?” Lines 12-15

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Using lines 12-16, how does King James think a lawful king and a tyrant are different?

Lines 16-21, King James explains the most special and greatest difference between a rightful king and a usurping tyrant. What is it? (Read it exactly from the text).

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Lines 18-19, What does the tyrant use his kingdom and people for?

Lines 19-21, What is the king’s purpose, according to King James?

What does […] mean? Who does Locke quote in lines 22-24?

Where is this quote from?

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Lines 22-23 What are non-tyrannical kings glad to do?

In what lines does Locke summarize the quotes from King James? (underline them)

What is his summary?

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According to Locke in line 29, is a monarchy the only form of government capable of tyranny?

Using lines 30-34, how might a government become tyrannical?