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Hythloday doesn’t want to be in bondage to anyone, though he values his own freedom too much for that. He can also become wealthy by serving in a king’s court. This would benefit the prince, as well as his friends and family. Peter is so impressed with Hythloday that he wants him to serve a prince. However, he wants to focus on the Utopians because their government is unique and interesting. More is also quick to point out that they don’t talk much about cannibals or other monstrous creatures, because it’s easy to find information on such things, whereas good laws aren’t as common. They ask him many questions about how those people govern themselves, but they don’t ask him any questions about monsters because there are so many of them in stories. More and Giles are curious about the different societies Hythloday has observed. The lodestone is a magnetic object used by sailors as a compass for navigation however, More suggests that they are so confident in its use that they become reckless because of it. After crossing many deserts and wildernesses, he came upon well-governed people and cities with ships who were happy to have him onboard for visits in their countries. He says that he was allowed by Vespucci to explore the East on his own. There, in the garden, Hythloday tells of his travels. More, Giles and Hythloday go to More’s house. It turns out that Hythloday is not so much a sailor but someone looking for knowledge like Plato’s Ulysses or Homer’s Odysseus.

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More assumes that the man must be a sailor because of his sunburned skin and long beard however, he turns out to be Raphael Hythloday. One day, while returning home from church service, More sees Giles with an old stranger who is speaking with him. They become good friends and talk often as they are neighbors. While living in Antwerp, More meets a man named Peter Giles. During that time, More visited Antwerp and learned about its culture.

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However, they were unable to come up with a full agreement so they traveled to Brussels for further instructions from their prince. The author of Utopia, Sir Thomas More, was sent by King Henry VIII to the Netherlands to negotiate with Flemish representatives.

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