The Blazing World Analysis

In “The Blazing World and Other Writings,” Margaret Cavendish introduces us to a new form of writing. Cavendish is a woman who adventured into the male zones of science, philosophy, and politics. In this story, Margaret shows that women are more than capable of taking over and ruling the world when the power is given to them. We are shown that Cavendish uses a feminist structure throughout her writings.
The Blazing World and Other Writings begin with a lady being stolen from her home by merchants and his men. During her capture, the ship they are on is blown into the North Pole, while the ship continues to sail, the men are frozen to death. The lady is then taken to this mysterious world, which is later called, the blazing world. From the time …show more content…
She showed how woman are more than capable in excelling in a creative world within their minds. In this case she shows this by taking over the church to convert everyone and create her own scientific society. She found their religion was offensive and was upset about it all. So because of that she decided to build churches and make a congregation of women, with her being the head of the church. This in fact was odd because men are only allowed to be ahead of the church in a normal society. In a church, women had many restrictions when it came to practicing a …show more content…
The friendship between the Empress and the Duchess shows not only one female holding power but two and that they are both were very independent females that created their own kingdoms. They both admired each other’s world. The empress had gotten news that her homeland was being invaded and had to make decisions regarding her homeland invasions. She, being in control and a great leader as she was, decided to act as a peacemaker and organized an invasion to defeat the enemies, with the help of The Duchess. Just like any other ruler, the empress took it upon her self to make the right decision regarding to save her homeland, just like any man