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Margaret of Burgundy
Duchess of Burgundy, a powerful noblewoman and Caxton's patron.
Core Belief
"Margaret believes in the importance of maintaining high standards of excellence and expects those who serve her to strive for perfection."
Worldview
A noblewoman accustomed to power and influence, seeing the world as a place where order and hierarchy must be maintained.
Personality
Margaret is portrayed as a strong-willed and demanding woman who expects obedience from her servants. She is also intelligent and discerning, able to identify flaws in Caxton's work and provide constructive criticism.
In Their Own Words
"Anon she found a default in my English, which she commanded me to amend, and moreover commanded me straitly to continue and make an end of the residue then not translated..."
"whose dreadful commandment I durst in no wise disobey..."
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