Gonzalo's Utopia - Act 2, Scene 1

Gonzalo's Utopia - Beginning pg 53, line 140

I' th' commonwealth I would by

contraries
Execute all things, for no kind of traffic
Would I admit; no name of magistrate;
Letters should not be known; riches, poverty,
And use of service, none; contract, succession,
Bourn, bound of land, tilth, vineyard, none;
No use of metal, corn, or wine, or oil;
No occupation; all men idle, all,
And women too, but innocent and pure;
No sovereignty—
[...]
All things in common nature should produce
Without sweat or endeavor: treason, felony,
Sword, pike, knife, gun, or need of any engine,
Would I not have; but nature should bring forth
Of its own kind, all foison, all abundance,
To feed my innocent people. (2.1.162-171; 175-180)
Gonzalo would be king of the island - 'and were the king on't, what would I do?'
 There would be no 'traffic' which means no trade or business.
 No 'name of magistrate', therefore no one in charge of administering the law, as their
would be no law.
 'Letters should not be known', 'Letters' being in reference to education, therefore there
would be no education, learning or literature.
 Everyone would be the same, there would be no 'riches' and 'poverty' and no 'use of
service' meaning slavery or servants.
 No one would inherit; 'contract' and 'succession... none'.
 No 'Bourn, bound of land, tilth' which means there would be no boundaries, fences or
agriculture, which also alludes again to there being no law.
 'No use of metal, corn, or wine, or oil'
 No one would be employed and everyone would be 'idle', possibly wanting everyone to
be free.
 Women would also be 'idle' and 'innocent and pure'.
 Everyone would be allowed access to everything, 'all things in common nature'.
 He believes that this would lead to no 'Treason or felony' and no need of weapons or to
fight.
 Everything would be made natural and there would be no 'need of any engine' since
nature would be 'all foison', plenty, 'all abundance'.
 His subjects would be innocent.