Spaces, Races and Give Up the Chases

I'm thinking about the way space functions in the play. In the city comedies that we have read, there is a strong sense of being in a commercial space; as we discussed in relation to Cymbeline, there is the opposition of nature and a kind of "placelessness." Hyde Park likewise presents a kind of vague "placelessness " in opposition to nature, but the unlike the natural caves and hillsides of Cymbeline, nature takes the form of a man-made park. What, then, are we to make of this modified opposition? Additionally, the park being the place of various races and gambling transforms it into a place of commerce. What is the impact of a quasi-pastoral space overrun (oops, sorry) with this particular kind of monetary exchange?

I was also struck by Carol's speech to Mrs. B. (I.II) in which Carol berates her for wanting to give up her life of "plenty and command" in exchange for "I, Cicely, take thee, John, to be my husband." With words such as "command," "rule," "control," "chid," "catechis'd," and "subjects," I'm mindful of our discussions of the intersection between the domestic and the political (good kings making good husbands, etc.) So, I guess I wondering about the absence of the monarchy in this play. Is it just that we're back to comedy, and so this language serves to suggest the "political" power with which the play is concerned (marriage), or are there broader implications to Carol's imaginings of a "new world" of like-minded women who prefer the "tedious tales / Of Hollingshed, than any thing that trenches / On love" ?