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New Tutorial Arrangements (reposting Feb 5 Moodle announcement)

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I am reposting my Moodle announcement on 5 February, just in case you have missed it. Feel free to let me know your questions or opinion by commenting on this post. Alternatively, you can email me at liesea@connect.hku.hk.

Dear all,

May I enlist your support for a new way of running the tutorial? After yesterday’s experience, I felt strongly that a clear focus and a common direction were needed for a productive, truly interactive tutorial.

Ishaan Madhok's Question

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To what extent is Dorothea's attraction towards Mr. Casaubon, and romantic disinterest in Sir James, a reaction to her uncle's continual frustrastions of her attempts to be taken seriously in her intellectual pursuits? Is Dorothea trying to acquire by marriage the intellectual gravitas, one she considers Mr. Casaubon to be in possession of, that a patriarchal society, one represented by Mr. Brooke and his belief that "Young ladies don't understand political economy", has denied her by dint of her gender?

Cheng Nga Sze Alice's Questions

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  1. Describe the roles and functions of the narrator. 

  2. How does Eliot examine the notions of moralism and aestheticism through the characters Dorothea and Will?

  3. How does Eliot enhance the characterisation of Dorothea and explore the “Woman Question” through the explicit references to Milton’s daughters, Paradise Lost, and Othello? 

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