Is Middlemarch Progressive or Regressive in the Modernization of the Novel?
Excerpt for the following discussion:
“Oh, how cruel!” said Dorothea, clasping her hands. “And would you not like to be the one person who believed in that man’s innocence, if the rest of the world belied him? Besides, there is a man’s character beforehand to speak for him.”
“But, my dear Mrs. Casaubon,” said Mr. Farebrother, smiling gently at her ardour, “character is not cut in marble—it is not something solid and unalterable. It is something living and changing, and may become diseased as our bodies do.”
Stelvio
Stelvio, or Prato allo Stelvio, is a German village in the Bolzano Province of Italy. It is located on the Stelvio Pass. It is formerly known as Prato in Venosta. It is located 27 miles away from Merano.
Jennifer's Blog Entry
Lydgate and Rosamond’s marriage has been tested by their family debt. Despite the ruthless rejection by Sir Godwin, Lydgate seemed to have accepted Rosamond’s secrecy and her pursuit in life. With the following passage from chapter 65, what does Lydgate’s monologue tell us about his changed attitude towards his relationship with Rosamond that eventually rendered him “mastered”? More interestingly, how does this new side of Lydgate shed light on his transformation as a person as the story unfolds?
Splügen
Splügen Pass. This is a pass through the Rhaetian Alps located in Italy. This pass connects Chiavenna and Lake Como in Italy to Grisons, Switzerland. This pass has been used since Roman times and is crossed by the Splügen road.
Bath in Somersetshire
Catherine's destination for dancing, shopping, theater, and flirtation.
Northanger Abbey
Though fictional, the abbey is supposed to be located in Gloucestershire, just north of Woodston.
Fullerton in Wiltshire
Wiltshire is home to the Morland family, where Catherine is raised.