Describe the roles and functions of the narrator.
How does Eliot examine the notions of moralism and aestheticism through the characters Dorothea and Will?
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?
How does St. Theresa in the prelude relate to Dorothe Brooke?
What is Dorothea's reason for accepting Casaubon's marriage proposal? How does this tie in with the kind of idealism embodied by Dorothea that George Eliot portrays in the beginning chapters?
Gothic, romatnticism, Victorian-era articles and timelines.
Nicola Minott-Ahl at Hobart and William Smith Colleges used COVE for her class on Victorian poets over spring 2021.
While reading the first ten chapters of MiddleMarch, the difference in the characteristics between Dorothea and Celia made me ponder. The two are in similar ages and have experienced similar life experiences, however, while Celia was more an ordinary girl, Dorothea strongly embraces abstinences, which eventually led to her to the rather too idealized marriage with Mr. Casaubon. But I wonder: what is it that shaped her belief as such? What might be some other elements that shaped Dorothea's believes?
Melissa Rampelli adopted COVE tools over spring 2021 for her classes at Holy Family University.
