Blog entry: Marriage as a power structure that subjugates the self?
Passage chosen from Middlemarch Book II, Chapter 16:
Blog Entry for Book II of Middlemarch
Despite the depiction of Lydgate as an intelligent and self-made bachelor who escaped freedom and independence from Middlemarch, near the end of Book II, he voted for Tyke as the new chaplain in support of Mr. Bulstrode instead of his genuine preference. Regarding the following passage, how do we make sense of Lydgate’s decision considering the importance of the “web” in Middlemarch? How does such action reflect and affect the dynamic between Lydgate and Middlemarch?
The relevant passages are extracted from chapter 15, 17 and 18:
Blog Entry for Book II of Middlemarch
Despite the depiction of Lydgate as an intelligent and self-made bachelor who escaped freedom and independence from Middlemarch, near the end of Book II, he voted for Tyke as the new chaplain in support of Mr. Bulstrode instead of his genuine preference. Regarding the following passage, how do we make sense of Lydgate’s decision considering the importance of the “web” in Middlemarch? How does such action reflect and affect the dynamic between Lydgate and Middlemarch?
The relevant passages are extracted from chapter 15, 17 and 18:
Blog entry for Book II of Middlemarch
Passages pertaining to my discussions:
"There is a casting-vote still to be given. It is yours, Mr. Lydgate: will you be good enough to write?"
"The thing is settled now," said Mr. Wrench, rising. "We all know how Mr. Lydgate will vote."
Age of Romanticism - Collaborative Map - Spring 2021
This map is part of the ENG 272 collaborative "Age of Romanticism" Map, one element of the Image, Event, Place Project. Add one map element that is related or relevant in some way to the work we have been reading in the first several weeks of class.
Age of Romanticism - Collaborative Timeline - Spring 2021
This timeline is part of the ENG 272 collaborative "Age of Romanticism" Timeline, one element of the Image, Event, Place Project. Add one timeline element that is related or relevant in some way to the work we have been reading in the first several weeks of class.
St. Johns Wood
An affluent area in north London, home to many photographers and artists, including Sidney Darrell. Was part of the Great Middlesex Forest up until 1238 when it was acquired by the St. Johns Priory. Mostly agriculture and forested land until 1804 when it began to be developed into the greater city of London.