Author Archives: Alexandra Manasseri
The Marriage Plot
As I was thinking back on the novels we’ve read this past semester, the concept of the marriage plot has been particularly pervasive and on my mind. We’ve read about the intricate social network, made up largely of marital relationships, … Continue reading
Rosamond and Lydgate’s Union
As we’ve been discussing so extensively in class, Middlemarch consists of an entire social network of intricate ties, and one such classification of these relationships lies in the marriage that occur throughout the text. In particular, the narrator discusses Rosamond … Continue reading
Reversing Traditional Gender Roles
After Miss Clack’s lengthy moralizing and over the top narration, it is a relief to hear from the more rationally minded Mr. Blake. The contrast between these narrators particularly becomes clear when Mr. Blake confronts Rachel about her seemingly ill-founded … Continue reading