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Middlemarch
George Eliot
Study Guide
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Study Guide
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Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Prelude and Book I: Chapters 1-6
Book I: Chapters 7-12
Book II: Chapters 13-16
Book II: Chapters 17-22
Book III: Chapters 23-27
Book III: Chapters 28-33
Book IV: Chapters 34-37
Book IV: Chapters 38-42
Book V: Chapters 43-48
Book V: Chapters 49-53
Book VI: Chapters 54-57
Book VI: Chapters 58-62
Book VII: Chapters 63-67
Book VII: Chapters 68-71
Book VIII: Chapters 72-79
Book VIII: Chapters 80-Finale
Characters
Character List
Dorothea Brooke
Tertius Lydgate
Rosamond Vincy
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Quotes
Important Quotes Explained
Further Study
Context
Section Quizzes
Context
Overall Summary
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Prelude and Book 1: Chapters 1-6
Book 1: Chapters 7-12
Book 2: Chapters 13-16
Book 2: Chapters 17-22
Book 3: Chapters 23-27
Book 3: Chapters 28-33
Book 4: Chapters 34-37
Book 4: Chapters 38-42
Book 5: Chapters 43-48
Book 5: Chapters 49-53
Book 6: Chapters 54-57
Book 6: Chapters 58-62
Book 7: Chapters 63-67
Book 7: Chapters 68-71
Book 8: Chapters 72-79
Book 8: Chapters 80-Finale
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Glossary of Literary Terms
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Suggested Essay Topics
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Further Study
Overall Summary Quiz
Further Study
Overall Summary Quiz
1
of 5
Upon publication, critics complained that Middlemarch was ___.
Morbid
Vulgar
Overly romantic
Unrealistic
2
of 5
The narrative of Middlemarch is governed by which two major life choices?
Marriage and children
Vocation and location
Marriage and vocation
Home-buying and childrearing
3
of 5
Eliot demonstrates that marriages work best when based on ___.
Lust
Money
Compatibility
Social capital
4
of 5
Rosamond's plotline demonstrates the dangers of ___.
Adultery
Education
Alcohol
Stifled ambition
5
of 5
What standard convention in women's novels did Eliot refuse to bow to in Middlemarch?
A linear narrative
A happy ending
A marriage plot
A large cast of characters
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