Middlemarch | Chapters 29-33 Summary and Analysis

New Characters: Mrs. Plymdale: Ned's mother and Harriet Bulstrode's friend

Trumbull: an auctioneer and second cousin to Featherstone who takes a keen interest in Mary

Summary
Dorothea is aiding her husband in his study. He gives her a letter from Ladislaw, which had been enclosed in a letter to him. They have harsh words before she even reads the letter. He ends the dispute by pleading the necessity of returning to his work. Dorothea also returns to her work, leaving the letter unread. Casaubon has some sort of attack and is in danger of fainting. Once...

[The entire page is 899 words long]

Join eNotes

The above is a free excerpt. Get total access to this content with the:

eNotes Pass

Summary and Analysis – Themes – Characters – And much more...