The Rivals | Topics for Further Study
Read one of the sentimental novels of the eighteenth century, such as Laurence Sterne’s Sentimental Journal through France and Italy. After reading it, identify several defining aspects of the sentimental man. You might also consider contrasting the qualities of the sentimental man with those of a sentimental woman, as portrayed in Charlotte Lennox’s The Female Quixote.
At the end of the play, Lydia decides to marry Jack. Do you agree with her assessment of him as a marriage prospect?
What special considerations of the status of women in the eighteenth...
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