Fifth Business

by Robertson Davies

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Fifth Business Questions and Answers

What is Mary's first miracle in Robertson Davies' Fifth Business?

In Fifth Business, how does Davies use "fifth business" to develop Dunstan's character?

What message about drama and theatre does Fifth Business present?

Why does Percy Boyd Staunton change his name in Robertson Davies' Fifth Business?

When does Percy die in Fifth Business?

What do the names Agnes Day, Gloria Mundy, and Libby Doe symbolize about these characters in the story?

Why does Dunstable change his name in Fifth Business?

What social commentary does Davies provide by introducing Reverend Leadbeater in Fifth Business?

Why do characters in Robertson Davies' Fifth Business get their name changed? 

What impact does Dunstan's mother have on his life in Fifth Business, and what does the novel say about women's roles in his search for meaning?

Who best represents the woman referred to in this quote from Fifth Business?

How do Boyd and Paul deal with their guilt from the snowball incident in Fifth Business?

Analyze "The vision of Dr Faustus" in relation to Dunstan's experience with human sexuality.

Who are the five characters in Fifth Business who fill the roles of the "cabal"?

How does Mary Dempster serve as a mother figure to Dunny in Fifth Business?

What is Diana's significance in Fifth Business by Robert Davies?

What characteristics make Boy Staunton a villain in Davies' Fifth Business?

How does Davis use irony to introduce Reverend Leadbeater in Fifth Business?

What is the nature of Dunny's quest in Fifth Business?

In Fifth Business, how does society impact characters' life changes?

What factors influence Dunstan's feeling of rebirth in Fifth Business?

What is the importance of the theme of sainthood in the novel Fifth Business?

How does Dunstan Ramsay evolve in the novel Fifth Business?

How did guilt alter Dunstan's life in Fifth Business?

What is the significance of Liesl to Dunstan and how does Robertson Davies empower her in Fifth Business?

What are Liesl's views on the "twice born" in Robertson Davies' Fifth Business?

How does Dunstan's mother influence his character development?

What are the symbol and theme in Chapter Three of Fifth Business?

What is Dunstan's relationship with Mary in "Fifth Business"?

What is Dunstan Ramsay's character archetype in Fifth Business?

What is Dunny's role as "Fifth Business" throughout the novel?

How does Dunstan serve as a Fifth Business to Diana Marfleet, and how does she develop Dunstan's character in the novel?