Ivanhoe Questions and Answers
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Compare and contrast the characters of Rebecca and Rowena in Ivanhoe.
In Ivanhoe, Rebecca and Rowena are intentionally set up as foils. Rowena is a Saxon Christian and Rowena is Jewish; Rowena is a noblewoman while Rowena is the daughter of a merchant; Rowena is...
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What was Walter Scott's approach and what were the literary devices he used while writing his novel Ivanhoe? How did...
Walter Scott published Ivanhoe in 1820, partly in response to debates concerning the Habeas Corpus Suspension acts of 1817 and 1818 and the debates of the repeal of the Test and Corporation acts...
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What does name "Ivanhoe" mean? Is that Celtic? Or what language?
I found origins for Ivanhoe in Hebrew and Slavic. Both were similar in meaning - "a form of John: Gracious gift from God. Ivanhoe is the medieval variant Sir Walter Scott used for the...
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Compare and contrast the characterization of the two fathers in Ivanhoe: Cedric and Isaac. Analyze how each is...
Cedric is Ivanhoe's father, while Isaac is Rebecca's father. Both are men who are highly conscious of their respective heritages (Saxon and Jewish) and also highly flawed as individuals. Cedric is...