"Barchester Towers" Quiz
"Barchester Towers" satirically explores the power struggles and romantic entanglements within the clergy and gentry of a provincial English cathedral town.
classics | 396 pages | Published in 2019
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- Discuss the role of social ambition in 'Barchester Towers'. How do different characters pursue power and status within the Church and society?
- Analyze the character of Mrs. Proudie. How does she influence the events in Barchester, and what does her character reveal about gender and authority in Victorian England?
- Examine the use of satire in 'Barchester Towers'. What institutions and personalities does Trollope target, and with what effect?
- How does Anthony Trollope use the setting of Barchester to reflect and reinforce the novel’s themes?
- Explore the relationship between Mr. Slope and Mrs. Proudie. In what ways do their ambitions align, and where do they come into conflict?
- Consider the depiction of the clergy in the novel. How are different religious attitudes and practices represented through characters like Dr. Grantly, Mr. Slope, and Mr. Harding?
- Discuss the role of women in 'Barchester Towers'. In what ways do female characters assert influence, and how are they constrained by Victorian social norms?
- Analyze the significance of the contest over the wardenship of Hiram’s Hospital. What does this conflict reveal about the broader struggles within the Church of England at the time?
- How does Trollope employ humor and irony in the novel? Provide examples of how these devices shape the reader’s perception of the characters and events.
- Discuss the courtship and romantic subplots in 'Barchester Towers'. How do issues of class, money, and morality impact the relationships depicted in the novel?
- Examine the narrative voice in 'Barchester Towers'. How does Trollope’s intrusive narrator affect our understanding of the story and its characters?
- What function do minor characters such as the Stanhope family play in the novel? How do they contribute to the themes and comic tone of the work?
- Discuss the theme of tradition versus reform in 'Barchester Towers'. Which characters embody these positions, and how is the conflict ultimately resolved?
- How does 'Barchester Towers' reflect the values and anxieties of mid-nineteenth-century England?
