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Castle Rackrent

Maria Edgeworth

37 pages • 1 hour read

Maria Edgeworth

Castle Rackrent

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1800

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  • Summary

    • Chapter Summaries & Analyses

  • Introduction-Note on the Text

  • Preface-“An Hibernian Tale”

  • “History of Sir Conolly Rackrent”

  • Character Analysis

  • Themes

  • Symbols & Motifs

  • Important Quotes

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  • Discussion Questions

    • Essay Topics

    1.

    How does Edgeworth convey the Irish and notions of Irishness to the English reader?

    2.

    Discuss Thady’s style of narration. What narrative techniques does he employ to tell the Rackrents’ story?

    3.

    What is the role of women in the Rackrent family’s decline?

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