Daniel Deronda, Chapter 57: riassunto
Chapter 57 di 71 · Book 7: The Mother and the Son · 7 min per leggere: chapter
In Chapter 57, Gwendolen confides her guilt and fear to Deronda, who doubts that her hesitation causes her husband's death and urges her toward moral recovery. She begs him to remain near her, while he recognizes that his sympathy may encourage expectations he cannot clearly promise to meet.
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- Gwendolen summons Deronda and asks him to keep her confession secret.
- Deronda doubts that throwing the rope immediately could save her husband and distinguishes harmful intentions from their outward consequences.
- Gwendolen explains that poverty tempts her to marry despite her promise to another woman.
- Deronda assures her that she can become better, but her pleas for lasting support make him uneasy.
- He promises to stay until Sir Hugo arrives and urges her to recover before her mother comes.
- After Deronda leaves, Gwendolen collapses in grief, which others understand as mourning for her drowned husband.
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Deronda rejects Gwendolen's belief that she is beyond improvement. His reassurance makes continued effort, rather than innocence, the basis of moral hope.
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Until when does Deronda explicitly promise to stay?
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