Daniel Deronda, Chapter 22: samenvatting

Wat er gebeurt

1. Gwendolen’s note reaches Klesmer as he leaves Quetcham, and he stays overnight at Wanchester to answer her appeal.
2. The account turns to Catherine’s growing attachment to Klesmer and her dislike of her socially approved suitor, Mr. Bult.
3. Klesmer challenges Mr. Bult’s political outlook and defends the dignity of creative musicians.
4. A disagreement with Catherine leads Klesmer to confess his love, and she asks why they should not marry.
5. Catherine announces their engagement, but her parents condemn the match on grounds of rank, property, and duty.
6. Both lovers reject the threat of disinheritance, and Klesmer leaves while Catherine insists that their engagement stands.

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Waar je op kunt letten

Catherine turns a confession into a proposal for shared life. Her question challenges the social barriers that Klesmer assumes make marriage impossible.

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