Middlemarch, Chapter 4: samenvatting

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1. Returning from the building site, Celia tells Dorothea that Sir James seeks Dorothea herself, not Celia.
2. Dorothea feels distressed and believes she must stop helping with the cottages to avoid encouraging him.
3. At home, pamphlets bearing Mr. Casaubon’s notes lift Dorothea’s spirits, and she begins reading eagerly.
4. Mr. Brooke reports that the effort to save Bunch from hanging fails, then reveals Mr. Casaubon’s wish to marry Dorothea.
5. Dorothea firmly rejects Sir James and welcomes Mr. Casaubon despite her uncle’s warnings about his age and health.
6. Mr. Brooke gives Dorothea a letter and urges reflection, then privately doubts his ability to judge her choice.

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Dorothea treats marriage as a demanding moral commitment rather than a source of comfort. This belief supports her readiness to marry Casaubon despite her uncle’s cautions.

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