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Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway - Theme of Mortality
Thinking about our own mortality isn’t exactly a comfortable exercise. But Virginia Woolf doesn’t shy away from it in Mrs Dalloway. Her characters’ anxieties and daily musings about life and death offer fascinating insight into the...
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Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway - Theme of Mental illness
Our brains can be very loud and annoying sometimes. Virginia Woolf knew this all too well and explores this phenomenon in Mrs Dalloway. Join us for a detailed analysis of the theme of Mental Illness in this classic novel, which delves...
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Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway - Theme of Marriage and Relationships
What makes a marriage last? And what must we give up to grow up? In Mrs Dalloway, Woolf explores the personal and social dimensions of marriage in the 1920s. The question is: have things changed much in the 21st century? Join us for a...
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Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway - Theme of Dreams, Memories and Time
Beyond our physical selves, we’re made up of other, more mysterious things - like memories and dreams. As time passes, we inevitably change, which is a source of stress for many. Woolf explores these complex ideas in Mrs Dalloway by...
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Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway - Theme of British Society
How is 1920s Britain relevant to our modern-day experiences? Can we learn anything from life as it was back then?
It turns out that post-World War One British society holds many important truths for modern audiences. In this lesson,...
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Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway - Sections 7-9 Summary
Lady Bruton invites Richard Dalloway and Hugh Whitbread for an elaborate lunch. But why wasn’t Clarissa invited? Meanwhile, Lucrezia Warren Smith remembers the good old days when Septimus was himself. Nowadays, his memories of the war...
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Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway - Sections 13-14 Summary
Finally! It is time for the party and Clarissa has never looked more glamourous. As the guests arrive, Clarissa’s anxiety boils over. What if the party is a failure and she looks like a fool? When she hears about a horrible event that...
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Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway - Sections 10-12 Summary
Clarissa watches on helplessly as her daughter Elizabeth is whisked away for the afternoon by the irksome Miss Kilman. Can Elizabeth escape this awkward afternoon tea without offending Miss Kilman? Meanwhile, doctors attempt to bully...
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Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway - Overall Plot Summary
This lesson will give you an overall plot summary of Mrs Dalloway. Watch as Clarissa obsessively and meticulously plans a beautiful party for all her glittering, upper class guests. But she has a nagging sense that this might all be...
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Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway - Context
Join us for an overview of Virginia Woolf’s life and influences. We’ll show you how the events of Woolf’s life and the world of early 20th century Britain shaped her ideas in Mrs Dalloway. As one of the most influential composers of the...