Category Archives: Betrothal

Discussion Questions The Sheik CHs 8 – 10

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Dr. Jessica Matthews

1. “Diana paused for a moment framed in the entrance, then, with head thrown back and swaggering, boyish stride, she moved across the thick rugs leisurely and halted in front of the chief, looking straight at him with haughty, curling … Continue reading →

Posted in Betrothal, Character Analysis, E. M. Hull, Gender, Point of Ritual Death, Rape, Recognition, The Sheik | 3 Comments

Discussion Questions for Jane Eyre CHs 21-25

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Dr. Jessica Matthews

1. Jane was extremely happy that Rochester proposed to her, and yet she still felt uneasy about her upcoming marriage. Jane becomes discomforted when Rochester begins to spoil her with glorious things: “The more he bought me, the more my cheek … Continue reading →

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Discussion Questions for Rebecca CHs 1 – 6

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Dr. Jessica Matthews

1. Many critics claim that Jane Eyre created a new genre: the feminist fairytale (86), a genre that combines the Cinderella myth with a feminist tract, but romance novel scholar Pamela Regis argues that this is just a “backhanded naming of the romance … Continue reading →

Posted in Betrothal, Charlotte Bronte, Daphne Du Maurier, Fairy Tale, Feminism, Jane Eyre, Pamela Regis, Rebecca | 3 Comments