This document provides an analysis of the politics of relationships in George Eliot's novel "Middlemarch". It introduces Eliot and gives an overview of the novel, focusing on three major love stories between the characters: Dorothea marries Edward Casaubon thinking he is a great intellectual but fails in her purpose; Lydgate falls for Rosamond but they disappoint each other; and Mary tells Fred she won't marry him if he becomes a clergyman, saving him from an unhappy career. It examines these relationships through the lens of politics, pride, prejudice, power and politics of relationships.

1. • Topic: politics of relation in
‘Middlemarch’
• Name :Gopi pipavat
• Class : M.A sem-2
• Roll no: 27
• Submitted to: department of
English M.K Bhavnagar Uni.

2. • Introduction of George Eliot:
• Born 22 november -
1819
• Died, on 22december
1880
• Her real name is
‘‘Merry Anny” and pet
name is “George Eliot”
• Eliot is English novelist
• She is writer of the
Victorian era

3. • About the novel ‘Middlemarch’:
• Middle march is bulky
novel
• It’s subtitle is “study of
provincial life”
• It’s a Victorian novel
• The novel refuses to
make promises

4. • Dorothea brook
• Edward Casaubon
• Rosamond Vinci
• Tortious lydgat
• Mary garth
• Fred vincy
Major characters:

5. • Three major love stories:
Dorothea and
Casaubon
Rosamond and
lydgate
Mary garth and
Fred Vinci

7. Why dorothea married Casaubon?
• She thinks Casaubon is
great intellectual.
• Her ambition was to
take on a noble project
• But she fails in her
purpose
• Here Casaubon married
her because he thinks
that she is fully
worshipful

8. Why lydgate married rosamond?
• Lydgates falls in love
with rosamond Vinci.
• While Rosamond
thinks about him as he
is rich.
• Both are disappointed
from each other

9. •Marriage of Fred and Mary
• Marry tells Fred that
she will not marry if he
becomes a clergyman.
• Her condition saves
Fred from an unhappy
entrapment in an
occupation he doesn’t
like

10. •Four “P”
Politics of
relationship
pride
prejudice
politics
power

11. Thank
you