声明
Acknowledgements
摘要
Abstract
Contents
1.Introduction
1.1 George Eliot and Romola
1.2 Literature Review
1.3 Focus and structure of the thesis
2.Ethical Dilemma and Moral Test
2.1 Tito:Conflict between obligation and personal desires
2.1.1 Pursuit of personal desires
2.1.2 Tito’s obligation to his foster father
2.1.3 Moral obligation vs.personal desires
2.2 Romola:Moral test of duty
2.2.1 Influence from her humanist father
2.2.2 “The law of affections” vs.“the outward law”
2.3 Savonarola:Clash between ends and means
2.3.1 Savonarola’s ambition to reclaim the Church
2.3.2 False prophecies vs.his ambition
3.Ethical Choice and Fulfilling Duties
3.1 Ethical choice
3.1.1 Tito’s hedonism and moral nihilism
3.1.2 Romola’s evasion and self-contemplation
3.1.3 Savonarola’s doubleness
3.2 Fulfilling duties
4.Conclusion
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