Mansfield Park Chapters 17-18

Rehearsals continue for Lovers' Vows! The cast starts in-fighting, but Fanny enjoys watching rehearsals...until she ends up in the middle of one.

Topics discussed include anonymous valentines, justice for Julia, Henry Crawford as Molly's type, morally grey characters, ASMs, lazy insults, and SIR THOMAS'S RETURN!

Patron Study Questions this week come from Flying Cupcake, Marija, Avi, Spring, and Angelika. Topics discussed include Fanny's fun side, why Mary is a better friend to Fanny than her cousins, Fanny's refusal to act, everyone's moral compromises, morality vs. indulgence, and why Mary actually sought Fanny out to rehearse.

Becca's Study Questions: Topics discussed include Henry as the best actor of the group, where we've been and what we've learned so far, and where we stand on the characters at the end of this volume.

Funniest Quote: "It is about Lovers' Vows!"

Questions moving forward: What is Sir Thomas going to do when he sees the house? Does Rushworth understand that Maria is into Henry?

Who wins the chapters? Fanny!

Glossary of Terms and Phrases:

behind hand (adj.): late or slow in doing something

cipher (n): a person or thing of no importance, especially a person who does the bidding of others and seems to have no will of their own.

festoon (n): a chain or garland of flowers, leaves, or ribbons, hung in a curve as a decoration

Glossary of People, Places, and Things: Gaia Music Collective, Kenter Davies, Sex and the City, Alanis Morissette, Much Ado About Nothing, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Waiting for Godot, Lizzie McGuire

Next Episode: Mansfield Park Volume II Chapters 1-2

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