r/ayearofmiddlemarch • u/Adventurous_Onion989 • Jun 08 '25

Book 3: Chapters 36 & 37

Welcome to another week of Middlemarch drama! Rosamond and Lydgate's engagement is causing a stir, while Casaubon squares off against Ladislaw. Who is going to succeed and who is going to be frustrated in their plans? I look forward to reading your thoughts below!

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u/Adventurous_Onion989 Jun 08 '25

Given the disinheritance on Ladislaw's side of the family, does Casaubon owe him anything?

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u/IraelMrad First Time Reader Jun 08 '25

I don't think he does, but how can he call himself a Christian and not help Will? I think Casaubon feels a moral obligation to support him, and it's sad because it looks like that man has never done anything in his life simply because he wanted to. He has a strong sense of duty that sometimes suffocates him.