Middlemarch
How does Dorothea respond to what is undeniably an unhappy marriage in the novel, Middlemarch?
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Although Dorothea is unhappy in her marriage, she remains devoted to her husband as was expected of a woman during this time period. She helps him with his work when he asks and leaves him alone when he requests solitude.
Middlemarch