Arcadia
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Act 1, Scene 1 Act 1, Scene 2 Act 1, Scene 3 Act 1, Scene 4 Act 2, Scene 5 Act 2, Scene 6 Act 2, Scene 7
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All Themes Mathematics, Nature, and Fate Romantic Conceptions of Beauty Sex and Love Academia and Education Death
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Characters
All Characters Septimus Hodge Thomasina Coverly Mr. Ezra Chater Lord Byron Hannah Jarvis Bernard Valentine The Sidley Park hermit
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All Symbols The Garden The Tortoise Fire The Apple and Its Leaf The Pot of Dahlias
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Arcadia

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Tom Stoppard

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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Act 1, Scene 1
  • Act 1, Scene 2
  • Act 1, Scene 3
  • Act 1, Scene 4
  • Act 2, Scene 5
  • Act 2, Scene 6
  • Act 2, Scene 7
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Mathematics, Nature, and Fate Theme Icon
    Mathematics, Nature, and Fate
  • Romantic Conceptions of Beauty Theme Icon
    Romantic Conceptions of Beauty
  • Sex and Love Theme Icon
    Sex and Love
  • Academia and Education Theme Icon
    Academia and Education
  • Death Theme Icon
    Death
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Septimus Hodge
  • Thomasina Coverly
  • Mr. Ezra Chater
  • Lord Byron
  • Hannah Jarvis
  • Bernard
  • Valentine
  • The Sidley Park hermit
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • The Garden Symbol Icon
    The Garden
  • The Tortoise Symbol Icon
    The Tortoise
  • Fire Symbol Icon
    Fire
  • The Apple and Its Leaf Symbol Icon
    The Apple and Its Leaf
  • The Pot of Dahlias Symbol Icon
    The Pot of Dahlias
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Dektar, Molly. "Arcadia." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 9 Jun 2014. Web. 13 May 2025.


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Dektar, Molly. "Arcadia." LitCharts LLC, June 9, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2025. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/arcadia.

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