Brideshead Revisited
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Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Prologue Part 1, Chapter 1 Part 1, Chapter 2 Part 1, Chapter 3 Part 1, Chapter 4 Part 1, Chapter 5 Part 2, Chapter 1 Part 2, Chapter 2 Part 2, Chapter 3 Part 3, Chapter 1 Part 3, Chapter 2 Part 3, Chapter 3 Part 3, Chapter 4 Part 3, Chapter 5 Epilogue
Themes
All Themes Innocence, Experience, and Redemption Suffering, Persecution, and Martyrdom Authority, Rebellion, and Love War and Peace Globalization, Culture, and Modernity
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Characters
All Characters Charles Ryder Sebastian Flyte Julia Flyte Lady Marchmain Lord Marchmain Rex Mottram Brideshead Cordelia Flyte Cara Anthony Blanche Boy Mulcaster Mr. Samgrass Kurt Celia Mr. Ryder Nanny Hawkins Jasper Hooper – Jorkins
Symbols
All Symbols Brideshead Fountain Teddy Bear Skull
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allegory Allusions Dramatic Irony Flashbacks Foreshadowing Frame Story Genre Hyperbole Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Motifs Oxymorons Personification Satire Setting Similes Situational Irony Soliloquy Stream of Consciousness Style Tone
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