Persuasion

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Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24

Themes

All Themes Status and Social Class Marriage Gender Inequality Persuasion

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Characters

All Characters Anne Elliot Captain Frederick Wentworth Mr. William Elliot Lady Russell Elizabeth Elliot Mary Elliot Musgrove Charles Musgrove Louisa Musgrove Mr. & Mrs. Musgrove Captain Benwick Admiral and Mrs. Croft Mrs. Clay Lady Elliot

Symbols

All Symbols The Navy Kellynch Hall The Baronetage

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Introduction

Plot Summary

Detailed Summary
& Analysis

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24

Themes

All Themes
Status and Social Class
Marriage
Gender Inequality
Persuasion

Quotes

Characters

All Characters
Anne Elliot
Captain Frederick Wentworth
Mr. William Elliot
Lady Russell
Elizabeth Elliot
Mary Elliot Musgrove
Charles Musgrove
Louisa Musgrove
Mr. & Mrs. Musgrove
Captain Benwick
Admiral and Mrs. Croft
Mrs. Clay
Lady Elliot

Symbols

All Symbols
The Navy
Kellynch Hall
The Baronetage

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Tam, Stephanie. "Persuasion." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 19 Mar 2014. Web. 23 Jan 2020.

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Tam, Stephanie. "Persuasion." LitCharts LLC, March 19, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2020. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/persuasion.

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