The Coquette
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Themes
All Themes Women and Society Sex and Virtue Marriage and Social Mobility Friendship
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Characters
All Characters Miss Eliza Wharton Major Peter Sanford Reverend J. Boyer Miss Lucy Freeman/Mrs. Lucy Sumner Miss Julia Granby Mrs. Richman Mrs. M. Wharton Mr. T. Selby Mrs. Nancy Sanford Mr. Haly Miss Laurence General Richman Mrs. Laurence Mr. Sumner Mr. Laurence
Symbols
All Symbols The Roadside Inn at Danvers Babies
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Dramatic Irony Flashbacks Foil Foreshadowing Genre Irony Logos Metaphors Mood Motifs Pathos Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone Verbal Irony
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