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Fantomina Questions and Answers
The Question and Answer section for Fantomina is a great
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Discussions of gender are central to this eighteenth-century novel, as it is based primarily on the behavior of a male and a female. Fantomina manipulates what is expected of a woman: instead of exhibiting mildness and virtue, she instead exhibits...
Disguise is not only a ‘Frolick’ in Haywood’s novella. It is a necessity for Fantomina to act freely in a male-dominated society. The protagonist becomes four different women through the medium of disguise: Fantomina, The Servant Girl, The Widow,...
Fantomina study guide contains a biography of Eliza Haywood, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.
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