Brideshead Revisited Learning Guide: Table of Contents
Introduction
Analysis
Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
The "Et in Arcadia Ego" Skull
The Crock of Gold
"That Low Door in the Wall"
The Twitch Upon the Thread
Setting
Narrator Point of View
Genre
Tone
Writing Style
What’s Up With the Title?
What’s Up With the Epigraph?
What’s Up With the Ending?
Plot Analysis
Booker’s Seven Basic Plots Analysis: Voyage and Return
Three Act Plot Analysis
Trivia
Steaminess Rating
Allusions
Brief Summary
Prologue
Book 1: Chapter 1
Book 1: Chapter 2
Book 1: Chapter 3
Book 1: Chapter 4
Book 1: Chapter 5
Book 1: Chapter 6
Book 1: Chapter 7
Book 1: Chapter 8
Book 2: Chapter 1
Book 2: Chapter 2
Book 2: Chapter 3
Book 2: Chapter 4
Book 2: Chapter 5
Epilogue
Characters
Charles Ryder
Charles Ryder Timeline
Lord Sebastian Flyte
Lord Sebastian Flyte Timeline
Lady Julia Flyte
Lady Julia Flyte Timeline
Lady Marchmain
Lady Marchmain Timeline
Lord Marchmain
Lord Marchmain Timeline
Mr. Ryder (Charles’s Father)
Mr. Ryder (Charles’s Father) Timeline
Anthony Blanche
Anthony Blanche Timeline
The Earl of Brideshead
The Earl of Brideshead Timeline
Lady Cordelia Flyte
Lady Cordelia Flyte Timeline
Mr. Samgrass of All Souls
Mr. Samgrass of All Souls Timeline
Rex Mottram
Rex Mottram Timeline
Boy Mulcaster
Boy Mulcaster Timeline
Celia Mulcaster
Kurt
Hooper
Lunt
Hardcastle
Jasper
Mr. Collins
Mr. Partridge
Hobson
Duc de Vincennes
Stefanie
Sir Adrian Porson
Monsignor Bell
Hayer
Melchior
Mrs. Abel
Phillipa
Jorkins
Sir Cuthbert
Analysis
Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
The "Et in Arcadia Ego" Skull
The Crock of Gold
"That Low Door in the Wall"
The Twitch Upon the Thread
Setting
Narrator Point of View
Genre
Tone
Writing Style
What’s Up With the Title?
What’s Up With the Epigraph?
What’s Up With the Ending?
Plot Analysis
Booker’s Seven Basic Plots Analysis: Voyage and Return
Three Act Plot Analysis
Trivia
Steaminess Rating
Allusions
Brief Summary
Prologue
Book 1: Chapter 1
Book 1: Chapter 2
Book 1: Chapter 3
Book 1: Chapter 4
Book 1: Chapter 5
Book 1: Chapter 6
Book 1: Chapter 7
Book 1: Chapter 8
Book 2: Chapter 1
Book 2: Chapter 2
Book 2: Chapter 3
Book 2: Chapter 4
Book 2: Chapter 5
Epilogue
Characters
Charles Ryder
Charles Ryder Timeline
Lord Sebastian Flyte
Lord Sebastian Flyte Timeline
Lady Julia Flyte
Lady Julia Flyte Timeline
Lady Marchmain
Lady Marchmain Timeline
Lord Marchmain
Lord Marchmain Timeline
Mr. Ryder (Charles’s Father)
Mr. Ryder (Charles’s Father) Timeline
Anthony Blanche
Anthony Blanche Timeline
The Earl of Brideshead
The Earl of Brideshead Timeline
Lady Cordelia Flyte
Lady Cordelia Flyte Timeline
Mr. Samgrass of All Souls
Mr. Samgrass of All Souls Timeline
Rex Mottram
Rex Mottram Timeline
Boy Mulcaster
Boy Mulcaster Timeline
Celia Mulcaster
Kurt
Hooper
Lunt
Hardcastle
Jasper
Mr. Collins
Mr. Partridge
Hobson
Duc de Vincennes
Stefanie
Sir Adrian Porson
Monsignor Bell
Hayer
Melchior
Mrs. Abel
Phillipa
Jorkins
Sir Cuthbert
Lady Orme-Herrick
Miss Gloria Orme-Herrick
Wilcox
Father Phipps
Francis Xavier
Plender
Ned
Fanny Rosscommon
Borethus
Charlie Kilcartney
The Strickland-Venables
Brenda Champion
Father Mowbray
Aunt Betty
Sarah Evangeline Cutler
Jean de Brissac la Motte
Nada Alopov
Jean Luxmore
Bill Meadow
Johnjohn
Caroline
Bertha Van Halt
Sir Joseph Emden
Mrs. Stuyvesant Oglander
Mr. Kramm
Senator Stuyvesant Oglander
Margot
Tom
Grizel
Beryl Muspratt
Robin
The Superior
Father Mackay
The Quartering Commandant
Study Questions
Character Roles (Protagonist, Antagonist...)
Protagonist
GuideMentor
Foil
Tools of Characterization
Themes
Quotes
Friendship
Friendship Quotes
Religion
Religion Quotes
Family
Family Quotes
Memory and The Past
Memory and The Past Quotes
Youth
Youth Quotes
Art and Culture
Art and Culture Quotes
Drugs and Alcohol
Drugs and Alcohol Quotes
Society and Class
Society and Class Quotes
Love
Love Quotes
Best of the Web
Module Quizzes
Quotes (What was Said)
Quotes (What was Said) True or False
Themes (For the Most Part)
Themes (For the Most Part) True or False
Symbols
Symbols True or False
The Groom Knew He’d Have to Look at It Again Someday
The Groom Knew He’d Have to Look at It Again Someday True or False
This Castle Rocks
This Castle Rocks True or False
Essay
Miss Gloria Orme-Herrick
Wilcox
Father Phipps
Francis Xavier
Plender
Ned
Fanny Rosscommon
Borethus
Charlie Kilcartney
The Strickland-Venables
Brenda Champion
Father Mowbray
Aunt Betty
Sarah Evangeline Cutler
Jean de Brissac la Motte
Nada Alopov
Jean Luxmore
Bill Meadow
Johnjohn
Caroline
Bertha Van Halt
Sir Joseph Emden
Mrs. Stuyvesant Oglander
Mr. Kramm
Senator Stuyvesant Oglander
Margot
Tom
Grizel
Beryl Muspratt
Robin
The Superior
Father Mackay
The Quartering Commandant
Study Questions
Character Roles (Protagonist, Antagonist...)
Protagonist
GuideMentor
Foil
Tools of Characterization
Themes
Quotes
Friendship
Friendship Quotes
Religion
Religion Quotes
Family
Family Quotes
Memory and The Past
Memory and The Past Quotes
Youth
Youth Quotes
Art and Culture
Art and Culture Quotes
Drugs and Alcohol
Drugs and Alcohol Quotes
Society and Class
Society and Class Quotes
Love
Love Quotes
Best of the Web
Module Quizzes
Quotes (What was Said)
Quotes (What was Said) True or False
Themes (For the Most Part)
Themes (For the Most Part) True or False
Symbols
Symbols True or False
The Groom Knew He’d Have to Look at It Again Someday
The Groom Knew He’d Have to Look at It Again Someday True or False
This Castle Rocks
This Castle Rocks True or False
Essay