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- Do you consider the narrator to be impartial? Does the narrator ally him or herself with a class, a country, a cause?
- Who is the central protagonist in The Scarlet Pimpernel? In other words, who carries the emotional weight of the novel?
- How is point-of-view a crucial device in the rendering of Percy? Do we ever experience events through his perspective? How is his heroism dependent upon the way he is seen?
- At what point does Lady Blakeney become a sympathetic character? Would you consider her an unlikable character as she initially appears?
- What purpose does the Comtesse de Tournay serve in the larger arc of the novel? Why do you think she disappears after the first section of the book?
- How does Chauvelin manage to be a threatening villain without ever having to engage in physical combat with the Pimpernel? Is he ultimately threatening?
- How is the Scarlet Pimpernel flower a larger motif for the themes of the novel? Does it fit Percy as a character?
- Why doesn't Chauvelin have to die at the end of the book for a successful resolution? Would the novel have been more satisfying with a different resolution, or does the resolution as Orczy presents it fit the tenor of the book as a whole?
- How does loyalty play a key role in the distinction between Percy succeeding and Chauvelin failing in achieving their goals? Are these respective men's followers equally loyal to their causes? Is their loyalty distinct?
- Is Percy a less admirable hero for never physically taking on his enemies? What is his ultimate goal as the Scarlet Pimpernel?
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