Genre
Romance, Historical, Fiction.
Setting and Context
The book follows the love story between Benedict Bridgerton and Sophie Beckett.
Narrator and Point of View
The Narrator is third person omniscient.
Tone and Mood
Hopeful, Cheerful, Romantic, humorous.
Protagonist and Antagonist
The protagonists of the book are Sophie and Benedict. Arianta is the antagonist of this story.
Major Conflict
Sophie, having lived a tough life, doesn't dare to reveal her true identity to Benedict, even though she likes him.
Climax
Benedict gradually falls for Sophie, unbeknownst to him that she was the one who danced with him at the ball.
Foreshadowing
Sophie's going to the ball and getting a proposal of dance by the most eligible bachelor in the town foreshadows that she is the one who would win the heart of Benedict.
Understatement
Benedict offers Sophie to be his mistress. He thinks any woman would take this offer gladly, but Sophie's disapproval shocked him. Benedict understated Sophie and fell for her even harder.
Allusions
Sophie's going to the ball alludes to Cinderella's story.
Imagery
Benedict notices a pretty girl with a lovely smile and that smile makes her face glow even more. It draws Benedict to her.
Paradox
Benedict is sure that he will never marry a commoner woman like Sophie. After denying his feelings for so long, he knows if there's someone he wants to spend his life with, it would be her.
Parallelism
N/A
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
Sophie's glove can be compared to Cinderella's glass slipper in the story.
