s intelligent as Dorthea is, she failed to see Casaubon for the man he really is, and will be, in marriage. Casaubon proposes to her and she accepts. She sees this as an opportunity to further advance her own intellectual abilities and help a great man complete his studies. Later she would realize her husband has very limited intellectual abilities and is not a suitable companion for herself.Dortheas family did not want her to marry Casaubon. Her independent nature defies the social norm of the period by marrying him, because a woman of the nineteenth century was expected to comply with her familys wishes. She never wished to be sitting at home sewing and not accomplishing her knowledge goals in her marriage. She had lofty expectations and wanted to learn about the world from Casaubon.Dorthea expected much more from her marriage. Her strong sense of loyalty to her husband would not allow her to leave the relationship. This is just the type of person she is. She discovers her true feelings for Will Ladislaw, that of love, but would never act on them because it would devastate her husband. She is a genuinely wonderful person, more caring about others than herself.Sue is an extremely peculiar character. It is difficult to determine what exactly it is that she wants to attain. Her personality is contrasting throughout the novel. Jude first observes his cousin at work making a design that says Alleluja. He says, A sweet, saintly, Christian business, hers! and believes her to be a pious creature (p. 72). However, Sue is displayed as not being a religious person. On a previous holiday, she purchased two reproduced plaster statues of two Roman Gods, Venus and Apollo. This led to her losing her job and her residence because her landlord disapproved.Jude got Sue a job teaching at Mr. Phillotsons schoolhouse after she was fired from her job. She took her students to Christminster where they observed a modeled recreation of Jerusalem...
