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The Ruling Class Study Guide

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by Peter Barnes
About 71 pages (21,222 words)
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  Introduction

  Author Biography

  Plot Summary

  Chapter Summaries & Analysis

The 13th Earl of Gurney, attending a formal banquet, proposes a toast to the glory of England. The National Anthem plays as the scene changes to the Earl's bedroom where Tucker, the Earl's manservant, helps him undress. Their conversation reveals that the Earl's father took the room's ornate bed all over the world with him. The Earl's older brothers have all been killed, leaving him with the title, and the Earl plans to get married again to someone named Grace Shelley in order to produce a new heir. There are indications that Jack, the Earl's son, is unsuitable. (read more)
      Prologue
      Act 1, Scenes 1 and 2
      Act 1, Scenes 3, 4, and 5
      Act 1, Scene 6
      Act 1, Scene 7
      Act 1, Scenes 8 and 9
      Act 1, Scene 10
      Act 1, Scenes 11, 12, 13, and 14
      Act 1, Scene 15
      Act 1, Scene 16
      Act 2, Scene 1
      Act 2, Scene 2
      Act 2, Scenes 3 and 4
      Act 2, Scene 5
      Act 2, Scene 6
      Act 2, Scene 7
      Act 2, Scenes 8, 9, 10, 11, and Epilogue

  Characters

  Themes

  Style

  Historical Context

  Critical Overview

  Criticism

      Critical Essay #1
      Critical Essay #2
      Critical Essay #3

  Media Adaptations

  Topics for Further Study

  Compare & Contrast

  What Do I Read Next?

  Further Reading

  Sources

  Copyright Information

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