Thursday, January 5, 2012

What kind of person is William Dane in Silas Marner?

William Dane is a terrible and extremely conniving person
who will basically go to any lengths to get what he wants.  He is one of Silas' friends
and they actually meet because of their shared religious views and feelings.  Their
particular sect meets at "Lantern Yard" in a town in Northern
England.


But unlike Silas, Dane's religious feelings only
go so far as they benefit him directly.  So when he sees an opportunity to enrich
himself and get Silas' girl, he manages to work out a plan to do both.  He has a pile of
money stolen from the church, gets Silas blamed for it, then runs off with his
girlfriend and ends up marrying her.

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