Charater Analysis of Rose Maylie - Dramatisation

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Character Dramatization – Rose Maylie – Intelligent and Perfectly Kind Rose Maylie’s character in the Novel - Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens is of a Sweet, Lovely and virtuous young lady. She’s loving, caring and kind to small children and animals. Rose is an orphan raised by Mrs. Maylie since childhood as her neice. She is self-sacrificing and occasionally prone to illness. Rose is a beautiful, compassionate, and a forgiving young woman. In the Novel she is the model of female virtue. Even though her birth is questionable, she is able to sympathise with the people who are down-and-out. She’s is the one who begs Mrs. Maylie to take oliver in and protect him when he is wounded. Moreover, she is able to pity at Nancy, rather than condemning her. In response to Rose’s Sympathy, Nancy Says, “If there were more like you, there would be fewer like me”. She establishes a loving relationship with Oliver even before it is revealed that both of them are related. In order to win Rose's heart and overcome her objections to marriage, Harry gives up his political ambitions and becomes a parson. Rose and Harry were then married and lived a happy quiet life in the country. Character - Rose Rose is an orphan raised from childhood by Mrs. Maylie. Bill Sikes and Toby Crackit, two thieves, break into the Maylies' house, accompanied by Oliver. Oliver is shot by the Maylies' butler, Giles, and is abandoned during the flight by Toby and Bill. When Oliver staggers back to the house and collapses on the doorstep, Rose is moved to help him. Upon hearing Oliver's history, Mrs. Maylie, Rose, and their family friend, Dr. Losberne, nurse him back to health while covering up his role in the attempted burglary. Rose Maylie and Oliver Twist, drawn by George Cruikshank. When Rose becomes very ill and nearly dies, she is visited by Harry Maylie, Mrs.
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