1. Hannah Jarvis from Arcadia
Hannah's rejection of love or knowledge of love has left her unaware of her own self. She fails to realize, as Chloe does, that emotion and sex and love do play a part in knowledge and reason. ... She, unlike Bernard, is able to make a great discovery that is backed up by real proof. ... There are two sorts of knowledge in Arcadia, the knowledge of love and academic knowledge, and Hannah Jarvis is a supporter of the latter throughout most of the play. It is not until the final moments of the play until she realizes that emotion and intellect go hand in hand, and decides to explore the kno...
- Word Count: 959
- Approx Pages: 4
- Grade Level: High School