![]() Unfortunately, both Milly and Densher throw wrenches into the plans and schemes of both Kate and Maud. Maud is pushing this new relationship, as well, for, in it, she sees the end to the threat of Kate marrying beneath her socioeconomic status. He must court Milly, marry her, wait for her to die, inherit her fortune, and then, as a wealthy widower, marry Kate with Maud's blessing. Once apprised of Milly's medical situation, Kate launches a plan to achieve marriage with Densher. ![]() Enter Milly Theale, a lovely, altruistic heiress from America, who has no family and who is terminally ill. Social mores demand Maud's approval, and Kate and Merton are therefore at an impasse in their relationship. Unfortunately, despite her meager upbringing, Kate is now living with her wealthy and socially elite Aunt Maud Lowder, a woman who will never agree to their marriage. ![]() ![]() Kate Croy is in love with a poor journalist, Merton Densher. James sets his novel in turn-of-the-century London, a society that remains steeped in Victorian tradition and social mores that appear ridiculous to the contemporary youthful reader. In The Wings of the Dove, Henry James provides a rather unique approach to the timeless issues of selfishness, greed, conspiracy, love, and betrayal - universal themes in literature since early Greek theater. ![]()
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