Lord Arthur Savile's Crime

Main Ideas

• Predestination and free will: an exploration of how a prophecy affects a person's actions and decisions.
• Moral dilemmas and responsibility: reflections on how knowledge of the future can alter moral compass and accountability for one's actions.
• Irony and satire: the use of irony to critique society and its prejudices, as well as to mock superstitions and belief in predictions.
• Conflict between inner desires and external circumstances: an exploration of how external predictions can conflict with personal desires and aspirations.
• Psychological tension and transformation: an examination of changes in the character's psychology and behavior under the influence of the prophecy and its consequences.