Victorian novels often utilized intricate plots to explore social issues. In George Eliot’s "Middlemarch," how does the character of Dorothea Brooke illustrate the limitations imposed on women’s intellectual and social aspirations during the Victorian period?
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Through her initial marriage to Casaubon and subsequent widowhood
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Through her entrepreneurial ventures and financial independence
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Through her travels and foreign diplomatic roles
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Through her defiance of family expectations and societal norms