A Study of the Legal Ethics in Scott's The Heart of Midlothian
Walter Scott,renowned for his profound legal expertise,intricately weaves deep ethical considerations into his novel The Heart of Midlothian.Legal ethics in this work manifests through two interwoven narratives.Firstly,the clash between grassroots public sentiment and royal authority is epitomized in the"Porteous Riots,"offering a profound examination of legal injustice following the union of England and Scotland.Secondly,the unfair conviction of Effie Deans underscores the ethical complexities inherent in the conflict between"love"and"law,"placing the protagonist,Jenny Deans,a paragon of idealism,at the heart of the struggle between familial loyalty and legal justice.Through the characters'ethical dilemmas in navigating the tensions between personal relationships and judicial fairness,Scott highlights the idea of legal ethics and the pursuit of justice in the face of moral and legal conflicts.
Walter ScottThe Heart of Midlothianlegal ethicsEthical Literary Criticismliterary legal criticism
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