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Ivanhoe, a historical romance set in Medieval England, is arguably the best-known work of famed Scottish novelist Sir Walter Scott. Across a vast panorama of colorful characters and historical settings, Scott conveys to the reader the main theme of tolerance and acceptance of different lifestyles.
In Ivanhoe, Scott portrays the members of oppressed social classes in such a way as to emphasize that ancestry and culture do not determine a person¡¦s decency or moral character. The central conflict in Ivanhoe takes place between the Norman conquerors and Saxon serfs of 12th century England. The Norman nobles view the Saxons as no more than filthy, uncultured brutes. However, the Norman opinion is f...