Harriet shares a complicated history with Wimsey. Examine the reasons why she doesn’t want to marry him. Does she change her mind by the end of the novel? If so, why?

Think about the reckless youths who crop up in Gaudy Night. Discuss some examples and the way that their presence furthers the plot.

The attacks upon the female scholars of Shrewsbury can be viewed as the conflict between privilege and poverty. Explain how this is so.