George Eliot's Middlemarch, considered to be the greatest Victorian novel, extensively illustrates the societal and industrial changes that occurred in the late 19th century Britain. Middlemarch provides a critique and refusal of the Victorian norms present in the everyday lives of the Middlemarch community that is deeply interconnected and forms an interwoven web of relations. This paper closely examines the individual identities in the collective Middlemarch, how their actions are influenced and affected by others. Small community is cautious of strangers until they prove themselves successful, though they are oftentimes the main topic of the town’s never-ending gossip. The changing female identity is a prevalent theme in the novel, discussed through different characters. Celia Brooke and Rosamond Vincy represent and accept the Victorian female ideal, while Dorothea Brooke and Mary Garth actively seek vocational and educational opportunities that are limited to women in the patriarchal society. Theme of disillusionment in both relations and marriage also highlights the effect of the past actions and strength of the female characters that are taking over the masculine roles. Eliot delves into the psyche of the characters, their expectations, choices and consequences of their actions. Sharing similar lifepaths, Dorothea and Lydgate, are two comparable characters further accentuating changing gender roles in the Victorian community and society overall.