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    What Pride displays as Elizabeth’s impertinence results from her wit and intelligence, which are products of her education. If Elizabeth is perceived as more attractive because of her intellect, why doesn’t Austen make Mr. Darcy fall in love with Mary, who is extremely focused on learning and interested in developing her attributes? Even though Austen emphasizes the importance of female instruction, in comparing Elizabeth and Mary it is possible to understand why the first is considered attractive

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    Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" focuses on different marriages , and how individual characters view these unions in the 19th century . The characters in the novel portray the many delicate reasons why women got married. Marriages in this book were based between upper and middle classes. "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife", Jane Austen provides this statement as the first line in her novel. Marriage was the most important

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    Jace Studley Pride and Prejudice Outline Characters: Elizabeth Bennet: Characteristics: Judgemental Intelligent Defiant Independent Scenes: Initially, at the Dinner Party in the beginning of the book, Elizabeth thinks of Darcy as a rude snob because he refuses to Dance with her. Eventually, however, she finds that her initial judgements were wrong and that under an admittedly rude exterior, Darcy is actually a very good person. This highlights both her judgmentalness, because of her harsh initial

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    Views on Pride, Prejudice and Marriage in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Pride pride n., v., 1. high (or too high) opinion of one's own dignity, importance, worth, etc. 2. the condition or feeling of being proud. 3. a noble sense of what is due to oneself or one's position or character; self respect; self esteem. prejudice n., v., 1. an opinion In the novel by Jane Austen, displays a severe contrast between Elizabeth and Darcy in the story. Jane Austen does this

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    Pride and Prejudice In the well known novel Pride and Prejudice composed by Jane Austen  satire is immensely used to attack the characters and bring a change about them. They are utilized to create humour and various other elements that enrich the story. The characters human conduct and shortcomings are being derided of.     Among the many characters that Austen disapproves of, Mr.Collins is one to focus on to explain satire. As the reader continues on with the novel it becomes apparent that Mr

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    In Pride and prejudice I have came to the conclusion that there are many characters and all play a very good role. Here is a brief down low on what Ive collected. First starting with The Bennet’s consisting of Mr and Mrs Bennet and their five daughters Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Kitty and Lydia. Mr. And Mrs. Bennett, This husband and wife duo are a humorous couple due to Mrs Bennet’s simplicity coupled by Mr Bennet’s dry humor and wit. Mrs Bennet is a simply easy woman who dedicates her attention

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    Pride and Prejudice: Marriage Essay written by Maria Engstrom Introduction For this essay, I chose to read the perhaps most famous book by the English author Jane Austen. During the reading I was thinking about which theme I should choose to write about and analyze, and eventually I felt that marriage was the central keyword in the book. I will concentrate on the situation of the daughters in the family, since these are the best described in the novel. My dealing with different ideals and problems

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    Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is set in 18th century England , where the class system was more than evident, and parties were the center of every person’s social standing. The first evidence in the novel of the level of importance of parties is the first party attended by the Bennet sisters attend during the course of the story. This party signified the introduction of the primary characters to the story, as well as the development of their foils, and provides the reader with a deeper understanding

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    In the novel Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen highlights societal marriage expectations in the Regency Era. Elizabeth Bennet, the intelligent and good-natured heroine, is proposed to by two contrasting characters: Fitzwilliam Darcy and William Collins. Mr Darcy is a rich and powerful man, from a respected family, who eventually becomes the romantic hero of the novel. Mr Collins is the cousin of Elizabeth and a man of the church; he is to inherit The Bennet estate when Elizabeth’s father dies, unfortunately

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    The setting in the novel ,Pride and Prejudice, takes place in an era in which women's lives are somewhat controlled by family and where social classes are everything. Society lives by this rule but Elizabeth and other characters choose not to follow it. There are many archetypes that prove this such as situational, character and symbolic. The first situational archetypes that’s the most important in this novel is the fall. “There can be no love in all this,” (Chapter 26). Elizabeth states on a

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