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    Characteristics Shown by Elizabeth Bennet in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice In Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice Elizabeth Bennet, the protagonist, is empirical. To begin, in chapter 34, Fitzwilliam Darcy approaches Elizabeth in Mr. Collins’ house with intentions to propose to her. Before Darcy steps foot into the house, Elizabeth is aware that he is the reason that Mr. Bingley (Darcy’s friend) and Jane Bennet (Elizabeth’s oldest sibling) split up. This causes Elizabeth to dislike Darcy from

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    the detailed descriptions of the events surrounding the life of the main character of the story, Elizabeth Bennet, Pride and Prejudice is a very involving novel whose title is very indicative of the themes contained therein. The first volume opens in the Bennet household at Longbourn in England. As there are five unmarried daughters living in the home at the time, the matron of the family, Mrs. Bennet, is quite interested when news of a wealthy man moving to Netherfield, a place in the near

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    Mrs. Bennet being satirized in Jane Austen’s Pride and prejudice Jane Austen satirizes Mrs. Bennet for her foolishness, lack of intelligence, being overly dramatic, and her obsession over marriage. It then affects her relationships with her daughters and the connection they share, it also affects the relationships with her neighbors, family, and friends as she comes off as pushy or annoying. In order to ultimately criticize how Mrs. Bennet is overly involved in her children’s

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    Shaped by its light-humored wit as well as heartfelt cast of characters, Pride and Prejudice explores the classic yet distinctive narrative of the two divergent characters Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy. Set towards the end of the eighteenth century and early nineteenth century in England, Jane Austen offers a profound insight into the social manners and behaviors expected of individuals in this time. In Elizabeth’s endeavor for independence in the face of her expectation as a female to marry

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    Once upon a time, there are five Bennet sisters who have been taught by their mother their one goal in life is to find a suitable husband. When new men come to town everything changes for the girls as they search for their perfect mate. Many problems will arise as the girls begin to find the men they want to settle down with and marry. They must take on their responsibilities and roles as women in 18th century England. In Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, the women’s main focuses in life are their

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    Neither Mr. Bennet nor Mrs. Bennet portrays a great archetype of good parenthood. If one chose the better of the two, I would choose Mr. Bennet. A good example is when Elizabeth rejects Mr. Collins’ offer of marriage. Mrs. Bennet becomes lugubrious and perplexed. Her daughter was making a fateful error, and she goes into a state of hysteria. She responds to Mr. Collins “that Lizzie shall be brought to reason.” Mrs. Bennet’s primary interest is to have her daughters marry into wealth and provide

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    brother and his wife in Goodnestone Park. The book was first titled First Impressions but was renamed after a bookseller refused to see the manuscript. The genre of this novel is best described as a satire or novel of manners. The main character is Elizabeth Bennet and it follows her on her journey to understand manners, marriage, mortality and education. Pride and Prejudice has retained its title as one of the “most loved books” and manages to contain the reader’s attention and fascination. Because of

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    or fair to Jane. | 10. Mrs. Bennet | I found Mrs. Bennet to be annoying throughout this book. Her only concern was for all five of her daughters to get married, since they have no money. The importance of women being married during this time was shown through her character. | 11. During a conversation that Elizabeth has with Colonel Fitzwilliam, he mentions that Darcy claims to have recently saved a friend from an imprudent marriage. Elizabeth discovers that the friend he is speaking

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    Jane Bennet to Elizabeth Bennet in Chapter 46 allow the novel to arrive at a turning point in many different aspects. The obvious purpose of the written letters is to inform the reader of the events at hand regarding Lydia Bennet and Mr. Wickham. However, these letters allow changes to take place in other relationships as well. Jane Bennet

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    from the novel Pride and Prejudice: First we have the protagonist of the story, Elizabeth “Lizzy” Bennet. She is the second daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Bennet. She obtains quick-witted and a little bit sassy throughout the story. Highly agreeable, clever, and honest, Lizzy will not let anybody get in the way of what she truly wants. Next is the

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