... 5 sisters. Families, including this one, always aspired to have a son if not sons so the house and grounds could be inherited without leaving the family and going to the nearest related heir. This would explain the large family. Their marriage was likely based upon physical attraction and social match only. They most probably married in haste and therefore did not know each ... 's father captivated by youth and beauty had married a woman whose weak understanding and illiberal mind, had very early in their marriage put an end to all real affection for her" (chapter 42; the Bennetts" marri...

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... irony that is filled with pep and display vibrant humor. Dramatic irony is when the audience knows something that the character doesn't, which is seen through Elizabeth and Darcy. In chapter 4, Elizabeth confirms her strong dislike for Darcy and criticizes Bignley's sisters as well. She is critical of Jane for being "blind" to others. This criticism is filled with irony, because ... that Elizabeth possesses the qualification his future wife must have. Another dramatic irony is in chapter 39 when Elizabeth is shocked by the behavior that she sees in her family and realizes the truth Darc...

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... -possessed; one recognizes, with Caroline Bingley, that "in her air altogether, there is a self-sufficiency." Nevertheless the basic situation of the novel explores Elizabeth's recurrent feelings of shame about her family, and the book tends to move from one shame-laden situation to another. Darcy's first proposal of marriage to Elizabeth and his letter of explanation after Elizabeth has rejected his ... lives "within view of his own warehouses." "Could you expect me to rejoice in the inferiority of your connections?" Darcy pointedly asks. Still worse than the "situation of your mother's...

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... so much as a financial security but more as a love interest. Women today can work in almost any job and gain enough money to support their own family and being seen as acceptable. In Jane Austen's time it wasn't so. A young woman of her class depended for her happiness, her health, in ... not attract a husband. Then she might have to become a governess, living in other people's houses, looking after their children. Like Mr. Hurst said to Darcy in chapter 8: "I have an excessive regard for Jane Bennet, she is really a very sweet girl, and I wish with all my heart she were well settled. B...

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... Darcy was that he is cold, abrupt, and proud. This is established because of his manner and behaviour. The narrator describes Darcy's behaviour in chapter 1; ?Mr Darcy danced only once with Mrs Hurst and once with Miss Bingley, declined being introduced to any other lady and spent the rest ... behaviour, was sharpened into particular resentment, by his having slighted one of her daughters.? (Page 12) Mr Darcy judges Elizabeth and the Bennett family on social status, and takes an immediate dislike to them, because of their financial situation and rank on the socio economic status. Althoug...

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... tolerable; but not handsome enough to tempt me' hurt her pride and create her feelings of prejudice against him. It is only in Chapter 36 having read Darcy's letter that Elizabeth begins to appreciate the consequences of her prejudice and misjudgement of both George Wickham and Darcy. ... matter. By becoming Wickham's lover without benefit of marriage, Lydia places herself outside the social norms' and her disgrace threatens the entire Bennet family. The fact that Lydia's terrible judgment would have condemned the other Bennet sisters to marriage-less lives seems unfair by today's stand...

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... as Darcy at the beginning of story Lady Catherine is full of pride and prejudice. Her pride makes her immediately looks down on the family of Bennet because she thinks that Bennets family has failed in "traditional way" of educating and breeding the growing child without any governess "No governess! How was that possible I ... The desire to mobilize from one social class to the higher social class is another idea that is included by Austen in her novel. Elizabeth In chapter 43 while she is touring the beautiful estate of Pemberley, which belong to Darcy, She thinks about becoming the mis...

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... hold over love. Mrs. Bennet plays a major link between love and money, this is particularly evident when her purpose is set out within the opening chapter as the novel, "The business of her life was to get her daughters married". (P5) But Mrs. Bennet's intentions for who her ... Lydia and Whickham when she becomes his lover out of wedlock; and it is Mr. Darcy's money that convinces Whickham to marry Lydia so the Bennet family is not disgraced, "His debts are to be paid, amounting, I believe to a considerably more than a thousand pounds, another thousand in addition to ... broken down but...

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... of his most meaningful contributions to the plot is the influence he exerts on Elizabeth. She is obviously his favorite, and probably the only one in his family that he feels real fatherly love for. This is seen from the fact that even though he is often very reserved and distant, the one time ... the novel. The first one he avows to is his marriage. The second, of course, is his failure in fatherly duties to which he confesses in Chapter VI of Volume III. This instance is different from the other, simply because he really does not loose his composure as he discusses the subject with Eli...

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Pride and Prejudice The novel "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen is centred on the Bennet family, a family consisting of Mrs Bennet, a rather silly, flighty woman, Mr Bennet, a man with a dry sense of humour, and their five daughters. The recurring themes of this ... way that Lizzie will accept him - "In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed". He exposes all his prejudices against her family, and states exactly why he feels it is such a bad idea for him to propose, rather than declaring his love for her. "His sense of her inferiority - ... on to marry." At...

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... house, wishing her health and happiness. Darcy's air about him throughout the proposal, especially up to the point of her rejection, accurately displays his attitudes. From the beginning of the chapter, Darcy's exhibits his arrogance. Darcy shows up at Elizabeth's house without giving notice and enters through the door as soon as she opens it, without invitation. This shows Darcy's disregard ... , her rejection of Mr. Darcy's hand in marriage is frank and forthright, displaying an unfailing characteristic of outspokenness in her personality. Austen accomplishes much more than a climactic...

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... , Elizabeth Bennet finds herself submerged in both filial and social turmoil. She encounters many situations and events that have a profound influence on her way of thinking. At the beginning of chapter 23 she says to her sister Jane,The more I see of the world the more am I dissatisfied with it; and every day confirms my belief of the inconsistency of all ... relative entailed to the Longbourn estate, is a pompous and odious man, who serves as the perfect example of impertinance in the human character. He is first introduced to the Bennet family when they receive a letter from him reque...

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... , Elizabeth Bennet finds herself submerged in both filial and social turmoil. She encounters many situations and events that have a profound influence on her way of thinking. At the beginning of chapter 23 she says to her sister Jane,The more I see of the world the more am I dissatisfied with it; and every day confirms my belief of the inconsistency of all ... relative entailed to the Longbourn estate, is a pompous and odious man, who serves as the perfect example of impertinance in the human character. He is first introduced to the Bennet family when they receive a letter from him reque...

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... to take advantage of Mr. Bennet's indifference than his daughter Lydia. And the actions taken by Lydia as a result of Mr. Bennet's indifference would lead to near disastrous consequences. In chapter 41, Lydia is asked by the wife of the colonel of the regiment stationed in Meryton to come with the regiment to Brighton. Elizabeth is set against such a trip for ... cared for, but that herself and any unmarried sisters will be provided for. So as a result of his inability to manage his own finances and ensure the welfare of his family while their gone, Mr. Bennet has once more shown irony ...

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Chapter 2 Mr. Bennet was among the first people to visit Mr. Bingley. He was always going to end up visiting him but continued to tell his wife that he would not jus to wind her up. Then after the visit he would tell herÆ'n that he had in fact visited Mr. Bingley like this. Seeing that his 2n...

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Chapter 43 opens with Elizabeth and the Gardiners driving along to Pemberley Woods. Elizabeth is feeling excited and eager to see the house. The house is located on a large expanse of land, and as they drive through this, Elizabeth "saw and admired every remarkable spot and point of view." Here...

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... is a senseless and a very incomplete woman. Austen lived a lot of her dreams through her novels since they were based on observation of her family and friends. Her writing was filled by her total artistic command over her daily experiences ("Jane Austen-, British authors of the nineteenth century). Jane Austen ... classical scholar with a taste for fiction. Their home was larger than most homes at the time, but it did not seem large to such a big family ("Jane Austen-, British Women Writers). Her parents sent her brothers Henry and James to a boarding school, where they later edited a l...

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... not his pride, in perceiving that Elizabeth's personal qualities can in fact outweigh his many objections - some of them well-founded - to her family. Elizabeth, on the othe! r hand, correctly faults not just her prejudice against Darcy, but the wounded pride which allowed that prejudice to ... .ix-xii Commentary After Elizabeth's watershed moment of realization about the truth of Darcy's character and the justice of his accusations concerning his family, Austen's satirical thrusts at characters like Lydia and Mrs. Bennet have become blunter. The episodes described in this section are pa...

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... travels to Brighton for the summer. Kitty is away from Lydia's influence and matures quickly by spending time with Jane and Elizabeth. 10. Mary Bennet: The plain one in the family, works hard for knowledge and accomplishments, conceited manner, bookish. 11. Mr. Darcy: Bingley's friend, tall, handsome features, of noble blood. Pemberley's owner. Started out with bad manners. Easiness, openness, ductility ... she's touring Pemberley. Georgiana likes Elizabeth and they become great friends after Darcy and Elizabeth wed and move into Pemberley. 20. Mrs. Phillips: Mrs. Bennet's sister. Invit...

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... younger sisters are still chasing young officers. Suddenly when everything looks its brightest for Jane, Bingley picks up and leaves Netherfield. This event leaves the family in total despair. Elizabeth decides to go off to live with her aunt in London, Jane goes with another aunt, and Lydia leaves for Brighton ... comes that Lydia has run off with Wickham. Lydia's improper actions will surely ruin any of her sisters chances of becoming decently married. The entire family will be sure to be outcasts. Running off with a man you are not properly married to is not tolerated during an Age ...

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... 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 within a marriage will be illustrated with examples from the ... independence on the woman's hand almost never occurred. The only "profession" available was that of being a governess, which meant educating the daughters of a family, but this was a job with low working conditions and lowly paid. Therefore women had to marry their life into mone...

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... theme becomes blatantly apparent. Mr. Darcy displays the positive side of pride by taking responsibility for his sister, himself, his estate, and family name. Darcy does whatever he needs to do to assure their safety and happiness. Mr. Darcy, the leading male character in the novel. He ... possesses an ancient family name, glorious estate, and sizable fortune, which contribute to his pride but not making him snobbish. Later on in the book, we learn ... sister Georgiana who he deeply cares for. Although seen as proud in a negative way, Charlotte Lucas defends Darcy by saying that a man of...

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... by their position, wealth, education and occupation. Families' financial situations and position in society imposes constraints on women during that period of time. Elizabeth who is from the middle class family is constrained by the society's unwritten 'rules'. She is expected to socialize and marry within her own level. Because honour, decorum, prudence if you wilfully act against the inclinations ... to Mr Darcy, who possesses a higher status than her own. She pronounced Elizabeth's unsuitable background, if Elizabeth broke the unwritten 'rules', she will be prejudiced and disdained b...

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... . They believe that if they had informed her properly, Lydia would not have run away with Wickham. Lydia is the weak link in the Bennet family. Her shameful marriage to Wickham illuminates some interesting points. First, Mrs. Bennet is overjoyed that one of her daughters is finally married. She does ... time she would accept. Now she believes that he will never ask her again. She ultimately recognizes the low status her family occupies and her pride begins to diminish. The scandal between Lydia and Wickham and the fact that a character like Wickham is now a part of ... Nevertheless, thi...

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... and Elizabeth as their love story is communicated. The story begins in the English countryside in a small town at the Longborn estate, home to the Bennett family of five daughters, a mother, and a father. The home does not contain much extravagance; it is classified as a middle class home. Throughout the ... scenery about him emphasizes his better traits. It is at the Longborn estate, however, that Darcy finds the only fault in Elizabeth; her family is obnoxious and impolite. Through the way they present their home and calculate their social decisions, Mr. Darcy is thwarted in his inwardl...

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