... 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 of his temper, clever, haughty, reserved, fastidious, gives offense wherever he goes. Stiffly proud, noble, master of ... regiment. Was paid by Darcy to marry Lydia. After the weddings of the Darcys and the Bingleys, the Wickhams ask Darcy for money and out-stay their welcome with the Bingleys. 16. Mr. William Collins: Inheritant of Mr. Bennet's land, idiotic, pompous. ...

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... in London however he does not want Mr. Bingley to see her. Miss Bingley and Mr. Darcy successfully conceal Jane's presence from Bingley. "Elizabeth's prejudice against Darcy (which has grown out of her failure to take into account his social context) has prepared her to accept Wickham's accusation (Mudrick 297)." remarks commentator Marvin Mudrick (Mudrick 297). "Most important, of course, is ... 's character: the overreaction to his pride and reserve that makes her unable to see what lies beneath it (Moler 26)." Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy comes from the north with long Anglo-Norman aristocra...

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... having been exposed to all the others, including the book. It bears little resemblance to Austen. In it, Mr. Darcy begins to fawn all over Eliza about halfway through, completely out of character. There are many scenes that are completely fictitious and thus unsatisfying. Anyway, back to this 1985 BBC production: after I got over the initial shock of the less posh ... adaptations of her work -- should not miss this version of P&P. Elizabeth Garvie provides the most compelling and accurate of all screen representations of the complex and wonderful Elizabeth Bennet. The script, in many pa...

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... man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife" (pg5). The first sentence of the novel focuses on the importance of getting married within the novels timeframe of the 1800's. The point of getting married for women was to bring up their social status and to climb up the financial status ladder. Finding a successful husband was the most important ... their relationship. It is hard to believe that Mr. Collins could be in love with Charlotte Lucas, because less than a week ago he claimed to love Elizabeth. Although Austen values getting married for love, Mrs. Lucas marries M...

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... her two sisters periodically. Darcy has no relationship with Catherine de Bourgh because of her insulting behavior toward Elizabeth. On the other hand, the movie simply demonstrates the two couple getting married together and going off in their carriages. The movie derives from the novel which and describes basic components of the novel but unfortunately doesn't consist to be as precise ... Austen, the writer, invented herself to create a method to end the novel with glimpses of the characters" future where as the director created a Hollywood ending by having the two couples getting mar...

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... us how the high class also makes fun of the poor when they see that someone of a lower statue is looking for a husband. While the drive of Austen story is getting the Bennet girls married, Austen incidentally examines marriage itself, and its effect on five different couples. She comments, through Elizabeth, on the ironic fact that the Bennet's must be happy ... does not get through them. Marriage did not only involve two persons, it involved the whole family around them. In the novel, Elizabeth and most of her sisters end up getting married not so much because of money but because of l...

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... work for you and other people don't. These are reasons why she needs to be changed. Another foolish woman that is also satired is Mrs. Bennet. She is infatuated with getting her daughters married. That is her only goal in life. She doesn't care about her daughters' happiness as long as they get married to someone who has a substantial about of ... said, "You had better go on horseback, / because it seems likely to rain and you must stay all / night" (28 Austen). Her plan worked too well because instead of just getting a cold, Jane had a fever, and when Mrs. Bennet learned of this, she w...

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... his daughters wanted to get married so fast. This is also proof that Jane and Elizabeth married for love. Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy did not care that they weren't getting more property by marrying the girls the loved. Jane and Elizabeth Bennet married for love. They would not have met the men that they fell in love with if Mr ... ...

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... ). One way for a husband to divorce his wife would be on grounds of sexual infidelity on the wife's hand. This was, however, not an easy path to a divorce. Except from getting the permission of the Parliament to sue the wife, these different steps costed a good deal of money, which lead to only the rich being able afford divorces. Conclusion Marriage is ... ...

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... , and her relatives were relieved that Charlotte was not dying an old maid. Charlotte Lucas married Mr. Collins not only for financial stability but also because she was getting old and wanted to move out from her parent's home. This once again puts focus on the factor of marriage. Marriage is now not only utilitarian, but now a means of escaping parental control ... . Another example of the pressure of getting married occurred in the Bennet household. Lydia said, "Jane will be quite an old maid soon, I declare. She is almost three and twenty ... ...

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... him. The Dashwood's learn from a servant that Lucy is engaged to Mr. Ferra's and they assume that it is Edward, but soon Elinor finds out that it is Robert that the money hungry Lucy decided to marry. Edward is finally free to propose. Not long after that proposal Marianne and Colonel ... after his arrival, he proposes to Elizabeth and she declines. Shocking news comes when Mr. Collins is engaged to Charlotte Lucas, Charlotte explains that she getting older and needs the marriage for financial reasons. The marriage prospects for the young girls are starting to look bleak. Darcy proposes t...

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... Industrialization. As the development of Capitalism and the expand of the rank of rich people, the distinction between social stratum was becoming smaller and smaller, while money was getting more and more important in people's mind about social value. A western literature critic once said that "even David Ricardo (a British economist) had a unlikely clearer ... it is an acknowledged truth in our particular society that a single woman without a fortune must need a husband who has one." .It is Mark Shorer who points out that this theme, so apparent in the story line, is reinforced by the ...

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... impression she gets from them. Most of the time she is right. For example her first impression of Mr. Collins was that he was a solemn and awkward man. This turns out to be true and Elizabeth is repulsed by him and rejects his marriage proposal. One time Elizabeth completely misjudges a person's character, and that person is Darcy. Darcy acted distant and ... man. Another character altering event occurs when Lady Catherine has a private conversation with Elizabeth at the Bennet's home. Lady Catherine comes and asks if the rumors about she and Darcy getting married are true. Elizabeth de...

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... between Darcy and Elizabeth was based on first impressions that were solely not true. Inside they loved each other, but Darcy's pride and Elizabeth's prejudice caused issues with them ever getting married. The pride that Darcy demonstrated was nothing compared to the first impressions on himself. The ladies though highly of Darcy, up until he began to speak. Austen writes, "The ... not all his large estate in Derbyshire could then save him from having a most forbidding, disagreeable countenance, and being unworthy to be compared with his friend" (58). After they figured out the personal...

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... between Darcy and Elizabeth was based on first impressions that were solely not true. Inside they loved each other, but Darcy's pride and Elizabeth's prejudice caused issues with them ever getting married. The pride that Darcy demonstrated was nothing compared to the first impressions on himself. The ladies though highly of Darcy, up until he began to speak. Austen writes, "The ... not all his large estate in Derbyshire could then save him from having a most forbidding, disagreeable countenance, and being unworthy to be compared with his friend" (58). After they figured out the personal...

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... between Darcy and Elizabeth was based on first impressions that were solely not true. Inside they loved each other, but Darcy's pride and Elizabeth's prejudice caused issues with them ever getting married. The pride that Darcy demonstrated was nothing compared to the first impressions on himself. The ladies though highly of Darcy, up until he began to speak. Austen writes, "The ... not all his large estate in Derbyshire could then save him from having a most forbidding, disagreeable countenance, and being unworthy to be compared with his friend" (58). After they figured out the personal...

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... gaze can best be determined by comparing the role of the gaze in Austen's most widely known novel, Pride and Prejudice, and the novel that stands out among her others, Northanger Abbey. Before attempting to determine if a female gaze does exist, it is necessary to examine and define the concept of a ... in her article, "Women, Power, and Subversion, comments, "Women for the most part, do not dwell on their power to choose, do not debate over getting a husband, and seldom give thought to the value of one husband over another" (129). Newton contrasts this with a male outlook on the matter...

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... to say "not all his large estate in Derbyshire could then save him from having a most forbidding, disagreeable countenance". In using such language, she turns the reader against him, before getting a chance to discover what he is really like, in much the same way as Elizabeth Bennet is prejudiced against him. Darcy is a strong character, intelligent and quick witted - not unlike ... , but by helping them, and covering up the scandal, he is also helping himself. There is no way that he could ally himself to the Bennets if this scandal got out, so he knows it is in his best interests to he...

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... and Prejudice really are pride and prejudice. Elizabeth is shown to be guilty of prejudicially judging Darcy to be prideful. In addition, it turns out that improper pride is actually the reason behind Elizabeth's prejudice. Finally, while Darcy is recognized as feeling above his company, the reality is ... the story, which is Elizabeth's dislike of Darcy and Darcy's unrequited love for Elizabeth. Summary The story starts when the Bennet family finds out about the young, handsome and rich man that has rented an estate close to their village Longbourn. When Mr. Bingley and Jane, the ... ...

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... her a bad reputation with the more refined Darcy and Bingley's. Austen pokes fun at snobs in these examples, but later in, when Lydia elopes with Wickham and lives with him out of wedlock, the author treats reputation as a very serious matter. By becoming Wickham's lover without benefit of marriage, Lydia places herself outside the social norms' and her disgrace threatens the ... -off-), and finally of Lydia. Courtship takes on an unspoken, importance in the novel. Marriage is the ultimate goal for both men and women and courtship is the real working-out of love. Courtship becomes a sort...

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... , the gap between statement and action, and between theory and practice. On the other hand, Darcy takes a conservative attitude toward laughter. Everywhere in Pride and Prejudice, pompous gravity is laughed out of existence. In the absurdly formal utterances of a Mary Bennet or a Mr. Collins (neither of whom is ever known to laugh), Austen demonstrates that a total lack of humor has effects ... be provided. In many marriages, paramours were acceptable as long as they were discreet. The elder Bennet's marriage was a marriage of security. They Mrs. Collins married for the sake of getting m...

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... cheifly struck by his gratitude toward Lady Catherine de Bourgh and his willingness to perform his duties as a clergyman. She declares him an oddity because she cannot make any sense out of his pompous style. She even goes as far as to question his sensibility. Collins shows inconsistency in his attentions towards women. First he singles Jane ... out to be his wife due to senority, but once he discovers that she might soon be engaged, he aims his attentions toward Elizabeth. When he asks her to marry him, ... friend that her philosophy about love is not sound. Charlotte completely cat...

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... cheifly struck by his gratitude toward Lady Catherine de Bourgh and his willingness to perform his duties as a clergyman. She declares him an oddity because she cannot make any sense out of his pompous style. She even goes as far as to question his sensibility. Collins shows inconsistency in his attentions towards women. First he singles Jane ... out to be his wife due to senority, but once he discovers that she might soon be engaged, he aims his attentions toward Elizabeth. When he asks her to marry him, ... friend that her philosophy about love is not sound. Charlotte completely cat...

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... Charlotte Lucas, who wants to marry for security rather than love. The two are soon engaged and married. At the same time, Jane is dismayed to find out that Bingley and his friends have unexpectedly left for London. Miss Bingley writes to Jane that they do not intend to return. Although Jane resigns herself to ... her sister and suspects that Darcy is trying to keep Bingley from Jane. At Charlotte's new home, Darcy puzzles Elizabeth with his behavior; he seems to seek out her company, but never says much. One day, he surprises Elizabeth by proposing to her. Still repelled by his pride, ...

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After the affair with Mr. Collins, Mrs. Bennet is still stuck with five unmarried daughters. Jane is still getting aquatinted with Mr. Bingley, a rich suitor, Elizabeth still has no prospects, and two her three younger sisters are still chasing young ... right in front of her. She becomes "absolutely ashamed of herself" (171). Up to this point, Elizabeth has always believed she possessed the ability to make out people's personalities. Now, she realizes that all this time she has been ignorant, biased, and prideful, therefore driving "reason away"(171). Reason, which is the ... became the "luc...

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