... difference between Mr. & Mrs. Bennet- the product of a common Augustan marriage. "Had Elizabeth's opinion been all drawn from her own family, she could not have formed a very pleasing picture of conjugal felicity or domestic comfort. Her father, captivated by youth and beauty, and that appearance ... initial attraction fades. Mrs. Bennet cannot be blamed for this unhappy state of marriage. She comes from a conventional 18th century middle class family, where girls don't receive proper education and the standard of culture was low. Mr. Bennet's attitude is filled with too much negligence ...

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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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... 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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... 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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... him determinedly. This also shows Jane's independence. Similar to Jane Eyre, Elizabeth is also quite independent and dying for an equal position between men and women. In Chapter VII, when Elizabeth's sister, Jane, is felt herself unwell when she is invited to dine at the Bingley's. Elizabeth insists to walk there by herself in a rainy ... lower position than they are. She is punished and scolded all the time no matter she is right or wrong. In such an unsound family, Jane suffers both physical and mental tortures which lead to her anxiety for love and freedom. The unhappy experiences w...

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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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... 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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... . 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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... published in 1813, Pride and prejudice is a very popular novel written by Jane Austen. It talks about trivial matters of love, marriage, and family life between country squires and fair ladies in Britain in the 18th century. A gentle but witty satire of courtship an marriage, tells the story ... people of rank, and were therefore in every respect entitled to think well of themselves, and meanly of others. They were of a respectable family the north of England; a circumstance more deeply impressed on their memories than that their brother's fortune and their own had been acquired by trade ...

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... , George Austen, an Anglican Clergyman, and her mother, Cassandra, a minister's daughter. But the three only contribute to less than half of the entire family. Austen was number 7 of the 8 children born to Reverend George and Cassandra Austen (Lauber 1). Her writings were not limited to novels; she wrote plays ... and a basic cornucopia or literary expressions. Some her earliest writing spread from 1787 to 1793 (Mural 1). Her life style was attributed to her modest family. Apart from hard times, the George Austen always had enough money for books, which were considered a luxury of the ti...

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... come, since you will not visit them." (Austen 4). Even something as simply as making friends, women needed men; along with meeting new people, women also need men for a home, family, money, and security. Although the Bennet women have the same last name as the owner of their estate, it is given to a distant male cousin. As Austen points out, " ... ;... and [Mrs. Bennet] was beyond the reach of reason, and she continued to rail bitterly against the cruelty of settling an estate away from a family of five daughters, in favour of a man whom nobody cared anything about." (Austen 46). Dis...

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... them profitable marriages. Her lack of self-awareness constantly embarrasses Elizabeth and Mr. Bennet alike. Mr. Bennet An intelligent man, Mr. Bennet displays an unfortunate disinterest in most of his family, besides Elizabeth. He seems weary after spending many decades married to the interminable Mrs. Bennet. He is shaken only when Lydia's poor decisions in Brighton threatens her future. Where and ... these two themes that create the main conflict in the story, which is Elizabeth's dislike of Darcy and Darcy's unrequited love for Elizabeth. Summary The story starts when the Bennet fam...

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... get married by insulting her in every possible manner. She tells Elizabeth that she is from inferior birth, that it will ruin Darcy's reputation, and that her family is contemptible. Even though these accusations are true, Lady Catherine has hurt Elizabeth badly but it helps Elizabeth to lessen her pride. It is true that Elizabeth belongs ... might leave him because he is going against the social norm of marrying in your own social class. Lastly it is true that her family is contemptible because of the way they hid the fact that Lydia ran away with Mr. Wickham. These accusations show Eli...

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... she was socially inferior to him (Austen 59). Although he is falling in love with her, Mr. Darcy allows his pride to hamper his feelings towards Elizabeth because of her family and lower social class. Eventually his feelings transcend his pride, and he arrogantly proposes to Elizabeth mentioning how surprised he was to have fallen in love with her. Mr. Darcy ... of Elizabeth's low social class and lack of wealth thwart his attempt to express his love towards her. As Elizabeth denies his proposal, she mentions how he blatantly criticized her family; Mr. Darcy callously agrees by implicat...

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