... novel - a modern' one. The marriage between Darcy and Elizabeth reveals the characteristics which constitutes a successful marriage. One of these characteristics is that love cannot be brought on by appearances, and must gradually develop between the two people as they get to know one another. Darcyimmediate opinion of Elizabeth ... attractive, and she ignores Wickhams bad behaviour. The marriage between these two was on the grounds of superficial attraction and neither characters felt true love for one another. As a result of this, both characters appear to be somewhat miserable with t...

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... in appearance, and her eventual union to Darcy contests the notion that "social rank alone might suspend or overrule a sentiment about someone's 'character.'"17 Darcy falls in love with Elizabeth's personality, despite "the inferiority of [her] connections" (188). Austen's treatment of gender inequalities and social hierarchies in Regency England juxtaposes the lesser position held by ... to be intimidated by anything so wholly unreasonable" (337). Likewise, Elizabeth's lack of shame and self-pity at her upbringing and education defy social expectations. While aware of her family's ...

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... walking distance from the Bennet estate where the younger Bennet girls frequent to visit the stationed militia, and finally to the distant grand estate of Pemberely belonging to Mr. Darcy's family. Atmosphere: The atmosphere is formal and realistic. Formal, because the women and families the story centers around must live up to the 19th century standards of the middle class society ... their lives Protagonist: Elizabeth is the protagonist of Pride and Prejudice because the story ultimately focuses on her and her evolution that leads her to finally be with her true love Mr. Darcy. She ex...

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... The two women's partnership strategies are then informed by these ideologies, which set against each other as two modes of thinking about the role of love in partnership, and as a result happiness in marriage, as it had historically been defined in Western society, and the way it is changing. ... "Pride and Prejudice" as a "deliberate essay in fantasy." It talks of a young woman in difficult circumstances; limited suitors; shortage of family money; difficult social position made even worse after her sister's elopement; dependence on a generous relative. Despite all this, she marries a ma...

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... reflected these values and in doing so, satirized them, as she did not believe in or condone matrimony for financial security. Even though her family was highly dependant on the hope of advantageous marriages for both Jane and Elizabeth, in order to secure financial security, Elizabeth remained adamant that marriage ... rejects a proposal of marriage from the rich and highly eligible Mr. Darcy, Elizabeth finds that she is in need of his assistance during a family crisis and does eventually marry him. Whilst Elizabeth has achieved her desire to marry a man she loves, and has escaped her p...

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... marriage is a woman's "pleasantest preservative from want" but that it is "uncertain of giving happiness" (p.103) (Jones, V., etc). Elizabeth, on the other hand, claims to believe in marriage for love, and holds her own individual happiness as a personal goal. This portrayal of the heroine as a creature of emotion and feeling, as opposed to a rational, logical and slightly more masculine figure ... of Jane Austen was neither a religious sacrament (as the predominant English religion of the time, and Austen's religion, Anglicanism, did not view marriage as a sacrament) nor a symbol of rom...

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... have prided myself on my discernment.... How humiliating is this discovery!--Yet, how just a humiliation!--Had I been in love, I could not have been more wretchedly blind. But vanity, not love, has been my folly. Pleased with the preference of one [Wickham], and offended by the neglect of the other ... 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...

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... danger, security for happiness" (91). While Lydia does this in her apparent thoughtlessness as to the shame her act could cause to her family, Charlotte's lack of sense is contrarily shown by her inability to look beyond social acceptability and act with an ethical sense of romanticism. ... in Miss Lucas an important insight into her imperative significance within the novel, but it is also important to examine Austen's treatment of love further, and look closely on the theme of happiness this introduces. Aside from Charlotte's materialistic view of marriage already discussed, her characte...

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... knowledge regarding how Mrs. Bennet "s relationship turned out, the reader is drawn into the story wondering if Wickham will be succumbed by "foolish love", or if he will use his knowledge of the Bennet's relationship to back out of a potential unhappy marriage. Furthermore, Wickham's eloping with ... throughout the majority of his proposal, Darcy, guided by his pride, inadvertently emphasizes his higher rank than Elizabeth rather than his unconditional love for her. After his proposal we Austen demonstrates her anger towards his arrogant tone when she says "I could easily have forgave h...

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... and Prejudice," by Gurinder Chadha released in 2005 that carries the tagline, "Bollywood meets Hollywood and it's a perfect match" (Wilson 2006: 323). This film sets the narrative about love and a cultural conflict that will take place simultaneously. Both of these lines highlight the uniqueness of the two stories, but they also represent the similarities between them. The first line ... to the one that Austen performs. Even though it is done in slightly different ways, both the novel and the film serve to examine women's position and status within the family and society. They both serv...

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