... . If a woman were middle class she would normally marry a man in the middle class if she married. Rarely she could get lucky, and a high class man or a rich man would fall in love with her and marry her. It was very uncommon for a woman to marry a man who was in a lower state of status. Mr. Bennet was a gentleman. Being a gentleman meant ... couples may have met each other somehow, but it is highly unlikely that they would have fallen in love if they did not have well respected reputations. They did not fall in love immediately, but the growth of their relationships would have ceased if ...

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... go off to live in London. The irony is presented here by Mr. Bennet allowing his daughter to go off on her own, even after being told that she would fall into some type of mischief, and then having his daughter go off and do what he was warned about. And a final example of Mr. Bennet being used to show irony ... ...

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... of her family despite inconveniences. "She was wild to be at home - to hear, to see, to be upon the spot, to share with Jane in the cares that must fall wholly upon her." (pg 212) Further, her performance in response to the news is exemplified when contrasted with that of other characters, especially of Mrs. Bennet's, whose hysteria and instability ... ...

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... , but instead it goes to his friend Darcy. Thus the stage is set for the two couples, Jane Bennet and Bingley and Darcy and Elizabeth, to meet and to possibly fall in love with each other or at least, one another's status. "If I can but see one of my daughters happily settled at Netherfield , I shall have nothing to wish for." After ... ...

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... their contradictory actions. The novel would have not made sense if Elizabeth's family were only described; the Bennett's needed to be experienced. Elizabeth's visit to Pemberly allowed her to finally fall in love with Darcy. The settings are important in presenting the story of adoration clearly. ...

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... get along with each other they had to rise above their pride and prejudices and overcome all the obstacles that were thrown in their way and because of it, they fall happily in love. Mr. Darcy, the wealthy, best friend of Charles Bingley who at first is proud, rude, and unpleasant; but after falling in love with Elizabeth, he is shown ... heard things about Mr. Darcy that made him appear as the type of man she had originally thought he was, egotistical and arrogant. She kept this opinion until she found out the truth behind it and realized he could be a gentle and amiable man. Elizabeth...

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... other figures; the haughty Lady Catherine de Bourgh, the fatuous Mr. Collins; the younger Bennet daughter, Lydia; and her lover, Wickham, with whom she scandalously elopes. It is often pointed out that Austen's novels emphasize characterization and romanticism, but in Pride and Prejudice the emphasis is on the irony, values and realism of the characters as they develop throughout the story ... and Prejudice are full of moral, social and human values. Every character is measured against the intelligence and sensitivity which eighteen century people called good sense, and they stand and f...

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... novel, Darcy proposes to Elizabeth. She refuses because she does not love him. She is the heroine of the novel because she is oblivious to social classes and seeks more out of marriage than money and social power. At the time, Darcy was one of the 400 richest men in all of England (319) and was well above her social class ... it was neither gaudy nor uselessly fine; with less of splendor, and more real elegance, than the furniture of Rosings" (202). At this point in the novel, Elizabeth begins to fall in love with Darcy and has second thoughts about refusing Darcy's marriage proposal. E...

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... 15 year old Lydia Bennet is strikingly similar to that of Mr. Bennets's. Consequently, with his 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 Georgian in the middle of the story and request for 10,000 dollars before agreeing ... also helps to alter Elizabeth's first impression of Darcy. Although not noticeable at first glance, conside...

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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 ... ...

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... 't for her foolishness Mr. Darcy would not have fallen in love with her though. Mr. Darcy accepted the fact that Elizabeth is a dominant female who speaks her mind and opinions out loud. Her dominance is what brought Mr. Darcy to her which she did not realize until this point in the novel. The author shows that dominant females are capable of ... ...

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Pride and Prejudice is one of Jane Austen's greatest masterpieces. It's a sharp and witty comedy of manners played out in early 19th Century English society. Women hope to find a rich husband that can care for them; in particular are the Bennet's, a family with five daughters whose father's estate is ... ...

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... 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 personality of Darcy, everyone's impression went downward. He wasn't the man they though he was. Darcy never wanted to meet anyone new. He was a proud man that looked upon ... ...

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... 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 personality of Darcy, everyone's impression went downward. He wasn't the man they though he was. Darcy never wanted to meet anyone new. He was a proud man that looked upon ... ...

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... 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 ... ...

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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 ... ...

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... what he said to Mr. Bingley at the ball, and every time Mr. Darcy makes an effort to converse or learn something about her she turns away and blocks him out (she always tries to leave.) Elizabeth thinks that Mr. Darcy is a stuck up, snobbish, disagreeable, and arrogant man with too much pride. She also thinks that he believes that because ... ...

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... of a dramatic irony. The focal point of the story's situational irony is Darcy falling in love with Elizabeth. Main example of situational irony is the fact that Elizabeth, who starts out hating Mr. Darcy with a passion, ends up marrying him. Like wise, Mr. Darcy, whom Elizabeth overhears calling her "tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt" him, ends up admitting that ... ...

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... in dirt by the time she reaches Netherfield. Though Mr. Darcey says nothing he begins to notice the attributes that Elizabeth possesses which make her different from other woman. Through out the novel Elizabeth also demonstrates individuality. An example of this is during a disagreement between Mr. Darcey, Mr. Bingley and her. During her stay at Netherfield there had been many heated ... ...

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... the struggle for women that much harder, because by marrying someone solely for economic reasons made it seem as though she's just money hungry and looking for an easy way out, not trying to truly live her life to the fullest. Although there were many terrible marriages, there were some marriages that exemplified an ideal marriage. The marriage between Jane Bennet ... ...

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... be made felt uncomfortable or told that the charges she made against him were wrong. The letter Mr. Darcy wrote to Elizabeth did in fact explain everything and Elizabeth found out that the things told to her by Mr. Wickham about Mr. Darcy were actually false. After Elizabeth read the letter she reread it again. At first she wasn't sure whether ... ...

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... , 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 by Darcy's family and connections. Through out the entire novel, Austen has created a distinction of levels in the classes, and clearly illustrated the roles expected to be performed in each class. This is also evident when Darcy ... ...

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... 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 personality of Darcy, everyone's impression went downward. He wasn't the man they though he was. Darcy never wanted to meet anyone new. He was a proud man that looked upon ... ...

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... as well. Throughout her rejection, Elizabeth's anger towards Darcy increasingly surfaces as her insincere courtesy loses strength. This attempt to balance her civility towards Darcy and her desire to lash out at him in resentment shows her tendencies to defy the social norm. The very fact that she is denying the hand of the richest man in the area shows her ... ...

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... not conform to their view, opinions, or manners. She is often very clever and witty and that is seen as "bad breeding" by the members of high society. Despite her out spoken tendencies, Elizabeth is seen as a strong character and is generally liked by all who encounter her. Her long statements that are often in opposition to those of others illustrate ... ...

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