... the length and breadth of the country the same opportunities, therefore leveling the playing field. The NC framework also ensures that we don"t discard our own literary heritage. Drawing from personal experience, I felt I missed out by not studying Shakespeare in years 7 -11. It was only when I changed schools ... play written 500 years ago have any relevance to me today?" Little did I know that Shakespeare's themes transcend time and are relevant even now. Take the Merchant of Venice for example - the themes of racial prejudice, justice, the rights of an ethnic minority in their adopte...

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"Her acute observation of character and her satiric depiction of human behaviour are distinguishing features of Jane Austen's writing." Discuss, with close attention to characterization, style and themes. Jane Austen narrates Pride and Prejudice for the most part from the point of view of her heroine, Elizabeth Bennet. In Elizabeth, Austen creates a truly honest multi-dimensional character, whose ... best in each other. This emphasis on the education of a young heroine was made popular by Jane Austen and is a distinguishing feature of her writing. This serves her often didactic themes, and a...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... 's sister, Elizabeth should know the factual status of Wickham's personality as well. Further, the second letter of Mr. Collins, towards the end of the story, strikes as the masterpiece of literary device. Mr. Collins mentions to Mrs. Bennett about his apologies. How he is feeling now about Lydia's elopement is also a major part of the letter. He mentions that she might ... . Collins is significant in ensuring that all the major characters of the novel are brought to the light through his letters. Jane Austen uses the letters to reveal the main themes of the novel too. At first, she intro...

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... intricate symbolism, characterization, and a satirical analysis of the social structure of 1900's patriarchal England. The prevalent, underlying theme of the novel, is marriage, and courtship, of which all other significant themes and critics derive stimulation from. Jane Austen possessed extremely comprehensive and non-conventional views for a woman of her era, as are vented via the character of Elizabeth. "It is a truth ... is encompassed in the passage of the novel's two focal character's Elizabeth Bennet, and Fitzwilliam Darcy, whom overcome infinite obstacles in their quest to achi...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate