... Elizabeth's poor social standing blinds him, for a time, to her many virtues. Austen also presents many smaller obstacles to help in the realisation of love between Elizabeth and Darcy. An example of this is Lady Catherine's attempt to control her nephew, Miss Bingley's snobbery, Mrs. Bennet's stupidity, and ... at Mr. Collins is subtly directed at the social hierarchy. Through the Darcy-Elizabeth and Bingley-Jane marriages, Austen shows the power of love and happiness to overcome class boundaries and prejudices, implying that such prejudices are empty, unfeeling, and unproductive. Aus...

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... marriage cases of most characters in the book we taken as typical to analyze how money influenced their matrimonial value orientation. We all know that love is the basis of marriage, but at that time, a good economic situation is necessary. [Key words] Pride and prejudice, marriage, money ... Introduction First 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, ......

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... of what people may think of her. This is evident when she proceeds to say to Jane " I am determined that nothing but the deepest love will induce me into marriage so I shall end an old maid and teach your ten children how to play their instruments very ill." Again ... Robert Browning. In his acclaimed "Porphyria's Lover", Browning identifies convections of his society by challenging them. He composed a poem that addressed sex and illicit love however it was initiated by the supposed "less dominant" female character, which was completely indecent and unacceptable in the 19th century patri...

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... . "How despicably have I acted!" she cried. "I who 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 [Darcy], on the very beginning of ... Helen Block Lewis in "Introduction: Shame--The `Sleeper' in Psychoathology," The Role of Shame in Symptom Formation, edited by Lewis (1987)] today would call "shame-rage" (Lewis, "Shame" 19): "She lost all...

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... general motif and becomes prominent in our minds when we hear Darcy confess his feelings. He describes his struggle and admits his submission to love. This was common throughout his courtship of Elizabeth and Darcy. When is says, "He considered this sufficient encouragement,"" we can conclude he ... yet know the pride that fulfills him, destroying what he has built up through his courtship of Elizabeth. Reputation also intrudes upon this couples love for one another. The alleged mistreatment of Wickham and Darcy's initial snobbishness creates a reputation Elizabeth sees as most unwanted...

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... in happiness. Bingley and Jane's eventual union is an exception to Charlotte's contention that "happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance," as the couple fell in love before they wedded (24). Elizabeth breaks conventional notions of women in her refusal to sacrifice her happiness and marry for security. When Collins proposes, she instantly rejects him because she ... 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 personali...

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... aunt with his cousin, Fitzwilliam during Elizabeth's stay. Tells Elizabeth that Bingley is not likely to spend much time at Netherfield. Declares his love for Elizabeth. She refuses him and becomes angry with him about everything. He hands her a letter the next day that tells her he ... time at Netherfield. 10. Darcy visits Elizabeth much more often in the next few days at Hunsford. 11. Charlotte assumes that Darcy is in love with Elizabeth. 12. Elizabeth runs into Darcy and Fitzwilliam very often on their walks. 13. Fitzwilliam mentions that Darcy claims to recently have saved ... . ...

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... some patriotic adoration on the part of many of the young women, among them Kitty and Lydia. Their various flirtations, of course, are motivated by something less than pure-hearted love of country. I.xiii-xviii Commentary This section raises a couple of social practices, accepted in Austen's day, that are foreign to modern readers: the entailment and the living. Many landed estates ... marriage proposals are permanent. Elizabeth's refusal of Mr. Collins and Charlotte's acceptance of him also raises the question of whether and to what extent Austen believed feelings other than true love ...

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... it, which is to marry, and make the attention of men - any men - an end in itself" (129). Lydia ends up running off with Mr. Wickham, whom she claims to love and cannot be happy without. However, the reader cannot help but notice that Lydia is more excited to be the first of the Miss Bennet's to be married than to ... ...

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