... and lacking a fortune, is a pragmatist and she must capitalize on any opportunity that presents itself in order to avoid the societal disdain that accompanies growing old without a husband. As Lillian Robinson says in her article titled, Why Marry Mr. Collins, "Charlotte Lucas married Mr. Collins because it was the only was she could have a life" (S. R.85). The lack of "sense or ... ). 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 a...

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... 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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... 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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... 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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... hold over love. Mrs. Bennet plays a major link between love and money, this is particularly evident when her purpose is set out within the opening chapter as the novel, "The business of her life was to get her daughters married". (P5) But Mrs. Bennet's intentions for who her ... Lydia and Whickham when she becomes his lover out of wedlock; and it is Mr. Darcy's money that convinces Whickham to marry Lydia so the Bennet family is not disgraced, "His debts are to be paid, amounting, I believe to a considerably more than a thousand pounds, another thousand in addition to ... broken down but...

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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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... 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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... . 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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... marriages, the main contrast being those who marry for money and those who marry for love. Other motives for marriage included physical beauty, the family name and connections, and also societal constraints, which provided very little choice. In the society of the time, marriage was almost necessary, ... of marrying made love to be considered irrelevant. The importance of marriage extended beyond the couple and had a great impact on the entire family. Mrs Bennet was obsessive with marrying off her daughters. The business of her life was to get her daughters married. Her daughters finding...

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... that clearly illustrates the importance of women being able to find a suitable husband to settle down with; for the sake of both herself and her family. This is a particularly sensitive matter in the Bennet household, where five daughters need to find husbands before the passing of their own father to ... their own future happiness depend on their ability to navigate through their own pride and prejudices regarding one another, but the fate of Elizabeth's family is squarely placed on their shoulders as well. Darcy is a wealthy aristocrat from Northern England who comes across as rather r...

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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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... factor of her society at the time in that "happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance." and this quote does much to outline the changing conceptions of family and partnership that are central to Austen's text. The reader can see two very distinct partnership ideologies, voiced by Charlotte Lucas and Elizabeth Bennet. The two women's partnership strategies ... interpretation; Linda Colley. Colley see's "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...

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... Darcy also opposes the relationship and believes that Jane is indifferent to Bingley. Meanwhile, Darcy finds himself attracted to Elizabeth despite his objections to her family. As Darcy grows more interested in Elizabeth, Elizabeth continues to despise him and is instead attracted to George Wickham, a handsome and personable militia ... accepts Wickham's account without question, disliking Darcy even more because of it. In the midst of Jane and Elizabeth's developing relationships, the Bennet family is visited by Mr. Bennet's cousin, Mr. Collins. He plans to propose to Elizabeth, but is...

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... of literature exhibits the time period's life style and significance by giving the readers a feel of what would be of importance to a typical family in relation to the time period. Austen's novel contains many personalities of that era, as well as emphasizes the importance of marriage, education, ... any situation. The object of Elizabeth's affection, Mr. Darcy, comments towards the middle of the book, "The situation of your mother's family, though objectionable, was nothing in comparison of the total want of propriety so frequently, so almost uniformly betrayed by herself, by your thr...

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... time both Darcy and Elizabeth spend at Pemberley, Mr. Darcy's home. Elizabeth Bennet, the protagonist of the novel, commands the role of the second daughter of five from a middle class family, in Hertfordshire, England. She is a narrator of sorts, reflecting the opinion of the author (A Literary History of England 1205). Critic A.C. Bradley said, "Elizabeth Bennet is a girl we are meant to ... his pride and reserve that makes her unable to see what lies beneath it (Moler 26)." Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy comes from the north with long Anglo-Norman aristocratic lineage. His family is rumored t...

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... dance, and had numerous suitors. As it turned out, however, neither Jane nor her sister Cassandra ever married. After her father's passing, Jane's family was supported by the wealth acquired by one of her brother's. Setting: The story takes place in early19th century England, among middle class society. The ... 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 li...

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... to further associate Darcy as the ideal husband; showing how Mr. Bennet is a poor father through his relationship with his family and how he reacts within their given situations. His apathy for the futures of his daughters is, though sometimes humorous, a severe inadequacy for ... his responsibility to his family. A certain instance would be during Jane's disturbance of Mr. Bingley remaining in London all winter and with Elizabeth's budding relationship with Mr ... his daughters or aids them in any manner. Shots of cynicism seem to be the only dialogue Mr. Bennet chooses to exchange wit...

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... according to their wealth and eligibility. Women's property became her husband's when she finally married. Of course all marriages, of all young women, had to be approved of by the family. The young women were introduced into society at an early age. The introduction was an indication of their availability. Young girls spent their entire lives preparing for marriage. They learned ... long as they were discreet. The elder Bennet's marriage was a marriage of security. They Mrs. Collins married for the sake of getting married and settling down. Her desire to have a family of her own overro...

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... the undeniable reality of the Bennets" impending impoverishment, should they fail to secure rich husbands. Effectively disinherited by the fine print of their father's will, the future of their whole family is staked on their choice of suitors, now that they have reached marriageable age - as is reflected very effectively by Mrs. Bennet's neuroticism! Aside from the personal difficulties of the ... Bennet family, there lies in the background of "Pride And Prejudice" the grim historical reality of the time. 1790's England was a time of "political crisis and social mobility" (Jones, V., e...

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... . Especially because Mr. Collins was the type of man every woman wanted. He was socially desirable and could provide Elizabeth with a good social status, a home, and stability for the Bennet family. But realistically, Mr. Collins would have drove Elizabeth insane and she could not love him. At this point in the novel, the audience understands that Elizabeth's views on marrying for ... . Bennet was seduced by Mr. Bennet's good looks and youth and the turnout of this situation is that Mr. Bennet ends up isolating himself and pushes himself away from his family. The only place where he fee...

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... true personality. Her judgment is usually correct, in that she immediately sees Mr Collins as a pompous fool, and Lady Catherine as a tyrant. She can also see the faults of her family despite her closeness and love to them. The only problem with this is that she is quick to judge and once she has judged will stay with this opinion until ... , sound and considerate marriage, where neither of them will ever be hurt. The girls have similar characters, both are good, kind people who want to help others and respect their family. The difference is in their personalities, Jane is looks for pure...

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... the money hungry Lucy decided to marry. Edward is finally free to propose. Not long after that proposal Marianne and Colonel Brandon become engaged. In Pride and Prejudice, the Bennet family has five unmarried girls, and Mrs. Bennet is desperate to marry them off. After some time Mr. Darcy becomes increasingly more attracted to Elizabeth. When Elizabeth and Jane return home ... and wishes are unchanged, but one word from you will silence me on this subject forever." (Prejudice, ch. 58) Throughout the novels Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice, each family as well as society pu...

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