... ."33 In Austen's time, such frankness from someone in Elizabeth's position was considered inappropriate and undignified. She sets herself apart from the typical heroine by not being afraid to speak her mind, or stand up for herself. Rather than simply responding to Darcy's rude comments, she challenges them, and does not submit to Lady Catherine's ... , without compromising one's personal values. She learns to discard her prejudice and stubbornness, while maintaining her independence and audaciousness. As a result, Pride and Prejudice gives readers "a heroine who is at once credible, cha...

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... audience's pleasure in watching the film. Nevertheless, the first signs of the gaze's existence are found within a text. Jane Austen is a popular author who is frequently seen as promoting the existence of a female gaze. While many literary theorists may disagree with the possibility that a female gaze does exist, ... , Catherine anticipates Isabella, James, and John returning to pressure her into going out again. This time, Catherine seeks the advice of Mr. Allen, who thinks it a disgrace for young men and women to be driving around in open carriages. Interestingly enough, Mrs. Allen voi...

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... a guide and example of the true society in which they occupied. In Langton's film adaptation of Jane Austen's masterpiece, Pride and Prejudice, the responder is initially introduced to Elizabeth Bennet, who remains to be the central character in the story. Elizabeth is a spontaneous, high spirited, vivacious woman with a witty disposition. She is confident and is not intimidated by the upper class ... life, yet Elizabeth persists and chooses not to answer her questions and demands made upon her. Lady Catherine De Bourge responds to Elizabeth's disrespect by stating frankly " Do you know...

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... extreme language - words like "necessarily," "impossible," or "universally." Austen has a sophisticated view of the world's complexity, and characters in her novels who express themselves or their opinions in such unreserved and extreme terms are often guilty of confused or biased reasoning. You will see such faulty perspectives not ... of giving clerical livings is another important one, since it comes up regarding both Mr. Collins and Mr. Wickham. Lords and ladies who owned large estates did not own merely their own large houses and grounds; they also owned the buildings in which their...

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... neither Darcy nor Wickham could she think without feeling that she had been blind, partial, prejudiced, absurd. "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 ... brother-in-law, while her brother (Elizabeth's uncle) is, unfortunately, from the point of view of Darcy and his class, a London businessman who actually lives "within view of his own warehouses." "Could you expect me to rejoice in the inferiority of your connections?" Darc...

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... Is told the truth about Wickham. Sends her sister word that Lydia has run off with Wickham. Is fatigued after taking care of Mrs. Bennet who is in hysterics because of the news of Lydia's elopement. Is delighted that Darcy and Bingley are spe! nding time at Longbourn and Bingley ... story of how Darcy kept money willed to Wickham himself. Shows an interest in Elizabeth after Collins proposes to Charlotte. Shifts his interest to Miss King, who inherited a large fortune. Wickham attempted to elope with Georgiana to obtain her fortune. His story of Darcy keeping his will money was true, but...

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... another can be seen to imply that Austen views love as something independent of these social forces. Austen uses the character of Charlotte Lucas, who marries Mr. Collins for his money, to demonstrate that the heart does not always dictate marriage. With the central characters, Austen suggests that ... reflect the strict boundaries in expectable behaviour for the middle and upper classes. The lines of class are strictly drawn. While the Bennets, who are middle class, may socialise with the upper class Bingley's and Darcy's, they are clearly their social inferiors and treated that way. ...

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... characters, it reveals the effect of the economic status in people's marriage, life and destiny. From the viewpoint of Austen, Elizabethe's marriage, who finally marries Darcy, as well as Jane-Bingley's, composing money and live, is the ideal marriage people should after. But in other marriage cases ... there does exist strict hierarchy, which is classified according to the family and tradition from the surface, but the financial income actually. Those who have the highest income will be in the highest social position, owning large residence and parks, having the nicest furniture and the...

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