... : "The business of her life was to get her daughters married, its solace was visiting and news."(pg. 3) In this, she receives little help from her mild and indolent spouse, who regards her aspirations with a tolerant and witty cynicism. The main strand of this story concerns the prejudice of Elizabeth Bennet against the apparent arrogance of her future suitor, Fitzwilliam Darcy ... .189) Mr. Bennet turns his wit on himself during the crisis with Whickham and Lydia: "let me once in my life feel how much I have been to blame. I am not afraid of being overpowered by the impression. It will p...

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... for Jane Bennet, she is really a very sweet girl, and I wish with all my heart she were well settled. But with such a father and mother, and such low connections, I am afraid there is no chance of it." Only because her family is not "well settled" in society, there is no chance of ever marring her. Even though the society class "rule ... " still exists today, it is not as followed as before. Today you can find a very wealthy man marrying a woman who as almost nothing. The novel demonstrates how money manipulates everything; women marry men that they are not in love with simply in order t...

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... stability and men married for comfort and companionship. However, like everywhere, there were exceptions. Not all women and men married for those reasons. There were others who did not share in the same opinions and values as the rest of 19th century England. Mrs. Bennet, wife and mother of 5 daughters, had a very ... is not a very bright woman; in fact she is too simple in her opinions and thoughts especially her way of reasoning. She is an annoying woman who does not have enough common sense. Her main concerns in life are to marry off her daughters to some one wealthy, that is to say t...

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... for Jane Bennet, she is really a very sweet girl, and I wish with all my heart she were well settled. But with such a father and mother, and such low connections, I am afraid there is no chance of it" (8, 32). After this statement, it is heartily agreed by the Bingley women, and Mr. Darcy that such status in society would prevent the Bennet ... accumulate their wealth and stature. It is said that, "I think I have heard you say that their uncle is an attorney in Meryton" (8, 32). The reply, "Yes; and they have another, who lives somewhere near Cheapside" (8, 32). The fact that the family...

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... she gets married Mrs. Collins opinions are not shown. Considering Darcy an arrogant and haughty man it is hard to discover that he will actually falls in love with Elizabeth who is so simple and not up to his social status. Because of his pride, he could not love Elizabeth or even find her attractive. He refuses to dance with her ... ...

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... to inherit their father's land because of this law. (www.encarta.com) Austen satirizes this through her use of the pompous, foolish Mr. Collins. The fact that Mr. Collins, a man who is barely acquainted to the Bennets, can actually take ownership of their land is difficult to comprehend. Austen purposely creates a character that does not deserve the Longbourn estate, to take ... ...

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... about how Wickham is his favorite son-in-law, which shows a parallel relationship between them. Lydia married Mr. Wickham for completely superficial reasons. Both Lydia and Mrs. Bennet are women who are not very intelligent and got their husbands by being beautiful. Lydia and Mr. Wickham's marriage goes downhill just like Mr. and Mrs. Bennet's because there was no depth there ... ...

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... . The truth is that Mr. Wickham severely altered this story to protect himself. Mr. Darcy did none of which Mr. Wickham had claimed, in fact, Mr. Wickham is the one who treated Mr. Darcy improperly. Elizabeth does not know any of this until Mr. Darcy tells her. This huge amount of trust placed in Mr. Wickham ultimately creates chaos in the ... ...

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... will introduce him to us," intervened Elizabeth. "I dont believe Mrs. Long would do such a thing because she is a stupid cow with no consideration for anyone else except her tow daughters who she will introduce to Mr. Bingley," replied Mrs. Bennet. "I wouldnt trust her either," said Mr. Bennet. Mrs. Bennet decided not to make an answer, but instead began to yell at ... ...

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... that he simply didn't wish to dance with a stranger. And although his comments may have seemed rash and rude, they were only boorish because he was reacting to the Bingley, who was annoyingly pressuring him. Furthermore, although his tete -tetes with Elizabeth made him appear pretentious, it can be argued that he had to reply to her with dignity or else ... ...

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... no fun and no one would ever be happy. In Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen demonstrates through Elizabeth and Darcy that in man's pursuit of the joys in life, those who stick too strictly or not at all to the existing social norms face the danger of never finding their place in life or ever finding personal happiness. The significance of ... ...

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... Mr. Collins with entail the Bennet estate, he deems it only practical that he chooses one of the Bennet daughters. It does not seem all that important to Mr. Bennet who accepts his offer, as long as one of these eligible daughters does. To reiterate the mere mechanics of marriage, Charlotte is Mr. Collins third choice in less than one month ... ...

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... of outspokenness in her personality. Austen accomplishes much more than a climactic scene in this chapter of her book. She exposes Elizabeth as a real and straightforward character and Darcy as a man who is confident to a fault. However, as well as the turning point in the plot, Austen builds this scene to also be the turning point in her characters personalities". ...

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... the only thing he enjoys, his money. Jane and Darcy however are very much in love with each other. Through the course of growing to love each other they realized who their true friends were and ended up living a much happier life together. Darcy and Elizabeth show us that a relationship based on reason, while it might not be the easiest, usually ... ...

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... that is exactly what is seen in both Elizabeth and Darcy throughout the story. However by the end of the novel their eyes have opened to see each other for who they really are, where before they were blind. His pride has been humbled and her prejudice erased. ...

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... see this world through Elizabeth's eyes and we are positioned to empathize with her opinion on the absurdity of marrying for reasons other than love. Elizabeth is a free-spirited individual who differs substantially from the other female characters of the novel, and she refuses to be wed to a man to whom she does not love. Elizabeth, although often guilty of prejudiced ... ...

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... novel. Jane didn't possess such beauty as was repeatedly mentioned in the novel. "She is not half as handsome as Jane..." (Mrs. Bennet Ch.1) But it was Mr. Collins especially who was entirely different in the film in comparison to the novel. I had personally imagined him to be overly polite and thankful: "Mr. Collins was not a sensible man, and the deficiency ... ...

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... 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 her strong character. She is the most intellectual and reasonable of the Bennett sisters. As ... ...

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... balls that Elizabeth attends with Bingley and Darcy in attendance. Early on in the first dance, Darcy affirms that aside from Jane, "there is not another woman in the room who it would not be a punishment for me to stand up with."" Darcy's comment begins to expose the haughty nature of the very wealthy, as it has already been established that ... ...

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... and or vanity is displayed in different forms by each character. Ms. Austen was trying to send this message that an excess of pride or vanity is harmful. Those characters who can recognize their flaw emerge as the true heroes of the movie. In may minor characters of the movie, pride is a common characteristic. Mrs Bennet, for instance, is extrememly proud ... ...

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... Bingley. "His character was decided. He was the proudest, most disagreeable man in the world, and everybody hoped that he would never come there again." After one meeting with Darcy, who was wealthy, virtually no one liked him, surprisingly, not even Mrs. Bennet. Darcy's air of arrogance was enough to repel many of the girls. Although Darcy and Elizabeth do not ... ...

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... entire plot. Pride and Prejudice is a story about young women looking to find marriage. Because the Bennet sisters will not be able to inherit Longbourn Estates, they seek good men who will be able to take care of them after their father dies. Just as men with good fortunes are in search of a wife, the Bennet sisters are in search of ... ...

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... these qualities as a result of various events in her life over the course of the novel. These changes in Elizabeth are shown most strongly through her interactions with Darcy, a character who also embodies the central theme of overcoming one's prejudices. Darcy's character develops on par with Elizabeth's, and their respective character development culminates in their marriage at the end of the ... ...

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... character's Elizabeth Bennet, and Fitzwilliam Darcy, whom overcome infinite obstacles in their quest to achieve fulfilment. Austen uses characters as literary devices to formulate a juxtaposition between relationships within the novel who have married for love, and relationships which have married for alternative motives. The satirical presentation of the latter relationship convey the message, that it is only via love, that the ... ...

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... end of the novel. His disillusionment with his wife enables him to become bitter and cynical. He therefore makes his life endurable by assuming a pose as a passive spectator of life who has abdicated a role as a father and a husband. Mr. Bennet sits on his "thrown" and merely watches the chaos and embarrassment of his "court jester" (Mrs. Bennet). He occasionally comes out ... ...

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