of their lives. Elizabeth Bennet is a literary device used by Jane Austen to signify her values and attitudes on the importance of marrying for love. We often see the world through Elizabeth¹s 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 from the other female characters of the novel. Elizabeth refuses to be wed to a man to whom she does not love. Elizabeth‚ although often guilty
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Pride and Prejudice Memory: The first main event is the ball at Meryton‚ where Jane Bennet meets Mr. Bingley and Elizabeth Bennet sees Mr. Darcy. Jane Bennet dances with Mr. Bingley twice and Elizabeth’s first impression of Mr. Darcy is that he is very proud. Almost a month later‚ Mr. Collins‚ who is a cousin to Mr. Bennet‚ visits the Bennet’s household and proposes to Elizabeth. Elizabeth declines his offer‚ though. Jane soon receives a letter from Miss. Bingley stating that their family
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except for Elizabeth women are seen in a search of a wealthy
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them. This is why women of this time were in search for a man that could provide for their needs‚ primarily financially-wise. The five unmarried daughters of the Bennet household are all in search of a wealthy man and when they heard the news of a new neighbor named Mr. Bingley they started to become excited. In the scene‚ where the Bennet household attends the ball hosted by Mr. Bingly‚ we witness the difference in gender roles of how men and women treated each other. Jane‚ who is the oldest of the
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Mr. Bennet: he lives in Longbourn‚ a village‚ with his five daughters. His favourite is Elizabeth. He considers his other daughters as silly and empty-headed and Lizzy‚ as he called Elizabeth‚ the cleverest. He has an odd character Mrs. Bennet: in her youth she was a beautiful woman but now that she has grow-up daughters she stops thinking in her own beauty and thinks of her daughter’s future. She has been married for almost twenty-three years but she never could understand her husband odd’s character
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level of happiness the characters will attain. An example of this is Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy who through struggle possess self knowledge allowing them to understand their down falls. Elizabeth and Darcy reach a point of self knowledge and are able to decipher their weaker points‚ allowing them to act upon them and re-evaluate themselves; leading them to greater happiness. However other characters such as Lydia Bennet ‚ George Wickham and Lady Catherine De Bourg do not learn about themselves
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Armando Hernandez Complete analysis of pride and prejudice THEME: * JOURNEY: Nearly every scene in Pride and Prejudice takes place indoors and the action centers around the Bennet home in the small village of Longbourn. Nevertheless‚ journeys even short ones function repeatedly as catalysts for change in the novel. Elizabeth’s first journey‚ by which she intends simply to visit Charlotte and Mr. Collins‚ brings her into contact with Mr. Darcy‚ and leads to his first proposal. Her second
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Pride and Prejudice Theme of Love Mr. Darcy’s first declaration of love for Elizabeth is a perfect illustration of how love functions in this novel: "You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you [despite your awful family and your socially inferior position]." There are many obstacles on the road to love in Pride and Prejudice‚ not the least of which are …pride and prejudice. But Jane Austen pens a happy ending‚ showing us that there’s something about love that enables it to
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economic security for women who are not independently wealthy. By showing us the miserable marriage of the Bennets‚ and by grossing us out with the mercenary marriages of Charlotte and Lydia‚ the novel questions a system which places so much importance on this institution that it seems to endanger individual morality and happiness. On the other hand‚ with the marriages of Jane and Elizabeth front and center‚ the novel does allow room for good partnership as well. Society and class: Pride and Prejudice upholds
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-Brother of Caroline B. -Very Modest -Easy of temper -Found Jane B. attracted -Bonds with Jane a lot -Friend of Darcy -He has a large fortune -He is good looking and is a gentleman -Can be a slave to his friends (Darcy) Elizabeth B. -2nd oldest daughter of the Bennet family -Prejudice towards action and behavior -Uses her heart instead of her head in certain occasions for ex; -when Collins to her‚ she did not accept because she had no feeling towards him of any kind‚ she would
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