her daughters as much as she could to find a better husband for them. Even when Lydia runs away with Wickham‚ she is not concerned that the whole family will be disgraced‚ as long as she is married. While Lydia may have escaped social stigma‚ Mr. Bennet still condemns her and Wickham‚ saying‚ “I will not encourage the impudence of either‚ by receiving them at Longbourn.” After the arranged marriage of Lydia and Wickham‚ Mrs. Bennet cannot wait to tell everyone of their wedding. Even though‚ there
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with society. Austen writes about four relationships and shows the differences between their foundations; some have good foundations and others are doomed to crumble and produce unhappy lives. These four relationships -- between Jane and Bingley‚ Lydia and
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Location and plot pace relationship The plot‚ which had slowed since Darcy’s proposal‚ now picks up speed as it rushes toward its conclusion. Chpt 46-49 When bennet girls leave home‚ their parent’s ineptitude become apparent Netherfield Park Jane invitation‚ horse‚ sick‚ Elizabeth hikes over‚ original opinions of unlady like behavior Ideal traits of a woman discussion The interactions between Darcy and Elizabeth primarily take the forms of banter and argument‚ and Elizabeth’s words provide
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the rivals ......as an anti-sentimental comedy Undoubtedly Sheridan’s purpose in writing “The Rivals” was to entertain the audience by making them laugh and not by making them shed tears. “The Rivals” was written as a comedy pure and simple. Though there are certainly a few sentimental scenes in this play yet they are regarded as a parody of sentimentality. The scenes between Faulkland and Julia are satire on the sentimental comedy which was in fashion in those days and against which Sheridan
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develop an acquaintance with Mr Bingley. * She encourages the sick Jane to stay at Netherfield. * She is anxious that Elizabeth should consent to Mr Collins’ proposal and is crestfallen when she does not. * She promotes the flippancy of Lydia and Kitting and their redcoat chasing. Antagonist: Mrs Bennet’s antagonist is the problem she encounters in getting her daughter married‚ especially the eldest two. * Bingley’s abrupt departure from Netherfield interrupts her plans. * This
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grows more interested in Elizabeth‚ Elizabeth continues to despise him and is instead attracted to George Wickham‚ a handsome and personable militia officer. Wickham tells Elizabeth that his father worked for Darcy’s father and that he and Darcy grew up together. Stating that he was favored by Darcy’s father‚ Wickham claims that Darcy disobeyed his father’s bequest of a clergyman’s revenue to Wickham out of selfish resentment. Wickham’s tale makes Darcy appear not only proud but cruel‚ and Elizabeth accepts
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lavishes praise on Lady Catherine de Bourgh and her daughter‚ a lovely young lady who will one day inherit the de Bourgh fortune. After the meal‚ he is asked to read to the girls‚ but he refuses to read a novel and reads from a book of sermons instead. Lydia becomes so bored that she interrupts his reading with more gossip about the soldiers. Mr. Collins is offended and abandons the reading choosing to play backgammon with Mr. Bennet. Mr. Collins is in search of a wife and when Mrs. Bennet hints that Jane
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married with someone she love rather than money. Jane thinks the prerequisite of marriage is that they should love each other. The other one is Lydia and Wickham. Their marriage is based on a sudden impulse. Lydia is an extremely frivolous girl‚ she loves Wickham because of his good apprance. But Wickham is really a bad man ‚he eloped with Lydia that ruined her and all her sisters. Comparing with them‚ the love of Elizabeth and Mr.Darcy is elevater. And the marriage of Jane and Mr. Bingley
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Pride & Prejudice Jane Austin‚ the author of Pride & Prejudice‚ was born December 16‚ 1775. She was one of five children to her parents George and Cassandra Austen. Austin was very close to her only sister Cassandra and the correspondence between the two was abundant‚ although many of the letters were discarded after Austin’s death. Cassandra is also responsible for the only unquestioned drawing that we have of Austin. Austin received her education from two family members in Oxford then in Southampton
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Max Railing Mr. Shanahan British Literature Honors December 11‚ 2012 Social class within Pride and Prejudice plays a key role throughout the novel. Social class not only determines where one is placed in the class structure‚ but also the amount of land‚ money‚ and potential suitor candidates. Where one is placed within the social hierarchy is based on what one does for a living and their social status as well. For instance‚ Mr. and Mrs. Bennet are considered ‘landed gentry‚’ meaning they do
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