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Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice was written between 1796 and 1797 and was published in 1813. The story is set in the early 19th century, around the time of its conception and publication. When we consider what...
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Pride and Prejudice
Elizabeth and Darcy reach their "happily-ever-after" bliss at the novel's conclusion, and after all they have overcome to be together, it seems that they deserve this happiness. Finally able to put...
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Pride and Prejudice
If Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzhugh Darcy had not married, it would have been his choice rather than hers. Lizzie would have stayed single and lived at home, as most unmarried elite women did at that...
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Pride and Prejudice
Chapter 1 The novel begins with Mrs. Bennet’s excited proclamations that a newcomer has arrived at Netherfield Park. She wishes for her husband to ask questions about the newcomer’s identity, but...
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Pride and Prejudice
The first sentence in the novel Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen, reads as follows: It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of...
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Pride and Prejudice
A modern reader might need a little background to understand how Mr. Wickham claims he was wronged by Mr. Darcy. In the Regency period, a gentleman could become a paid clergyman by having the local...
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Pride and Prejudice
In chapter 15, the character of Mr. Wickham is first introduced in the novel and to the Bennet sisters as a friend of Mr. Denny's and a member of the militia who are quartered in Meryton, the town...
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Pride and Prejudice
Austen teaches us that the economics of marriage in this time and place were incredibly flawed. For example, Elizabeth's aunt, Mrs. Gardiner, cautions Elizabeth against forming any serious...
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Pride and Prejudice
Elizabeth was fortunate that she was able to reconnect with Darcy while touring Pemberley with her aunt and uncle Gardiner. Otherwise, they might never have married. Of course, in such an...
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Pride and Prejudice
A quote that might give us pause is the following, as Mr. Darcy explains himself to Elizabeth near the end of the novel: I was spoilt by my parents, who, though good themselves (my father,...
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Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice is an excellent title in every respect. It is alliterative and memorable, its trochaic rhythm tripping off the tongue. It also sums up two of the major themes of the novel. On...
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Pride and Prejudice
For a question such as this one, you should consider just what makes for an appropriate title and by what criteria it should be measured. In any case, I'd suggest that Pride and Prejudice's title...
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Pride and Prejudice
Elizabeth's view of marriage is an emotional, romantic one. This is best illustrated by her ideas and reactions relevant to Jane's romance with Mr. Bingley. Elizabeth understands her private ideas...
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Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice is an appropriate title for this novel because these are the qualities that Mr. Darcy and Miss Elizabeth Bennet must overcome in order to find happiness with one another: they...
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Pride and Prejudice
In Pride and Prejudice, one important theme is about the dangers of first impressions. In fact, Austen originally titled her novel First Impressions. Because Elizabeth and Darcy both have...
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Pride and Prejudice
Very interesting question! There are a few angles from which we can explore the concepts of shame and honor in Pride and Prejudice. Here is one: we can discuss how shame (the feeling of being...
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Pride and Prejudice
Hello! You asked about the social class values and moral values in Jane Austen's Pride And Prejudice. Austen's novel is set in the early 19th century. Remember that the American Revolution was...
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Pride and Prejudice
Supposing that "represent" in this context means something different from "symbolize," using the definition of "represent" that is "to stand as an equivalent of; correspond to" (Collins...
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Pride and Prejudice
One could argue that the biggest irony in Pride and Prejudice is that two people who seemed so completely incompatible—Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy—end up falling in love and getting married. For...
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Pride and Prejudice
Yes, there absolutely is character development in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice; in fact, the development of the two protagonists--Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy-- is arguably the...
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Pride and Prejudice
Elizabeth Bennet is one of Austen’s most likeable and admirable heroines: spirited, unaffected, and cheerful. But although her faults are not as blatant as those of, say Emma Woodhouse, she is...
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Pride and Prejudice
Mr. Bennet is one of the most likable and amusing characters in Pride and Prejudice, so much so that readers tend to forgive his faults as a father. His daughters must marry well or be destitute...
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Pride and Prejudice
In Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, the protagonist Elizabeth Bennet exhibits character development over the course of the novel. She is a level-headed young woman when the book opens. She is...
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Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austin's Pride and Prejudice shares a quality with Austen's other novel, Sense and Sensibility, in that the titles of each story represent the two strongest forces that drive the narrative,...
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Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen's novels were written at the very end of the eighteenth century, but they still describe the social world of that era, in which wealth, power, and social status largely depended on the...
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Pride and Prejudice
We could analyze this from a very broad perspective by simply adhering to the first sentence in the novel, which is given by the narrator: It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man...
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Pride and Prejudice
In the episode of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen when Darcy refuses to dance with Elizabeth at the ball, the narrator says: Elizabeth.. told the story, however, with great spirit among her...
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Pride and Prejudice
Regarding Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, the adage "Desperation is the surest path to making a decision, good or bad," means that when one is desperate and is forced to make a decision in haste...
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Pride and Prejudice
Mrs. Bennet's relationship with her daughters is not a close mother-daughter relationship. She does not care much about knowing them. Instead she sees them mostly as tools to fulfill her own...
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Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen's title Pride and Prejudice coincides with the primary theme of the story and directly relates to the two most prominent factors preventing Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy from...
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Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice revolves around the Bennet family, which consists of five sisters who must marry in order to obtain financial security. The primary character is Lizzy, who becomes...
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Pride and Prejudice
Book reviews are written in different styles according to who writes them and the house style of the newspaper or journal where they are published. They have also changed a great deal in the two...
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Pride and Prejudice
In Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Mr. Bingley's arrival in the Bennett family's neighborhood is an event that produces much excitement. The novel opens with the news that he has, in fact,...
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Pride and Prejudice
Much Ado About Nothing is, of course, the most plausible Shakespearean source for Pride and Prejudice. However, other comedies feature strong friendships between women that in some ways mirror the...
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Pride and Prejudice
Social class is highly important in Pride and Prejudice, as it was in the society Austen was depicting. English society in the early 19th century was hierarchical, rather than equalitarian, meaning...
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Pride and Prejudice
The Netherfield ball is one of the highlights of the social season—anyone who's anyone in the surrounding area is there. So it's vitally important for the Bennets, whose social status is less...
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Pride and Prejudice
In Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, literary theories around economic and class distinctions are important issues at play. The story revolves around the Bennet family, which consists of five...
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Pride and Prejudice
Mr. Bingley has danced with and shown an interest in Jane, Mrs. Bennet's oldest daughter, at the Meryton assembly, which attracts the mother's attention. We learn that Mr. Bingley had danced with...
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Pride and Prejudice
Both Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy change quite a bit over the course of the novel. Darcy realizes that his pride in his dealings with Mr. Wickham after Wickham tried to elope with Darcy's sister,...
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Pride and Prejudice
A static character is a minor character that does not undergo any character development. Examples of static characters in Pride and Prejudice are: all three of the younger sisters, Mrs. Bennet,...
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Pride and Prejudice
Elizabeth's teasing of Darcy causes him to fall in love with her. This is the last effect Elizabeth expected it to have on him. Elizabeth starts teasing him because she is offended after she...
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Pride and Prejudice
Netherfield House is the house rented by Mr. Bingley, a wealthy newcomer to town. Although we don’t learn much about Netherfield House itself throughout the book, we do know that it is close to the...
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Pride and Prejudice
Elizabeth's refusal of Darcy's proposal reflects her feelings toward his arrogance and condescension. Although Darcy begins by telling Elizabeth that she must allow him to profess how "ardently" he...
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Pride and Prejudice
Mrs. Bennet scolds Kitty for her persistent coughing, which, as well as being rather annoying, plays havoc with Mrs. Bennet's already fragile nervous system. That Mrs. Bennet should show such...
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Pride and Prejudice
Elizabeth Bennet is blessed with many features that make her an especially attractive young lady. As well as being good-looking, like her sister Lydia—she's also highly intelligent, unlike her...
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Pride and Prejudice
In RACES, the R stands for Restating the question; the A is for Answering the question; the C stands for citing evidence to support your answer; the E is for Explaining how the evidence supports...
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Pride and Prejudice
The opening sentence of Pride and Prejudice does several things very adoitly. It serves as a thesis sentence for the entire novel. It displays Jane Austen's subtle sense of human. It also displays...
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Pride and Prejudice
In Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth dislikes Charles Bingley's sisters, Caroline and Louisa, almost from the get go. She meets them at the ball near the beginning of the book when Darcy...
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Pride and Prejudice
Mrs. Bennet and Mr. Bennet in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen are an example of a marriage held together by custom and complacency rather than by any deep intellectual or emotional ties. Mr....
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Pride and Prejudice
Gender roles and expectations absolutely dictate life in the society described in Pride and Prejudice. Class and gender during this time period were closely intertwined, with women above a certain...
