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    In Chapter 13 of Jane Austin’s Pride and Prejudice‚ Mr. William Collins is introduced as a cousin of the Bennet’s and heir to their estate through a letter that he sends to Mr. Bennet. Mr. Collins writes the Bennet family to notify them that he is coming to visit them the next Saturday. Upon meeting the family‚ he seems to be a piteous man often humbling himself and expressing praise of others‚ while constantly referring to his patron‚ Lady Catherine de Bourgh. He believes her power and wealth give

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    and awareness Womens roles are writer‚ governess‚ and inheritance Style romance Realism Modest gentileman-Sarcastic Mrs. Bennet- foolish noisy woman whose only goal in life is to get all her daughters married George wickam- Handsome greedy militia officer Lydia Bennet- youngest of the bennets‚ Gossipy and immature Charlette Lucas- Elizabeth’s friend Catherine Bennet- Fouth sister- a lot like Lydia Lady Catherine Noblewomen Genre- Comedy of Manners Highlights the negative qualities of certain

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    Charlotte Lucas is a character that showcases how Austen is offering a criticism of her culture’s courting style. Upon visiting the Bingley household‚ Jane Bennet converses with her friend‚ Charlotte Lucas. During her conversation with Jane‚ Charlotte says “If a woman conceals her affection with the same skill from the object of it‚ she may lose the opportunity of fixing him” (Austen‚ 15). This showcases the

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    Characters Mr. Bennet is a gentleman with modest income and five unmarried daughters. In his youth he fell in love with a young and beautiful girl and married her without seeing her silliness and insularity. Now he hasn’t anything other left than his interest for the country and books‚ which have arisen his principal enjoyments. He supported Elisabeth when she decided not to marry Mr. Collins‚ because he knew that she would be unhappy in such a marriage. He didn’t want her to make the same mistake

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    single woman nearly doomed to remain a spinster for the rest of her life‚ had to marry soon‚ and the only man that made a proposal was Collins‚ therefore she had to say yes. Mrs. Bennet‚ the mother of Eliza‚ always hurriedly rushes about to get her daughters married. Her haste is understandable‚ partly‚ because‚ the Bennet family has no male heir‚ therefore any daughters left unmarried will be thrust into poverty upon their father’s death. However‚ most of her rushing seems nothing more than

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    just for love; and in this time period it was acceptable to do so‚ and nobody knew different. In the novel Pride and Prejudice‚ the author Jane Austen conveys this idea throughout the duration of her book through the Bennet family of seven: five daughters‚ a wife‚ and a gentleman Mr. Bennet. The Bennetts had little money in relation to other families in their social class causing their girls to looked down upon by many

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    changed exceptionally since the time of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice‚ but how many people really understand how impertinent the world has become? The way spouses speak to each other now completely contrasts with how‚ for example‚ Mr. Bennet spoke to Mrs. Bennet. In addition‚ women now have a greater equality with men‚ but even their image has been adulterated by today’s society. They are allowed to have their own opinions‚ as well as acquire property and a fortune‚ however many women are looked

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    A.C.H.E - HUMANITIES PRIDE & PREJUDICE 1ST PERSON NARRATIVE CHAPTER 1 ‘My dear Mr Bennet’ my lady said to me one day‚ have you heard that Netherfield Park is let at last?’ I replied that I had not. ‘But it is’ returned she; ‘for Mrs. Long has just been here‚ and she told me all about it.’ My reply was silent. ‘Do not you want to

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    Jane Austen’s regency novel Pride and Prejudice (1813) is a novel that is already appreciated by society but in order to gain a deeper appreciation of the novel‚ context must be explored. Letters to Alice: on First Reading Jane Austen (1984) by Fay Weldon evokes a deep appreciation of Austen’s social conventions and incorporates her own context so the reader can appreciate and understand the progression of social values. By reading Pride and Prejudice and Letters to Alice‚ an enriched holistic appreciation

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    to prove that often one’s appearance hides one’s true character. This thematic concept is clearly evident in the case of Mr. Darcy and Mr. Wickham and how they appear to Elizabeth Bennett. From her first impressions of both Mr. Darcy and Mr. Wickham‚ Elizabeth comes to misguided conclusions about their true character. Elizabeth spends most of the novel reevaluating her stance regarding both of these characters. She later comes to realize that her respective judgements of Mr.Darcy and Mr. Wickham

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