Silly Mrs. Bennet? I beg to differ… It has been alluded to by many scholars that Mrs. Bennet is simply a figment of Jane Austen’s comical imagination. That she is‚ simply put‚ a silly character. In order for us to agree or disagree with these scholars‚ we must first decide the make up of a silly character. If it is merely the fact that we can laugh at her‚ mock her nuances and ridicule her as we get to know her‚ then the Bennet mother fits the bill perfectly. She is after all‚ a narrow-minded and
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The Character of Elizabeth Bennet in Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice The man plot of Austen’s novel "Pride and Prejudice" revolves around Elizabeth (or Lizzy) Bennet‚ who belongs to a family of five sisters‚ and her relationship with eligible bachelor Mr Darcy. However‚ "Pride and Prejudice" is a very complex novel‚ with many different subplots going on. One of these is the relationship between Eliza’s older sister Jane‚ and Bingley‚ Darcy’s friend. There are many misunderstandings within
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In Jane Austen’s novel‚ Pride and Prejudice‚ Lady Catherine and Elizabeth Bennet are absolute opposites. Jane Austen portrays Elizabeth Bennet as an intelligent‚ independent‚ yet strong character‚ in a soft and feminine manner. The cruel and dominating personality traits are left for characters such as Lady Catherine. In Jane Austen’s novel‚ Pride and Prejudice‚ Lady Catherine and Elizabeth Bennet are absolute opposites. Elizabeth is a realistic and masterful character‚ which makes all her qualities
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CHAPTERS I-II/ 1 –2 What is the relationship between Mr. and Mrs. Bennet? How does Austen convey the tone Mr. Bennet uses with his wife? Mr. Bennet is often annoyed with Mrs. Bennet. Mr and Mrs Bennet’s relationship is formal and she only wants him to do what she wants. Why is Mrs. Bennet so interested in the young man’s arrival? Her soul purpose in life is to wed her daughters off. The young man seems very suitable. CHAPTERS III-VI/ 3 -6 Despite Bingley’s appearance as a most eligible bachelor
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Characterization of Lydia Bennet In Pride and Prejudice‚ the character of Lydia Bennet is characterized as someone who is immature‚ critical‚ and foolish. Lydia is a young‚ spoiled teenager who is accustomed to getting what she wants and is a favorite of Mrs. Bennet. Through over-indulgence on the part of her mother and neglect on the part of her father‚ she has been allowed to grow to be "vain‚ ignorant‚ idle and uncontrolled.” This characterization is revealed through both direct and indirect
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extent of Miss Bingley’s regard. However‚ it is her quick defense of both herself and Caroline that is of interest. She requests Elizabeth not to think of her as obstinate for her previous beliefs (144). By beginning in this way‚ the letter strongly upholds all previous evidence of her caring‚ slow to judge nature. For example‚ in chapter seventeen she tells Elizabeth‚ “Laugh as much as you choose‚ but you will not laugh me out of my opinion” (88). Jane consistently extends the benefit of the doubt
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property was Mrs. Bennet. She and her husband‚ Mr. Bennet‚ were blessed with the luck of having 5 daughters and Mrs. Bennet believed that it was her job to get them all married‚ whether they wanted to or not. Mr. Bennet‚ however‚ was not a strong believer of this method. Mr. Bennet’s role in the novel‚ while not central‚ was to add comic relief and sarcasm to the stress put on by Mrs. Bennet to get her daughters married. While he wanted to get his daughters married‚ like Mrs. Bennet‚ he also cared about
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marriage proposals made to Elizabeth Bennet in the novel: Mr Collins ’ proposal to Elizabeth and Darcy ’s proposal to Elizabeth Jane Austen lived in a mercenary world and this is reflected in her novel. In "Pride and Prejudice" no secret is made of the need to marry for money. Jane Austen reflects different types of marriage in her novel. There is mercenary marriage‚ brought about solely for economic reasons. Such would have been the marriage between Mr Collins and Elizabeth. Mr Collins ’ proposal was
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Prejudice (1819)‚ written by Jane Austen is based on the middle class social life in England during the early nineteenth century. It is written around Elizabeth‚ who is a daughter of an estate owner and her family. Elizabeth and her elder sister have reached their age and their mother seeks suitable gentlemen as their husbands. Meanwhile Elizabeth receives marriage proposals from two distinctive persons‚ the foremost by Mr. Collins for whom Elizabeth’s family estate is entailed and shortly from one
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The Subtle Humor of Pride and Prejudice Of all the novels that Jane Austen has written‚ critics consider Pride and Prejudice to be the most comical. Humor can be found everywhere in the book; in it’s character descriptions‚ imagery‚ but mostly in it’s conversations between characters. Her novels were not only her way of entertaining people but it was also a way to express her opinions and views on what surrounded her and affected her. Her novels were like editorials. Austen uses a variety
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