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    of significant female characters‚ to which all of them are very original. Elizabeth Bennet‚ however‚ is different compared to all the other female characters. Jane Austen‚ the author of Pride and Prejudice‚ portrays the protagonist‚ Elizabeth Bennet‚ as a new age woman through her being an uncharacteristic female‚ judgemental towards men opposed to women‚ and a lack of refinement. In Pride and Prejudice‚ Elizabeth Bennet is portrayed as a new age woman through her being an uncharacteristic female

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    this novel‚ love and money-based Darcy-Elizabeth marriage is the most successful one whereas the marriage of Elizabeth’s parents‚ Mr. and Mrs. Bennet‚ is one of the faulty ones. Mr. Bennet married his wife being "captivated" and tempted by her "youth‚ beauty" and physical appearance. He forgot that the first appeal of a pretty face does not last long unless serenity of mind and sweetness of temper provide more enduring powers of attraction. Moreover‚ Mrs. Bennet inherited no property. So‚ form every

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    except for Elizabeth women are seen in a search of a wealthy

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    C. I. F.‚ XXIII-XXIV (1997-1998) 233-255 PRIDE AND PREJUDICE: A COGNITIVE ANALYSIS Mª Sandra Peña Cervel Universidad de La Rioja RESUMEN: Este artículo pretende ofrecer al posible lector un nuevo punto de vista de la novela Orgullo y prejuicio. Nos gustaría postular que un análisis en la línea cognitiva arroja nueva luz acerca de la explicación de las relaciones que se establecen entre los personajes principales. Tales constructos cognitivos como las metáforas y los esquemas de imagen (ver

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    than a narrator telling us in a few sentences that Darcy is proud and Elizabeth unfairly judges others. One important social context is the Meryton ball. Then‚ a key scene that exemplifies Austen’s use of physical surroundings is when Lizzy travels by foot to Netherfield. Later‚ we see Austen using the Bennets’ home to reveal things about characters. Austen also uses the Bennet’s home to enlighten the reader about Mr. Bennet. Then when Lizzy visits Pemberly‚ Austen combines social context with

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    Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice is a novel by Jane Austen‚ first published in 1813. The story follows the main character Elizabeth Bennet as she deals with issues of manners‚ upbringing‚ morality‚ education‚ and marriage in the society of the landed gentry of early 19th-century England. Elizabeth is the second of five daughters of a country gentleman living near the fictional town of Meryton in Hertfordshire‚ near London. Though the story is set at the turn of the 19th century‚ it retains

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    added. The mean understanding of Mrs. Bennet and the sarcastic humour of Mr. Bennet have already been revealed in their dialogues before the direct comment of the novelist. Similarly before she tells us about Mr. Collins‚ we have already become aware from his letter that he is not a sensible man. Though Jane Austen does not conceive her characters in pairs yet her characters are revealed through comparison and contrast with others. Lady Catherine and Mrs. Bennet balance each other in their vulgarity

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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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    exaggerate a character in order to make fun of them. Austen exaggerates many of her characters and therefore makes caricatures of them in order to emphasize their ridiculousness. Mrs. Bennet is such a character. Her extremely unpleasant manner and reactions causes readers to delight in the situations which Mrs. Bennet places herself into. Mrs. Bennet’s harsh tongue and simple mind causes the reader to laugh‚ because it is so exaggerated that the reader thinks that such a person cannot exist. Mr.

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    of charity. The heroine‚ Elizabeth Bennet‚ is the second of five daughters. Her father is a member of the low gentry; he inherited an entailment of money‚ house‚ and land‚ but he is not wealthy. Mr. Bennet receives a limited income from a farm that he owns‚ but does not work himself. Since he has no son‚ (and only males can inherit entailments)‚ all that he owns will be inherited by a distant male relative (Mr. Collins). Mrs. Bennet has very little money‚ leaving Elizabeth and her four sisters with

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