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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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    Annotated Bibliography Austen Jane‚ Pride and Prejudice‚ Planet PDF‚ (http://www.planetpdf.com/) The novel Pride and Prejudice is an electrifying story of the everyday going on during the nineteenth-century. The standards that are imparted in each of the character in the novel Pride and Prejudice represent the type of civilization there are on Jane Austen time. The story focuses mainly on the daughter of Bennet’s family who is trying to break the tradition that society accustomed. She does not want

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    Marriage Ideas in Pride and Prejudice Marriage is supposed to be about money and a very small affection towards the person you are marrying. Marriage is a decision made by societies dictates as well. "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife" (Austen 1). Jane Austen started her novel Pride and Prejudice this way because it clearly states that marriage is going to be a theme. The line also implies that men who are financially

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    VI. Caroline Bingley and Lady Catherine de Bourgh Caroline Bingley‚ the sister of Charles Bingley‚ and Lady Catherine de Bourgh‚ the great aunt of Fitzwilliam Darcy‚ on the other hand‚ embody the negative connotations of women that Austen chastises throughout the novel. Caroline Bingley is seen throughout the text to mislead the other characters‚ allowing them to see only her positive characteristics; hoping they will not uncover her true nature. Not only is she judgmental of the other characters

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    letter where Darcy seek to explain himself and seek Elizabeth’s understanding. We can see Darcy’s attempt when he wrote “I shall hope to be secured in future‚ when the following account of my actions and their motives has been read.” (150-151‚ Pride and Prejudice) His justification and explanation is vital in the story as it will lead to the turning point in the novel where Elizabeth realized the reasons behind his actions which she accused him of and changed her opinion and attitude towards him. This

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    The Meaning of True Love Marriage defines class‚ love‚ and reputation. Austen portrays her view on marriage through the characters. Throughout the novel‚ the characters’ marry because of love or societal pressure. The author also portrays the class and reputation throughout her characters. In the book‚ there are three main marriages the marriage of Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy‚ Lydia and Mr. Wickham‚ and Jane and Mr. Bingley. In the 18th century‚ women were very dependent on their spouse

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    I am on the crew for the theater department at my high school. One problem that I had was for the play Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl. So‚ one of the things that had to be made was an elevator that functioned as well as having to rain inside the elevator as well. The first thing that had to be done was that the crew had to figure out how an elevator worked While being able to build it in the time limit that we had. Another problem that was added to making the elevator was that it had to be able to be taken

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    I choose to design for the Underworld scenes because I knew I could use something beside the classic poodle skirt silhouette of the era. I also realized that the majority of the play takes place in the Underworld‚ all while Eurydice would be wearing one outfit. I felt that throughout these scenes Eurydice is in a way mourning all of the things she is forgetting‚ and every time she forgets something water is present. So using all of these observations I came to the conclusion that my main color

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    Eurydice has the role of a very minor character in Sophocles’ play‚ Antigone‚ yet she represents major life lessons and themes that Sophocles implies throughout the play. The Queen is seen and heard through the lines of other characters. Her silence can speak louder than words. She only has seven lines‚ yet she does not have to say much in order for us to understand her important role as a queen‚ mother‚ and wife. We can interpret her values and traits through what other characters say and imply

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    Amber Kakish Professor Davis English 1A 12 December 2011 A Progressive Work in a Conservative Time Pride and Prejudice‚ a Jane Austen novel‚ is one of the most classical pieces of literature in history. It has been evaluated and critiqued a countless number of times‚ and has been adapted into several films. It can be argued that there is a lot to be retained by readers from this literary work‚ an important message that can be passed down from generation to generation. During Jane Austen’s time

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