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    Finding the girl that fits the shoe is not the only way to find love. "Cinderella" is one of the most commonly compared stories with Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. They have an abundant amount of similarities and differences. The similarities that pop out most between the two are‚ higher and lower classes have two different lifestyles‚ the mothers of the female protagonist‚ and the males both marry a woman from a lower class. Whereas the differences that grab the reader’s attention are the

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    Darcy’s prejudice is strongly rooted in him‚ but Elizabeth is able to break down some of his distaste for her‚ which eventually causes him to fall in love with her. Mr. Darcy‚ towards those he considers of lower status and regard‚ he is an aloof‚ condescending man. He holds the stupidity and silly behavior of the Bennet family with great contempt‚ all except for Elizabeth and Jane. Jane gains his respect‚ because she is a proper‚ civil lady‚ but Elizabeth has a greater affect on his prejudice. She is

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    Understanding Marriage Marriage as a perfect ending to the novel written by Jane Austen‚ Pride and Prejudice. People find themselves conflicted with the rules in society. However‚ rebelling to these rules of the society leads to happiness since the best path to happiness is in compromise. This setting is familiar with Jane Austen’s book Pride and Prejudice. The book is in the 19th century setting‚ in England. Elizabeth Bennet is a productive independent woman who seems to be in a position where

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    One feature to realize about The Importance of Being Earnest and Pride and Prejudice is that they are both similar in a comedic manner for readers to feel entertained. However‚ what separates the two stories are their themes; whereas The Importance of Being Earnest was written based on how society was around the Victorian Era in satirical form‚ while on the other hand Pride and Prejudice is concerned more with the idea of how love can overcome all obstacles despite the fact that two different people

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    Nordhorn AP English 12 14 August 2013 Pride and Prejudice: Love Love is the conquering theme in Pride and Prejudice. The love story between Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy gives rise to the theme that love can conquer over prideprejudice‚ and even social hierarchies. Jane Austen uses the novel in order to propose that true love is precious and can conquer all things. Initially‚ Austen develops the theme by having love conquer Mr. Darcy’s pride. Mr. Darcy is at first cold and uninterested

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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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    Education and Intelligence Fosters Love in Pride and Prejudice Love is a very powerful and driving force in Pride and Prejudice. However‚ love is not always about stereotypical romantics and‚ as illustrated in the novel‚ love can actually bloom from unlikely sources. Contradicting the typical fairytale direction of love stories‚ Pride and Prejudice instead requires that characters overcome their own sense of pride and initial feelings of prejudice in order to find their one true love. This is contrary

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