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    What are your first impressions of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet? Key characters in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice are affiliated with misconstrued opinions of them by fellow members of the society‚ naturally due to their first impressions. Whether they may be shallow opinions or opinions which highly regard one’s character; it is safe to say that their impressions are nine out of ten wrongfully bestowed. However‚ from this Mrs. Bennet was one of the few that had the same characteristics as were portrayed

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    In the novel‚ Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen‚ Elizabeth finds herself. She judges people the wrong way and overall contradicts everything she had previously thought. The number one thing she contradicted in the novel‚ was her happiness. She first claims to be happier than Jane but then says‚ “If you were to give me forty such men‚ I never could be so happy as you. Till I have your disposition‚ your goodness‚ I never can have your happiness.” (Jane 424) By saying this it is assumed that Elizabeth

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    Jane Bennet Karsen Green Period 5 Throughout Pride and Prejudice‚ we encounter multiple conceited‚ rude‚ and fake characters‚ such as Lady Catherine‚ Whickham‚ and Mr.Collins. These people are general dreadful to talk to and are not enjoyed by many. While these horrid people symbolize all that is bad and prideful within the book‚ Jane Bennet symbolizes all that is good and lovely. Her caring‚ accepting‚ humble attitude towards everything‚ along with her immaculate beauty‚ makes

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    important to consider performing another part of the story for our audience. Overall‚ we are all pretty excited to perform our three scenes from the story to our audience and see what they get from our experience in reading this excellent book‚ Pride And Prejudice by Jane Austen. We hope everything goes smoothly and the audience loves our

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    MONEY AND MARRIAGE IN PRIDE AND PREJUDICE One of the main themes in this novel is that of marriage‚ and its close relation with money. The novel opens with a famous sentence‚ that not only shows the underlying humour that the story will contain‚ but also one of the views on marriage of Austen’s time: that money is essential to begin a marriage. "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife." By saying it is universally acknowledged’

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    and unpleasant fellow‚ full of pride and ill will who eventually comes to love Elizabeth and change his mannerisms for her. He shows his love for her by helping her sister in the marriage to Wickham and by being cordial and polite after her refusal of marriage. He eventually succeeds in winning her love in return. Elizabeth Bennet - The protagonist of the novel and the second Bennet daughter‚ Elizabeth is considered witty and sarcastic with her own streak of pride. She is a little plain compared

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    Elizabeth and Juliet both reject their parents’ choice of husband. How are strong feeling presented by the writers in these extracts? In Act 3 Scene 5 strong feelings are portrayed through out the scene. One example of this is at the start of the scene Juliet shows strong feelings of grief towards Romeo’s departure. “Yet let me weep for such a feeling loss.” This shows that she misses Romeo although he has only just left. The word ‘loss’ gives off the impressing Juliet feels she will never see

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    When prejudice occurs‚ stereotyping and discrimination may also result. In many cases‚ prejudices are based upon stereotypes. A stereotype is a simplified assumption about a group based on prior assumptions. Stereotypes can be both positive ("women are warm and nurturing") or negative ("teenagers are lazy"). Stereotypes can lead to faulty beliefs‚ but they can also result in both prejudice and discrimination. According to psychologist Gordon Allport‚ prejudice and stereo types emerge in part

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    Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is set in the 18th century‚ when the future of society relied on social class. According to social class the relationship between Mr.Darcy and Elizabeth should have been impossible‚ but they are able to break through these restrictions.The novel is dominated by the progression of Elizabeth and Darcy’s relationship through the obstacles of breaking through social class. Jane Austen illustrates the restrictions of the social construct of class based on wealth along

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    A couple of the interactions between Elizabeth Bennet and Caroline Bingley verge on "catfights." What social and economic issues contribute to competition between women? Consider which relationships between women in the novel are in contrast to the relationship between Elizabeth and Caroline. What impact do different personalities have on how characters relate? Has competition between women changed since 1813? If you think it has‚ how have the stakes changed? The tactics? Using the first 12 chapters

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