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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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    In both of Austen’s ‘romantic comedies’; ‘Pride and Prejudice‚ and Persuasion’ Jane Austen delicately provides an insight into life and social habits at the time; exploring the themes of love‚ class and money and in doing so creating a realistic and meaningful account; combining what is often comic irony‚ with steadfast morals. Both novels ardently focus on pressing social concerns of the time‚ with Austen portraying through each story; the section in society in which she is most familiar with

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    Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin Plot Jane Austin introduces the book to what is now one of the most widely known quotes in English Literature- "It is a truth universally acknowledged‚ that a single man in possession of a good fortune‚ must be in want of a wife." Set in Hertfordshire‚ England‚ Pride and Prejudice opens with Mr and Mrs Bennet discussing Mr Bingley‚ a wealthy young bachelor‚ moving into Netherfield House‚ which is in the neighbourhood of the Bennet family. Mrs Bennet wants

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    4310 – Study Questions – Pride and Prejudice 1. Titles of literary works are always significant; in Austen’s novel‚ the title is highly significant to the central conflict in the narrative. Discuss the title and its significance. The title of Pride and Prejudice is significant because the central conflict between Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy‚ as well as several other characters‚ is fueled by their intense possession of pride and prejudice. Elizabeth holds several prejudices toward Darcy based a lot

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    Title: Pride and Prejudice Author: Jane Austen 1) In Pride and Prejudice‚ a wealthy and powerful Mr. Darcy falls in love with a poor girl of a peculiar family with no background named Elizabeth‚ and although she rejects him at first with cold civility‚ throughout the book‚ both their character changes as they learn more about each other‚ and amidst many transitions‚ finally reach conjugal felicity in the end. 2) One of the themes in Pride and Prejudice is what a hasty first

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    Criticism Essay Pride and Prejudice The late 1700’s weren’t exactly a friendly time period for women and Jane Austen’s book Pride and Prejudice affirms this. You were born into the life you live‚ so there wasn’t much independence for women who weren’t brought into wealth. The way to gain wealth or social status was through marriage if not already had. Wealth was key in many relationships between men and women and created a bond in which they thought was true happiness or love. That is not correct

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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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    Kevin Tran English 1AA3 November 14‚ 2013 Sean Ngo Othello: True love in Othello Love between two people is based on mutual attraction and trust. Trust is one of the most important qualities in any relationship and it makes or breaks that bond. In Shakespeare’s Othello‚ the relationship between Desdemona and Othello is convoluted and it can be seen in different ways. It is clear that after his corruption by Iago‚ Othello’s trust in Desdemona is broken resulting in both their deaths. However

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    Knowledge is power. This is a commonly accepted fact‚ it also applies to Othello‚ Brave New World‚ and Pride and Prejudice. Iago uses his knowledge of power to manipulate‚ trick‚ and ultimately destroy a relationship. John has power in his knowledge and he uses it to set himself free from the World State. Elizabeth uses her power to make knowledgable decisions about her future. The power that comes with knowledge is the common theme throughout these three texts. In Othello‚ Iago is a power thirsty

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    Jane Austen and Shakespeare present strong feelings in ‘Pride and Prejudice’ and ‘The Merchant of Venice’. Shakespeare and Jane Austen both present strong feeling of love‚ revenge‚ hatred and friendship. They are two different types of stories‚ ‘Pride and Prejudice’ is a novel and ‘The Merchant of Venice’ is a play so therefore they both have different ways of presenting strong feelings but they do have some similarities. In ‘Pride and Prejudice’ strong feelings are presented by: 1. The Narrator

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