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    of “Pride & Prejudice”. Before Darcy’s proposal‚ Elizabeth main preoccupation with Darcy centres around dislike‚ but after it‚ we are able to detect a budding love towards him. However‚ Elizabeth’s attitude towards him corresponds to her perceived judgment of him‚ the supposed role he played in disinheriting Wickham and his admitted role in disrupting the romance between Jane‚ and Bingley (without listening to his side of story). As Elizabeth yields to her prejudices‚ Darcy allows his pride to take

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    http://www.pemberley.com http://voices.yahoo.com http://www.bookrags.com www.spartacus.schoolnet.co Marriage :- Marriage(also called matrimony or wedlock) is a social union or legal contract between people called spouses that establishes rights and obligations between the spouses‚ between the spouses and their children‚ and between the spouses and their in-laws.The definition of marriage varies according to different cultures. It takes a considerable leap of the imagination for a woman

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    The original title for Pride and Prejudice was First Impressions; this may have been chosen by the author Austen as the title because this is what the novel is about and is the main theme that runs throughout the book. The novel deals with the incorrect judgements that often occur at the beginning of an acquaintance and how these misjudgements can change as individuals learn more about each other‚ like Elizabeth and Darcy. So therefore some people may say that the title first impression is better

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    Pride and Prejudice- Jane Austen Letters to Alice- Fay Weldon An examination of Jane Austen’s 1813 social satire Pride and Prejudice‚ and the reading of Fay Weldon’s 1984 epistolary text Letters to Alice on first reading Jane Austen‚ allows understanding of Austen’s novel to be moulded and then shifted. Pride and Prejudice is a novel of manners‚ focusing on marriage‚ PridePrejudice and Social Class which are projected through the characters‚ gentry-class setting and Austen’s authorial comment

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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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    Pride and Prejudice was set in the Regency Period of history roughly 1790 - 1820 and had a different standard for women compared to how they are expected to act in today ’s standards. There was a huge difference in the social standing between women and men in this period of time‚ and women were expected to act a certain way as compared to men. Back in this time property was only transferable to the men of the estates. Women were expected to marry and were treated as commodities as compared to

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    The novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen was originally titled First Impressions. This is significant because it reflects the values and attitudes of 19th century England‚ and portrays the main themes of the novel. It is set in England during the 1800’s and Austen focuses on a society whose opinions are based on first impressions. This is achieved through cultural context‚ characterisation‚ narratorial commentary‚ and methods/techniques. During the 19th Century‚ first impressions were very

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    w Book review Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice is a novel by Jane Austen. It was written between 1796-1797 and originally titled First Impressions but wasn’t published until 1813. It was most probably turned down because of a female author. It is a story about society and the relationships of family‚ focusing on the Bennet’s‚ specifically the two eldest daughters Elizabeth and Jane. The book is filled with sarcasm‚ humor and romance. The author had a lot to say about

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    Marriage in the 21st century has been considered to be a sacred declaration of eternal love between two individuals. However‚ in the 19th century‚ marriage rarely ensued due to love‚ but instead for security and bettering one’s social class. In Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice‚ many characters prove to have various superficial reasons to marry. For example‚ Charlotte Lucas marries a pompous‚ arrogant man for security due to the pressures of society placed on women in Austen’s era. Despite the dishonorable

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    Pride and Prejudice Book Review Pride and Prejudice‚ a classic novel by Jane Austen‚ tells the story of a complicated love that develops between what was thought to be two very different personalities. The protagonist‚ Elizabeth Bennet‚ misjudges a man upon rumor and appearance‚ but finds out she is extraordinarily wrong. The novel explains how difficult it is to fully understand someone after settling upon assumptions and being under the influence of the authorities around them. However this

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