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    balance between the two. In Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen and A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf‚ both recognize the inherent need that to relate to their readers‚ their characters must be an androgynous reflection of the versatility that exists within society. Elizabeth Bennet from Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice displays both masculine and feminine qualities; her andygrony is emphasized by her progressive beliefs and radical actions. At the time in which Pride and

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    The Role of Minor Characters in Austen’s Pride and Prejudice Perhaps the most striking part of Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice is her mastery of characters and the effects that each has on the plot‚ themes‚ and the other characters’ actions. Though her minor characters are much less visible than the major ones‚ she still uses them as an integral part of the novel by weaving them into situations to enhance the plot and themes. Caroline Bingley is first introduced with the crowd of her brother

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    and Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice are set in similar time period and feature protagonists who go through different struggles‚ but whose themes have some overlap. Honesty is a theme that is played out in both stories resulting in opposite consequences for the protagonists. The power of honesty can either hurt or enhance lives. The truth means ruination in Nora and Torvald’s marriage in A Doll’s House whereas the truth brings Elizabeth and Darcy together in Pride and Prejudice. Honesty in both male

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    The Theme of Marriage throughout Pride and Prejudice The theme of marriage is seen from the very beginning of novel. Jane Austen makes her views on marriage known from the very first sentence. She opens her highly acclaimed novel with: It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune‚ must be in want of a wife. However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood‚ this truth is so well fixed in the minds

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    Chrysalids Religion can persuade many people to do many unintelligent things such as dehumanizing people who fail to meet the dictates of the religion‚ and has the power of persuading people into doing nothing about the situation because it be known as unacceptable to "God". Ignorance‚ Culture of fear and discrimination are three themes that demonstrate that ignorant adherence to man-made tenets‚ attributed to religion can dehumanize those who fail to meet those so-called dictates of the religion

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    Jane Austen’s novel‚ Pride and Prejudice presents five married couples. No two are alike. From the pure love which was experienced through Elizabeth and Darcy. To the love and attraction shared by Jane and Bingley. The convenience of marriage was portrayed through Charlotte and Mr Collins while Lydia and Wickham’s marriage was based on their desire‚ attractions and financial status. Mr and Mrs Bennet’s marriage was for their necessity. Austen reveals many messages through her characters on her major

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    Foundation of Happiness or Misery In today’s world‚ 50 percent of marriages end in divorce. Although the other 50 percent of marriages don’t end in divorce‚ not all those marriages are considered an ideal marriage. The concept of an ideal marriage has changed as time has progressed. An ideal marriage in our time is a marriage based on love and family. Most societies have always had the same perspective of an ideal marriage during their time periods. However‚ in Jane Austen’ Pride and Prejudice‚ the author

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    progression of the prejudice to romantic relationship between the individuals Elizabeth Bennett and Fitzwilliam Darcy (more widely known as Mr. Darcy) in Jane Austen’s classic Pride and Prejudice. Carl R. Rogers‚ author of the book Psychology: A Study of a Science‚ zooms in on the character and effects of interpersonal relationships. Rogers notes the implications of broken relationships as well as the elements that cause a relationship to mend. In the movie‚ Pride and Prejudice‚ when Elisabeth hears

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    Although Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and Austen’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’ are two completely different texts‚ as one is a play- only able to use dialogue to portray feelings of love-and the other is a novel- where descriptions of characters moods and feelings can be used- they both demonstrate a variety of techniques to portray strong feelings of love. Right from the beginning Shakespeare introduces the ideas of strong love using a prologue-this prologue is a sonnet in iambic pentameter. From

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    Compare and contrast how Shakespeare and Austen present the power of love in Othello and Pride and Prejudice. In order for love to be true it must come from both sides equally. Its power will not be strong enough to overcome all obstacles if its foundation is not pure. In Pride and Prejudice‚ Austen paints a portrait of the power of love as merely unbreakable whereas Shakespeare arguably portrays it as weak and vulnerable. Both Shakespeare and Austen use dialogue as a tool for the construction

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