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    Pride and Prejudice: Elizabeth Gains Awareness Throughout the novel Elizabeth gains awareness of both herself and the other members of her family. Elizabeth is consistently reminded of her family’s low social status by significant figures such as Lady Catherine‚ Colonel Fitzwilliam and Darcy. After reading Darcy’s letter‚ Elizabeth realises how ignorant she has been about Darcy‚ her family and herself‚ this causes her to examine her life. Elizabeth obtains further awareness when she discovers

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    Essay on Cognitive Analysis in Pride & Prejudice Analysis of Pride and Prejudice Volume 1‚ Chapter 6 In the beginning of chapter 6‚ the ladies of Longbourn and Netherfield continue to exchange visits. Mrs. Hurst and Miss Bingley‚ Mr. Bingley’s sister prefer spending time with Jane and Elizabeth. Jane quickly becomes flattered‚ but Elizabeth is a bit more hesitant to be swayed by their pleasantries. She believes the girls are just being rude and stuck-up. The particular scene I am discussing

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    Pride and Prejudice reflect the strictly regimented nature of life for the middle and upper classes in Regency England. Jane Austen satirizes this kind of class-consciousness‚ particularly in the character of Mr. Collins‚ who though Mr. Collins offers an extreme example‚ he is not the one to hold such view. His conception of the importance class is shared‚ among other by Mr. Darcy who believes in the dignity of his lineage. The social interactions at the ball provide the reader with a picture

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    1.) At first Mr. Bennet married Mrs. Bennet because of her looks. He did not know how to handle her ways over time. 2.) Mrs. Bennet sees Bingley as a good marriage fit because of wealth. She is worried that her daughters will not marry well. Chapters 3 1.) Bingley cannot speak up against Darcy and does not make good decisions on his own. He does not make a lot of money. Bingley only has a good personality unlike Darcy. 2.) Elizabeth speaks up against Darcy. Darcy tends to keep his opinions inside

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    At the beginning of the story Jasper is twenty-six years old and we find him in an opium den where he indulges in the pleasures of this oriental opiate provided by an opium woman. As a result his imagination is enhanced; he has hallucinations about a procession led by a sultan followed by his attendants‚ dancing girls‚ white caparisoned elephants‚ cymbals are clashing and scimitars are flashing in the sun. Somehow an ancient English Cathedral Tower is in his hallucination too‚ and it represents the

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    While attending a ball in Longbourn last night‚ I witnessed an altercation between Mr. Darcy and Miss Bennet that I won’t soon forget! The ball started out as any other. I arrived to the assembly hall early‚ and made polite conversation with Mrs. Bennet and her five girls until the majority of the guests had arrived and dancing began. My first partner of the night was Mrs. Bennet‚ who gossiped to me throughout the dance. She expressed her concern as to why Mr. Bingley and his party

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    “It is better to lose your pride with someone you love rather than to lose that someone you love with your useless pride.” The above quote encapsulates the message that is projected through Jane Austen’s novel‚ Pride and Prejudice. It provides a detailed portrait of the social conventions of Austen’s time. The issues presented have been transformed to suit a modern audience in Sharon Macguire’s film‚ Bridget Jones’ Diary. These ideals are similar and include pride‚ marriage and class/reputation

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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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    Pride and Prejudice: Irony "It is a truth universally acknowledged‚ that a single man in possession of a good fortune‚ must be in want of a wife".(pg.1) The first sentence of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is perhaps the most famous opening of all English comedies concerning social manners. It encapsulates the ambitions of the empty headed Mrs. Bennet‚ and her desire to find a good match for each of her five daughters from the middle-class young men of the family’s acquaintance: "The business

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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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