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    The novel Pride & Prejudice can be used as a comparison between how society and class plays a role in the lives of individuals currently and during the 1800’s. The protagonist‚ Elizabeth Bennett‚ is a charming young lady that is favored by her father due to her natural acumen and ability to defy society. Although she is often described as obstinate‚ unwilling to change her mind upon another request. With this being sound‚ it became evident to the audience that her insecurities of wealth made her

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    A certain means of survival in society for women used to prominently be by marriage. Jane Austen represented this method of survival within several marriage proposals in Pride and Prejudice. Many of these relations defied societal expectations‚ especially through the protagonist‚ Elizabeth Bennet. Crucial marriage proposals throughout this novel embodied the works uncivilized free and wild thinking. These propositions centralized the values that marriage was a business proposal‚ money and class influence

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    progresses‚ bring about a new implied epithet of "humble and accepting". Benveniste refers to the use of pronouns as bringing one’s "ego" into reality through the "othering" of people. The culture of politeness at the time that Jane Austin wrote Pride and Prejudice dictated that a person had to be far more subtle in their approach to‚ amongst others‚ insults. This was predominantly done through the change in indexicals‚ in the same manner we as the reader are able to pick up on the transition from; repulsion

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    Mr Collins is introduced to us for the first time in Chapter 13‚ possibly one of the most famous chapters of the novel. This is the chapter in which Mr. Bennet reads “the letter” out loud to his family. This letter gives us the most fundamental impression on Mr Collins’ character. The contents of this letter makes us judge him straight away and this judgement marks the image we have of this clergyman for the whole story. As soon as his name is mentioned by Mr Bennet at the start of Chapter 13‚

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    The pragmatic Charlotte Lucas does not have a romantic concept of matrimony‚ however deems marriage to the most disagreeable‚ pompous‚ Mr Collins as the best alternative for a ‘woman of small fortune’ in her society. Through her dispassionate materialistic rhetoric she states; ‘I ask only a comfortable home; and considering Mr Collins character‚ connections‚ and situation in life‚ I am convinced that my chance of happiness with him is as fair‚ as most people can boast on entering the marriage state

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    Three mini-bottles in‚ Darcy determined he had enough liquid courage and was ready to deploy the necessary means to secure her in the bed until morning. Glaring at the drawer where he placed the method‚ he groaned at the absurdity of it all. Was he really going to do this to the woman of his dreams and future wife? Fingering the forth bottle‚ he wavered. “Darcy‚ come on. Let me out.” Walking over to the door‚ he leaned closer to speak. “Madam‚ you do not play fair.” “Like you serenading me with

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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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    Pride and Prejudice This book‚ a classic draws many different thoughts and opinions. While I first thought that there were too many characters and too many complications in the book‚ as the story progressed‚ I saw how all the characters‚ plots and storylines fit together perfectly. For example‚ minor characters such as Wickham‚ who one would initially think would have no place or is irrelevant to the story‚ is actually the symbol of the strength of Darcy and Elizabeth’s relationship. Instead of

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    Pride and Prejudice: What’s Love Got to Do With It In Pride and Predjuice life is not all fun and games. There are many pressures in life: mothers with high expectations for a good marriage and a girl’s own expectation of what life and hopefully marriage will be like. Charlotte Lucas is the oldest daughter in a large family‚ she is not the most beautiful girl‚ and she is twenty-seven‚ well beyond the marrying age. Charlotte is Elizabeth Bennett’s best friend and Mr. Collins‚ the man Charlotte

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    The inclusion of the minor character Mrs. Reynolds serves a rather major purpose‚ the redemption of Mr. Darcy’s character in the eyes of Elizabeth Bennet. Mrs. Reynolds is introduced as the housekeeper of Darcy’s estate of Pemberley‚ and is regarded as‚ “a respectable-looking‚ elderly woman” (43.5). Even upon first introduction‚ Mrs. Reynolds is considered “respectable-looking‚” a value of high quality to Eliza who appreciates respectability over many other attributes throughout the novel. That

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