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    Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen I have read Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Jane Austen was born on the 16th of December in 1775‚ and died on the 18th of July in 1817 at an age of 41 years. She was brought up in wealthy family in the lower fringe of the landed gentry. She wrote romantic fiction and her works include novels such as Sense and Sensibility‚ Persuasion and Mansfield Park. She didn’t reach much public success during her lifetime‚ but has since then been critically approved

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    The purpose of this research bibliography was to present the most important theories about feminism in the 18th and 19th century. One of them was Liberal Feminism which was discussed in the book Feminist thought. For all the ways liberal feminism may have gone wrong for women‚ it did some things very right for women along the way. Women owe to liberal feminists many of the civil‚ educational‚ occupational‚ and reproductive rights they currently enjoy. They also owe to them the ability to walk increasingly

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    I choose the Pillbox hat because in many of the drawings of 1950s Women’s Suits I saw that they were wearing them. Also because at the time Women would always wear a hat outside‚ so I imagine if wanted‚ it could be taken off in the scenes in the string room. As for the Black Heels‚ they are classy and timeless‚ along with not drawing a lot of attention to her feet and leaving the attention

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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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    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 story Pride and Prejudice is about Elizabeth Bennet –the protagonist- her four sisters‚ her mother and her father live in England in Harfordshire. Mr. Bingley a handsome‚ rich young man goes and visits where the Bennet’ s live and Mrs. Bennet tries to get one of her daughters married as soon as she sees the opportunity. Mrs. Bennet missing no time gets Jane Bennet (Elizabeth’s sister) to counter with Mr. Bingley- who she later marries- and falls in love but‚ Mr. Darcy separates them because of

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    Question: Read the passage from pride and prejudice (Volume 2 Chapter 9) carefully several times. In a continuous essay of not more that 1000 words‚ analyse this passage‚ discussing ways in which the narrative voice and dialogue are used. The passage extracted from Volume 2 Chapter 9 of Pride and Prejudice is‚ in line with the rest of the novel‚ written in the third person narrative voice. As is common throughout the Novel‚ focalization is often through the main character‚ Miss Elizabeth Bennet

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    However‚ each one of these religions over the course of the 19th and 20th century has gone through significant situations or evolved in one way or another. My hopes of this essay is to highlight that these three religions are more divided in today’s era and a major reason behind

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    Sexuality like all other aspects is an important aspect of life‚ though it has been neglected at broader level. It surfaced broadly in the late 19th century till then it was regarded as taboo. Sexuality gained so much importance in modern era as it emerged as phenomenon that helps to express a personality partially with respect to sexuality. In this modern era‚ sexuality classified peopleas per its own categories. Sexuality is shaped as per the social‚ religious and cultural structure of the society

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    ‘The Nineteenth Century English Novel offers us strong‚ independent heroines‚ but ultimately has them conform to socially acceptable feminine roles’. Do you agree with this statement? By definition‚ a heroine is a woman who would typically encompass the qualities of nobility‚ courage‚ independence and strength. Nineteenth century English women would have struggled to accomplish any of these particular acts of heroism within their social environment as ultimately‚ their roles within civilisation

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