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synopsis of pride and prejudice
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Sarah Hurworth 1H At the start of the novel, Mr. Darcy says that Elizabeth Bennet is "Tolerable but not hansom enough to tempt me2.By the end of the novel they are happily married. How does Jane Austin make this marriage not credible but desirable? Through out Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen comments that marriage in her time is a financial contract, where love is strictly a matter of chance. This is clearly evident from the very first line of the novel: "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife" Lady Catherine states the fact that happiness in marriage is strictly a matter of chance. " This holds true in the conception of marriage held in the novel. All of the marriages in the book formed under the bonds of money, rather than the bonds of love. Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy are the two key characters in Pride and Prejudice. Mr Darcy is presented as proud and Elizabeth is presented as prejudiced by Austen. This is not strictly true though, because Elizabeth is proud of herself and is also prejudiced but does not realise she is prejudiced until later on in the novel. Mr Darcy is prejudiced against those of a lower rank than himself, which increases his pride. In the novel Darcy and Elizabeth have to overcome several obstacles and their own faults before they can marry and discover what they
Who and what are the targets of Jane Austens satire in Pride and Prejudice and is it effective?
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Exploring the first chapter of the novel
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Marriage plays an important role in the novel 'Pride and Prejudice'
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How Thornfield projects that good things are going to happen to JAne Eyre during her time there.
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Jane Austen is the author of the book titled 'Pride and Prejudice'.
Jane Austen is the author of the book titled 'Pride and Prejudice'. Throughout her forty years of life she has written many novels and she is considered by many people as the best novelist. However, in this essay I will be concentrating on 'Pride and Prejudice' written by Jane Austen which talks about marriage and courtship. I will be explaining briefly through the marriages of Elizabeth to Darcy, Charlotte Lucas to Mr. Collins and Mrs. Bennet to Mr. Bennet what Jane Austen is saying about their marriages. As part of the essay question I will also state how these marriages reflect the time she is writing in. First I will talk about the marriages of Elizabeth and Darcy. The novel 'Pride and Prejudice' is mainly concerned with the Bennet family. Mrs. Bennet who has five daughters is obsessed and anxious to get her five daughters married off to wealthy men. However, in the beginning of the novel her ambitions seem to come true when a rich young bachelor, Charles Bingley takes up residence at Nether field, a nearby estate bringing with him two of his sisters and one of his wealthy friend Fitzwilliam Darcy. At the town ball, Bingley who is well known and well loved by everybody immediately falls in love with the eldest daughter Jane while Darcy is attracted to Elizabeth her sister. However, Elizabeth does not like Darcy and finds him disagreeable and proud. When, however,