Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice The book pride and prejudice begins with an aphorism about marriage, which shows us that marriage had a lot of importance back when she was writing her book. Jane Austen's view on marriage is that in the right circumstances it is a wonderful thing and that everyone should be happy in a marriage, however if they do not fit the quote she has given, then it is not worth getting married. Jane Austen never married; her quote was ideally a fantasy on what she thought a good marriage would be and maybe what she hoped she would find in a man. She was a victim of the system of marriage and social status so her books are based around this system. She was a victim because she turned down the chance to marry after originally accepting the proposal. She then became a social out cast and could never marry again. She obviously felt very bitter about this and decided to view this in the books she wrote. One couple, which fit Jane Austen's quote perfectly, are Elizabeth and Darcy. However their relationship did not start out very well and were very critical of each other. The first signs of this are when Elizabeth criticizes Mr Darcy's pride and how he is very confident, she says "and I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine." The tone of this quote is very critical and has no room for her to forgive Mr Darcy. When she uses the word mortified this
Pride and Prejudice
Elizabeth seems to represent something of a departure form the conventional image of women of her time By Comparing Jane Austen's characterisation of Elizabeth with that of the other female characters in the novel, and by examining it's social context, discuss this verdict in the heroine of Pride and Prejudice. The novel "Pride and Prejudice" is about a fascinating love between Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy who have to overcome a lot of difficulties and social prejudices to be together. Some readers may be amazed by the way Jane Austen builds her female characters, especially the main heroine Elizabeth Bennet who is an energetic, quick-witted, sharp- tongued, bold and intelligent girl. Everyone soon realizes that she is the most distinguished and unique character in the novel because of her strong-willed and eager mind. Jane Austen lived in a historical time of social and political changes all over the world but she focused on the middle-class, narrow-minded life in England in which women's social status was established by marrying a prosperous man who would be able to provide them and their family with good security for life, very similar to Mrs. Bennet's desires. However a majority of central female characters in Austen's works are strong-natured and they promote women's freedom on marriage. Elizabeth is a highly unconventional woman of her time. Her mannerisms and thoughts
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice was originally written between 1796 and 1797 under the name of "First Impressions" but was never published under that title. Following revisions it was published on the 28th January 1813 by Mr. Egerton of the military Library. The book is set in the late 18th century in Hertfordshire and focuses on a wealthy land owning family called the Bennett's. The Bennett's only have daughters which means eventually when Mr. Bennett dies his estate will be left to a cousin Mr. Collins. This leaves the garrulous Mrs. Bennett constantly searching for rich husbands to marry her daughters. Although the novel is written in 3rd person, Austen only depicts scenes in which the second oldest daughter Elizabeth is present. The content of the novel is the story of Elizabeth, of how she and Darcy arrive at a nuptial happiness by a long tiresome route. However along Elizabeth's journey Austen never mentions sex and the closest we get to this is the discovery of the daughter Charlotte's pregnancy. The story that Austen has written focuses on Darcy's wooing and winning of Elizabeth but does not pay any close attention to the subsequent happiness and serenity of Mr. and Mrs. Darcy. Darcy's wooing of Elizabeth is through a mixture of persistence and intellectual conversation. Darcy is impressed by the way Elizabeth speaks freely and intelligently
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Pride and prejudice Coursework Hunsford, Near Westerham, Kent 8/04/1802 Dear Mrs Bennet, I hope that all your family is in good health. I am ashamed to confess that inquiring about your family is not the main reason of writing to you but it is nevertheless a matter which I believe is of great importance to your family. I believe that it is my duty to inform you about the recent events at Hunsford. I am sure that you will be delighted to hear that your daughter Elizabeth had been proposed to by Mr Darcy. However, it is regretful that I must inform you of Lizzy's rejection of Mr Darcy's marriage proposal. Yesterday in the afternoon, Mr Collins, Elizabeth and I were both invited for tea at Rosings. However Elizabeth could not accompany us because it was clearly evident that she had a migraine. At first Mr Collins was most perturbed by Elizabeth's decision not to go to Rosings but I finally encouraged him not to 'press' her anymore 'seeing that she was really unwell'. Yet Mr Collins could not stop to remind her of how displeased Lady Catherine would be. However, on our return I went to check on Elizabeth and I was shocked to see her look paler than ever. She had dark red eyes with puffed up cheeks, as if she had been crying. When I asked her what had happened she burst into tears, and proclaimed that Mr Darcy had visited her in our absence and she then revealed that she
Pride and Prejudice Essay
Topic: Pride and Prejudice Essay Jane Austen's concern for family life and value is omnipresent in her first composed, popular work, "Pride and Prejudice" - it can be seen in her decision in starting the novel by introducing the dialogue between Mr. and Mrs. Bennet, concerning the moving in of the Bingleys to Netherfield, and how it can be of a help to the marriage of their five daughters. In fact, Austen, through the description of the several families in the novel, presents the idea of family being the fundamental part of the society and thus, suggests the important role of parents as to nurture their children. In my opinion, Austen's view of the qualities of a good parent is very similar to that of today society - A good and responsible parent should take care of his/her children, provide adequate and good teaching to them, consider their feelings and request reasonably, does things for the good of the children and more important, treats all children justly. Nevertheless, Austen's description of Mrs. Bennet gives us an image of an irresponsible, ignorant, unwise and incompetent mother. Austen, in chapter eighteen, suggests that she is so proud of her eldest daughter, Jane, that she "freely" (80) and "openly" (80) talks about how much she expects the marriage between Jane and Bingley, as well as "enumerate[s] the advantages of the match". In my view, she is so immersed in
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Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen was born in 1775 and died in 1817. She has written numerous best selling novels. One such novel was Pride and Prejudice, which was published in 1813. This novel reflects the life and society of Jane Austen's time. She uses the characters to describe how she feels about a number of issues. Pride and Prejudice is based on the fictional Bennet family and I will be describing how the characters change and react towards certain events that occur throughout Pride and Prejudice. Mr Bennet is the head of the family of a wife and five daughters. He is not a wealthy man as we realise that because of this, his wife is anxious to marry her daughters off to wealthy aristocrats: "Four or five thousand a year, what a fine thing for our girls."(Chapter one) Mr Bennet is an intelligent man: "Your mother will never see you again if you do not marry Mr Collins, and I will never see you again if you do."(Chapter twenty) with good sense, because he is one of the first to visit Mr Bingley to make an acquaintance with him; "Mr Bennet was among the earliest of those who waited on Mr Bingley."(Chapter two) However Mr Bennet is not the best of fathers as he neglects his duties towards his family and therefore stays mostly in his study: "and secondly, of my room. I shall be glad to have the library to myself as soon as may be."(Chapter twenty) Mr
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Pride and Prejudice In the eighteenth century genteel woman were based around he home life. In this era women were not independent and had no right over the property that the family may own. The times were very patriarchal, males were much more dominant and inherited the property from their families, thus giving them wealth. Women had to find wealth in an alternative way, this being marriage. Marriage was seen as the only way for women to move on from their families. If women were not married they would stay with their families until they got married or remain spinsters and perceived as burdens on their families. Many marriages at this time were arranged. An arranged marriage looked at the persons family and connections as well as status and the individuals personal attributes, such as looks, personality and interests. The status and hierarchy system was in use at this time, this means that women rarely able to marry higher than the social status they were born into; and so a genteel woman would resolve to marry a gentle man, if they were lucky. For in the Bennet's case, the daughters were not promised much at the event of their fathers death and so had little wealth of their own which could tempt a suitable gentleman, even if they are of the same social status as the man. Many people of this time did not believe that one must love to marry. In Jane Austen's novel 'Pride
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The Theme of Marriage in Pride and Prejudice Marriage is a central theme in the novel Pride and Prejudice. In this essay I shall be discussing the theme of marriage in Pride and Prejudice, by looking at how all the different marriages are portrayed and exploring the author's view of marriage. Pride and Prejudice was first published in 1813. In the 19th century, marriage was treated quite differently. There was no real way for young women of the "genteel", or upper and middle classes, to strike out on their own or be independent. Professions, universities and politics were not open to women. Few occupations were open to them, and the few that were (such as being a governess) were not highly respected, and did not generally pay well or have very good working conditions. Therefore most "genteel" women could not get money except by marrying for it or inheriting it and since estates were often entailed to male heirs, this was an unlikely occurrence. This being so, families were anxious that their daughters should have a good marriage, which would improve their position both socially and economically. The opening line of the book, "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife" reflects this obsession with ensuring good marriages. It is quite satirical and mocking in tone and this helps to set the book up as a
What does Jane Austin show us about love and marriage in her novel? How and why does she do this?
Task: What does Jane Austin show us about love and marriage in her novel? How and why does she do this? At a time when marriage was a basis for survival and discarded emotion, Jane Austen birthed the infamous Pride and Prejudice, with the intent of appointing us as readers to understand her stance on the substance of marriage. Strongly she felt that marriage was an adjoining of hearts rather than finances, and that this bond should not be made for superficial motives, pressure to wed or social standing. Austen employs distinctive characters as literary devices to juxtapose cold, money-born relationships with matters of the heart. By facilitating readers to see that love is the true birth of marriage, and that it is only this that can result in a blissful one, we begin to comprehend that it is this, and only this, that can enable the characters of our novel to be happy. The voice of Jane Austen permeates the story through the mind and actions of Elizabeth Bennet, whom quickly becomes our heroine and wins our admiration. She fouls those that stand for pride and phoney morals, and through the eyes of an elaborate and strong headed woman we witness the authoritarian lifestyle and expectations of 19th Century Life. We are positioned to empathise with her estimation on the absurdity of marrying for anything other than love. She sees people for who they are by learning them, and