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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Setting England(Netherfield Park, Rosings Park, and Pemberley); late 1700s-early 1800s

Genre Drama - Fiction / Romance Novel

Historical Information
The French Revolution, American Revolution, and the Napoleonic Wars took place in Jane’s life
We see these events influence her work through the militia and the importance of financial stability in marriage.
Women’s rights were altering a little at the time making it more common for the wealthy to get some schooling. We see this through Elizabeth's intelligence as well as the Bingley sisters who seem very independent for their time.

Themes
Love- What is real love and do you marry for love or comfort? Only people who are intelligent and have good character
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Women reserved the right to be a little picky because their future relied on it. ex)Jane and Bingley, Elizabeth and Darcy, Charlotte and Mr. Collins

Symbols
Beauty - indicates how well one follows and adheres to societal rules
Mary vs Jane vs Elizabeth

Color - represents class, mood/emotions, intentions
When with wickham and lydia all of the girls wear white except for lydia and the mother.

Character Development
Elizabeth Bennet
She is the main character who has an embarrassing family and poor connections. She is in the middle class and is pretty(not as pretty as jane) and very intelligent.
She becomes enlightened by the end of the book when she reads Darcy’s letter and recognizes her own pride, prejudice, and the deceiving ways of first impressions.
She fights an inner conflict of love vs comfort in marriage as well as supporting and helping her family.
We see her swayed easily though the novel through gossip and stories others tell her. By the end she sees that judging others before coming to a conclusion yourself and hearing all sides is just as bad as pride.
She ends up marrying Darcy, the man that she held the most contempt for at the beginning of the
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The main points are that the family is very embarrassing leading Bingley and Jane to not work out at first(they do in the end). Lydia marries an awful man named Wickham that really only wants sex from 15 yr old girls. And Elizabeth ends up with Darcy after calling him proud. Darcy helps Elizabeth realize her vanity and prejudice. The novel pokes fun at marriage and societal rules/regulations. (see etiquette guide) Another important character is Lady Catherine De Bourgh who is Mr. Collin’s proprietor. She is pretentious and proud. She gets angry when people don’t do what society tells them to do. Mr. Collins is the Bennet’s cousin who will inherit the bennet’s house after their father dies. He attempts to marry Elizabeth but fails (funny proposal - see p&p folder for more). The book ends in a perfect little bow with the to eldest married, lydia and wickham out of the picture, and the rest of the family in good

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