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In the novel Pride and Prejudice, if a character is reserved in social situations and generally unfriendly, he or she is viewed as prideful. Many of the characters in the novel also exhibit great prejudice, especially judging the prideful, and lower class. These two characteristics, pride and prejudice, help develop certain characters in the novel. Some characters such as Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bennet almost scream “I am prideful” and others, such as Mrs. Bennet and Elizabeth Bennett, give off the “I…

There is an old saying that claims individuals not only marry their future spouse, but also their family. This saying is as true today as it was in Victorian England where the aristocracy made many matches based upon what a family had to offer. Young people searched for spouses that not necessarily brought love, but instead brought power, prestige or even just security by way of the family, the connections they possessed, and the possibility of inheriting fortunes depending on the family.…

marriage is not successful without courtship and the way Mr. Collins attempts to do so, is humorously embarrassing to his society and cringe worthy in my perspective. Not long after taking interest in Jane Bennet and realizing that she was taken by Mr. Bingley, he quickly moved to Elizabeth as he believed that she was “equally next to Jane in birth and beauty” which provokes the reader to realize, that this character has no sense of determination in winning a woman’s attention without resisting…

rudeness was the third thing that the people of Meryton find out about him, aside from his handsome looks and yearly income, which were the first and second thing to go around the room. Elizabeth hears this first hand in Darcy’s talk of her with Bingley during their very first night in each other’s acquaintance, “She is tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt me…” (pg 19) Darcy speaks of himself as if he is so much harder to tempt; when in fact Lizzy stops trying, she tempts him easily with…

expected to marry, but also to marry men with a good income. When Mr Darcy comes to visit the Bingley’s rumours start spreading and the characters mention on several occasions that he earns a very good income of ten thousand pounds a year, whereas Mr Bingley only earns five thousand pounds a…

Pride and Prejudice 1. The opening statement gives us a synopsis of what the book is centered on, marriage. From the beginning when Mr. Bingley first moved to Netherfield, he had a ball to get acquainted with the ladies of Hertfordshire. Through many barriers and difficulties he ends up marrying Jane Bennet. In a way the statement prepared us mostly, but in some way misled the reader to think only a man with title would want marriage. Mr. Wickham a detestable man with little to no possession was…

Lady Catherine is far from requiring that elegance of dress in us which becomes herself and daughter. I would advise you merely to put on whatever of your clothes is superior to the rest ...she likes to have the distinction of rank preserved" This shows how high he thinks Lady Catherine is and this sort of displays that he thinks he's sort of better than her by implying that she doesn't have an elegant dress. The highest person on the social ladder mentioned in Pride and Prejudice is Lady…

One of the major themes in the novel, Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen, is marriage. Unlike today, women in the nineteenth century women did not have a lot choices. One of the choices include marriage. Women in this time were held back and are not expected to have careers like men. Once they decide on a man, there is no going back and divorce was considered uncommon. The women in the novel, each display their thoughts on marriage. However, Elizabeth Bennett, who is opinionated and passionate…

laughter in the room. “Laughter to Darcy is lack of respect” (Casal 3). Darcy believes that laughter is above him and doesn’t show the professional way anyone should carry him or herself into a party. An example of this occurs when Darcy, Elizabeth and Bingley are in the library and Elizabeth makes a joke about Darcy and his estate in Permeberly. Darcy reacts to this joke made him dislike it because he thought Elizabeth was only after his money. After discovering she was joking, Darcy disagrees…

“There is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of anything then of a book!” (Austen; 47). The world contains many books for our enjoyment, however the best of those books are most often classics. Not any book can become a classic, it needs specific characteristics and traits. However, Pride and Prejudice, a great story known to all, became a classic because it contains those very same characteristics. Pride and Prejudice has universal themes that can transcend place and time and…