Elizabeth Van Lew

top of the social ladder. When Elizabeth was visiting the Collins’ and then dined with Lady Catherine she saw first hand Lady Catherine’s entitled behavior “When the ladies returned to the drawing-room, there was little to be done but to hear Lady Catherine talk, which she did without any intermission till coffee came in, delivering her opinion on every subject in so decisive a manner, as proved that she was not used to have her judgement controverted… Elizabeth found that nothing was beneath…

being blinded by contempt for the out-group. The characters that most notably align with pride include Mr. Darcy, Mr. Collins, and Lady Catherine. Right from the beginning, it is clear that Mr. Darcy aligns with pride when he refuses to dance with Elizabeth at the first ball. To justify his refusal, he claims that she is “…tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt me” (Austen 11). In addition to this, he refuses to dance with anyone who is not rich or from a reputable family. When his…

When it comes to drama of any sort, what makes the more sympathetic, identifiable role? Is it the hero or the character that imitates a real, thinking and feeling person? In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Mary Warren demonstrates some of the characteristics of a tragic hero, but ultimately she is not a tragic heroine. Mary displays the traits of a tragic hero of having a tragic flaw, not being predisposed to being either all good or evil, and provokes profound pity from the reading…

Standing up for what a person believes in is a matter of life or death. It can determine how strong or how weak an individual is. It can also determine how they will be remembered, or how their lives will carry on. In Arthur Miller’s drama The Crucible, this is exactly the case with a man named John Proctor. This story goes back to the time of the Salem witch trials, where telling the truth was rare, and accusing innocent people was at an all time high. John Proctor happened to get in the middle…

Prejudice, but underneath the surface the humor often depicts an ongoing anxiety and issue the character faces throughout the novel. Mrs. Bennet would frequently denounce the protagonist, Elizabeth 's love interest Mr. Darcy and his personality however the moment Mrs. Bennet hears of the engagement between Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy she boasts about her profound love for Mr. Darcy, his personality and his money resulting in a humorous contradiction. The humor detected in the particular scene of…

Despite its main focus on the celebrated protagonist Elizabeth , Pride and Prejudice shines an influential light on minor characters to engage the audience. When analyzing our responses to these characters, readers take their own ethical viewpoints into account and also consider the morals and values of the Regency period. Characters such as Lydia Bennet and Mr. Collins represent their attitudes in a way which are contradictory to the criteria of the Regency Period’s stereotypes. While…

subject is positive or negative, the politician is able to know what voters think. Social media allows them to know how the public is responding to an issue and how they can adjust to appeal more to people. On September 17, 2015 Green Party leader Elizabeth May was left out of the election debate, because of social media she was still able to participate. She posted her rebuttals on Twitter during the debate in order to get her ideas across and get feedback; because of this she gained more…

Opposites Attract in Pride and Prejudice The story Pride and Prejudice tells the story of Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy and how they fell in love despite being opposites. This paper will look at how opposites attract and how Elizabeth’s feelings shifted from contempt to love, as well as Mr. Darcy’s initial feelings for Elizabeth. In the book the five Bennett sisters are looking for husbands. This is because the family is having financial problems and marrying men of standing and wealth…

This belief is what separates Elizabeth form many girls of her age. Elizabeth has many opportunities that could lead to a potential husbands of wealth , but she held strong to her beliefs. Elizabeth is proposed to by Mr Collins and after declining his offer once, she replied, “I do assure you that I am not one of those young ladies (if such young ladies there are)…

he made Elizabeth later in the novel. The most disgusting instance she has is when her true shallowness of mind is revealed. For example, when she apologizes to Elizabeth that she “should be forced to have that disagreeable man all to herself”(page 253), it is evident that she still is not fond of Mr. Darcy. Yet only when Elizabeth brings up the notion that she is now engaged to him does Mrs. Bennet finally rejoice in the name of Mr. Darcy. However she does not once congratulate Elizabeth for…