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Orgon from Tartuffe and Mr. Bennet from Pride and Prejudice Tartuffe is a theatrical play that was initially performed during the 17th century, while Pride and Prejudice is referred to as a novel of manners that was set sometime in the early part of the 19th century. Both if these pieces of literatures were famous for the brilliance by which they were conceptualized. A notable element that sets these two from other literatures was the role of the characters in the story. This paper aims to…

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…

America SInger is a sixteen year old girl from the country of Illea, a country formed by the remnants of the United States following the World War 1. America received an invitation to register for the Selection. She gets swept up into this competition, fighting with thirty-four other girls from the heart of the Prince, Maxon, but she has a secret, her heart is elsewhere. She doesn’t even want to compete, but she realizes that she has more potential. Then she thought it was possible for her to…

The quisical controversy of 19th century society was on the basis of marriage, and what it’s true foundation should be. This controversy arose from public discussion on whether one’s emotion or reason should be the indicator in he or she’s love life. Also if a balance of the two could be achieved and sustained to develop a lasting companionship. In Jane Austen’s Book “Pride and Prejudice’’ the depiction of that said balance is seen through Elizabeth and Darcy. The relationship is not solely…

Towards the end of the book, Elizabeth is faced with the truth about herself, realizing she has been badly affected by both her pride and her prejudice; she accepts the fact, thinks about it and acts on her conclusions. For example, Elizabeth has learned she blames herself for not having recognizing Mr. Wickham’s behavior but, had allowed herself to be deceived by his charm. The main message represents her wit and intelligence to say and do what she thinks which puts Darcy’s real worth and his…

Fire plays an important role in Charlotte Bronte's “Jane Eyre”. Throughout the novel, the fire's presence creates fulfillment, its abundance creates demolition, and its absence creates dim seclusion. Although there are many instances throughout the novel that describe the physicality of fire, fire also metaphorically represents mostly Jane's passions and feelings that make Jane who she is and does not change. Fire can also represent other things. In the first chapter, Mrs. Reed “reclined on a…

Introduction 1.1. Rationale and significance Among Jane Austen’s works, we can see the heroes and heroines she describing all have exquisite characteristic, and each person reacts with himself typical personality. In western literature, characters have flat one and round one. “Flat character” refers to ordinary person with simple and flat personality, and he usually is supporting player, like servant or poor worker. On the contrary, “round character” is much more complicated and has complexity…

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…

Marriage is an important milestone in one’s life. It is a union of two people who vow to remain together and love one another until death does them apart. In Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen emphasizes the prominence of marriage based on loved rather than other influences. Through the experiences of Lydia and Wickham, Charlotte and Collins, and Elizabeth and Darcy, Austen criticizes marriages based on infatuation, convenience and money, and emphasizes that marriage can only be successful if…

Marriage back in the 1700’s was not typically a romantic fairytale or even involved real love at all, but it was more along the lines of men who turned of age and seeked out for a woman to be his wife, not lover, and women who desperately needed financial stability because she was not allowed to inherit any of their families entailment. Marriages normally were determined by wealth and class status. If a young woman was not born into a high class family, they typically accepted the fact that they…