Pemberley

Eighteenth century love and marriage encapsulated both the publicized courtship of the seventeenth century and the private romantic conception of the nineteenth. Nicole Eustace’s article, “The Cornerstone of Love and Copious Work” addresses the present but unequal desire of marriage between the young men and women of this period. Through the analysis of surviving love letters exchanged between recurring characters, Eustace considers this distinction driven by men’s ambition to avoid the…

Wuthering Heights novel for Emily Bronte is one of the most important novel in history of English literature; because Wuthering Heights came with different ideas that contrast with Victorian ideas, some of these Victorian ideas for Ruskin female figure that should be helpmate, homemaker and make love environment for her husband, moreover the poet Patmore describes Victorian woman as an angel in the house, also the Victorian home as a place of peace, in the other hand the man is the leader of the…

Lady Macbeth is fueled by her desire for power and status. She is the prospect of being married to a King and possessing all of the wealth that is sure to follow it which leads her to start planning the downfall of their journey. The feature of Lady Macbeth’s first appearance is her immediate determination and ambition. Lady Macbeth is ready to do whatever is necessary to collect the throne. The theme of ambition is constantly recurring in the play; it starts off as Lady Macbeth being the more…

In the novel, The Rent Collector, by Camron Wright, a very special type of happy ending exists. This ending beautifully exemplifies the moral growth of the main character, Soriyan, who has lost her identity only to gain it back at the end of the story. The character Sang Ly instrumentally brings about this transformation that becomes so significant throughout the story. This particular type of happy ending greatly satisfies the reader, and teaches a moral lesson. In The Rent Collector, the…

Almost everyone assumes that marriage is a sign of love and commitment, but marriage doesn’t always mean that the couple loves each other. In the play Othello, the relationship between Emilia and Iago is hardly considered love. Emilia is a strong and independent woman, but she still wants to satisfy her husband. Iago, on the other hand, is just using Emilia to get what he wants. Emilia and Iago might be married, but they do not truly love each other. True love means that a person would never…

The reason why Sarah Woodruff is my second choice is mainly due to John Fowles and his postmodernist vision of Victorian society. Fowles is a profound writer who succeeds in portraying through the love story between Charles and Sarah the image of the Victorian society with its pluses and minuses. At first sight, ‘The French Lieutenant’s Woman’ is a love story, focusing on the relationship between Charles and Sarah. The action of the novel begins with Charles - a scientist - who visits her…

The role of dynamic characters As a person matures throughout the years of their lives, there are people who will maintain the same characteristics as when they were young, and there are people who will develop different ideas and beliefs and transform themselves into a whole new person. The people who strive to change and are able to make a difference, in the end, are called “dynamic characters” in novels. Depending on how much the person adjusts to their surroundings, determines whether…

Women in England in the 1800's, which is when Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice is set illustrated the importance of women marriage which maybe is difficult to comprehend. The world in “Pride and Prejudice” novel is difficult to understand; as they world have changed a lot since the 18th century. We women now have more power than we had in the past. In Today’s world, we can choose to decide whether we want to marry or not regarding the social aspects. In Austin’s time women didn’t have as much…

In the plays “Disgraced” and “A Raisin in the Sun” the subject of assimilating into American culture is brought into light. Amir was born as an American but to immigrant parents who raised him as Muslim. Beneatha is an African American woman raised off the American Dream with Christian values. The attitude towards assimilation between these two characters differs greatly between these two characters. Amir sees it as a fact a life something that is inevitable and as something that should be…

Poor phrasing of proposals is the most common cause for rejected proposals by Bustle. The passages from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen and William Collins and In Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens had a similar setting. The setting was in England and in England, the Victorian era had many purposes for marriage. Love was typically not the reason for marriage, improving their wealth or social class was important back then. Both passages also propose to a woman, although one of them will less…