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Villains are always seen as horrifying, eerie creatures, however that is not always accurate. In regards to literature, a villain is anybody that prevents the protagonist from achieving what they need or want. The book Pride and Prejudice, written by Jane Austen in 1813, has many villains appear within the plot that are not necessarily depicted as scary. Pride and Prejudice is about a high societal gentleman named Mr. Darcy that falls in love with a woman named Elizabeth whose family is of a…

Both The Importance of Being Earnest and A Midsummer's Night Dream use the dramatic convention of forbidden love through most of the play. With the characters having to overcome the wishes of their parents and the forbidden love, to achieve what they want this was normally done through trickery or luck. For instance, in A Midsummer's Night Dream, Egeus bans the relationship between Hermia and Demetrius and is instead supportive of the relationship between Hermia and Lysander. In The Importance…

In Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, woman of the gentry class are trapped in a society where appearance and status reign and the only possibility of achieving happiness is through marriage to a like-minded individual. The aspects of women’s lives were limited to gossiping, home-making, mingling and child-rearing. The only possibility for happiness lied in the prospect of marrying out of love and not out of obligation. The novel offers a spectrum of perspectives, both male and female, from…

It is natural to have an attribute that stands out as one’s character, however certain aspects of one’s demeanor can ultimately be their flaw. Margaret “Meg” March, the eldest sister among her siblings in the novel “Little Women” by Louisa May Alcott, is a cordial lady with a courteous attitude. This polite behaviour is also depicted in the 1994 film adaptation as well, however this becomes her main flaw. Although Meg’s humble demeanor creates different relationships in the story, her passive…

As many people know in Romeo and Juliet there are two wealthy families in constant conflict; the Montague and Capulet families. The Montague family has a loving, kind, and healthy relationship throughout the entire family; however, the Capulets have a rather hostile relationship. In act 1.2 the father of Juliet, Capulet, behaves in a rather compassionate manner. When Couplet meets with Paris, Paris expresses interest in his daughter, Juliet. As Paris directly notes to Couplet, “‘But now, my lord…

In her essay Jane Austen and John Keats: Negative capability, Romance and Reality, Beth Lau connects the two writers previously not commonly associated. Most comparisons of Austen and Romantic poets are with Wordsworth and Byron, as it is known she read their works. Alas, even without her reading works of John Keats, parallels between ideas in their works can be made (Lau, 2006). The fact remains that concepts of Romantic period, canon and ideology are based on the assumption of shared…

Karin Jackson’s “The Dilemma of Emma: Moral, Ethical, and Spiritual Values” discusses Jane Austen’s writing format. Jackson states Austen’s writing format differ from other conventional authors during the eighteenth century. Austen uses parody and burlesque for comic effect to portray women during the 18th-century in her novels. Jackson believes Austen’s novel consist of the theme of truth, which “is of supreme importance (Jackson).” Austen’s writing consisted of irony and realism. Adding…

The young boy views himself as disgusting, repulsive and, ugly. On page 9 he says, “If anything I gave her credit for not throwing up.” In another instance on page 23 he talks about how he feels like people go out of their way to avoid him. He is very self-conscious about his appearance. He says this after a girl looks at him. From the main characters point of view, the guru looks like a cheerful old lady. He states that the guru has faded eyes and that there are wrinkles around his mouth and…

Pride and Prejudice reached a peak when Mr. Darcy proposed to Elizabeth for the first time. When Elizabeth turned him down, she listed the reasons why she declined him. These reasons included his terrible treatment of Mr. Wickham and his taking Mr. Bingley away from Jane. Because of the false claims against him, Mr. Darcy wrote Elizabeth a letter, telling her the unsavory nature of Mr. Wickham’s character. Mr. Wickham was a man who amassed debt by spending recklessly, and Mr. Darcy had not…

The theme of friendship is apparent in this scene as Phillipe is shown to genuinely enjoy Driss' company. The two were brought together by Phillipe needing to have a caretaker but stay together because they want to. While Driss begins to dance, Phillipe is amused by his antics even though Phillipe is telling Driss to stop. An eye level close up allows the audience to see the content expression on Phillip's face. The crow feet rising up on the sides of Phillipe's eyes even though he is slightly…