Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy are very atypical of the social correctness of the time, whereas the characters that Austen is poking fun at are socially acceptable for the time, if slightly exaggerated. ... Her sole purpose in life is to get her daughter's married, preferably to a rich man. ... Bingley when he comes into the neighborhood" in order to ensure favor for their daughters (Austen 4). ... Lady Catherine is far from requiring that elegance of dress in us, which becomes herself and daughter. ... Austen's portrayal of Lady Catherine is a direct mockery of aristocratic ...

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Women hope to find a rich husband that can care for them; in particular are the Bennet's, a family with five daughters whose father's estate is entailed to a distant relative when he passes. ... In this time period, a man's etiquette is supposed to be very charming and agreeable with the ladies. ... Nearly everything she does or says is the opposite of what a well brought up and well behaved lady should be during that time period. ... You had better return to your partner and enjoy her smiles for you are wasting your time with me." ... All in all, Pride and Prejudice exhibits...

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That specific history time decided that people at that time took money more seriously. ... We all know that love is the basis of marriage, but at that time, a good economic situation is necessary. ... In the time of the Regency, Britain was at the period of transition form the earlier stage of Capitalism Industrialization. ... At the same time, they will not trace to its sources. ... The importance of marriage to a woman at that time "Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance. ...

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Bennet's second daughter. ... Bingley and Jane end up spending a lot of time together. ... Darcy will be spending some time in London. ... This is the first time Elizabeth sees him in is own environment and is charmed by this. ... She is one of five daughters from a well-respected family. ...

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She was daughter of the Reverend George Austen and his wife Cassandra. ... After her father's death, his widow and two daughters had many financial difficulties and had to rely on charity. ... "None of the books published in her life-time had her name on them-they were described as being written "By a Lady"" ( Fullerton). ... She is considered an English classic and one of the greatest novelists of all time. ... At the time of her death, she never had a chance to finish novel Sandition, which was later published in 1925. ...

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Jane Austen indicates her concern for women of her time, especially single women, in her novel Emma through the circumstances and situations in which she places her female characters. ... Miss Bates, as a vicar's daughter, would be a respectable woman, but she had the misfortune of not getting married; she had relatively little intelligence and a poor education. ... Also, Miss Bates, as the surviving daughter must take care of her ailing mother and manage their little money as best she can. ... Luckily for Jane and Miss Bates, a friend of Jane's father undertook to bring her up al...

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The ball in Meryton is important to the story's meaning because it shows the reader how many of the characters of the novel meet for the very first time. ... From this opening line, the mentality of the society at that time is set. ... Bennet, without even meeting him, has already decided that one of her daughters will marry him. ... "If I can but see one of my daughters happily settled at Netherfield , I shall have nothing to wish for." ... For Darcy and Elizabeth, their first impressions of each other were quite unlike any others of that time that led to marriage. ...

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He amuses himself by pestering his foolish wife or making insensitive remarks about his daughters. ... He laughs at her total obsession with finding suitable husbands for her five daughters. ... Bennet reads the letter to Elizabeth and voices his thorough amusement, for he believes that Darcy has no interest in his daughter. ... First time they meet, Darcy and Elizabeth are in contrast with each other, Darcy openly insults Elizabeth in a superior manner, and she immediately and strongly dislikes him. ...

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During this time the Napoleonic wars were taking place and writing was a way for Jane Austen to keep her mind focused. ... Her mother is a very superficial woman and continuously thinks about having her daughters married off to fine, young rich men. Whenever new gentlemen arrived in town the daughters were on a constant lookout. ... The next day she resumed her usual daily walk but this time, not wanting to run into Mr. ...

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During this time the Napoleonic wars were taking place and writing was a way for Jane Austen to keep her mind focused. ... Her mother is a very superficial woman and continuously thinks about having her daughters married off to fine, young rich men. Whenever new gentlemen arrived in town the daughters were on a constant lookout. ... The next day she resumed her usual daily walk but this time, not wanting to run into Mr. ...

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Maybe Jane Austen tries to imply that women have more importance to the male than it seemed at that time. ... Bennett is referred to as quite ignorant and immature towards importances in life other than her daughter's marriage and care. She thinks that her children should all be like her daughter, Lydia, flighty and over flirting, to secure themselves easy men. ... Bennett on the other hand wishes his daughters to all be like Elizabeth, his favourite, intelligent, quick witted and full of life. ...

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Bennett has all the chances to decrease her miseries and concerns about her daughters. ... Collins, if she fails to find out at least one ideal suitor for one of her daughters. ... Darcy, in the end of time, wishes to marry Elizabeth, but before that he prefers to end her prejudices about him. ...

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There she adapts to the environment and people living in Mansfield Park: Sir Thomas, wife, daughters Julia and Maria, sons Tom, and Edmond, friends the Crawfords, Henry and. ... Each time, Fanny price rejects. ...

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Martin marries, I wish you may not be drawn in, by your intimacy with the sisters, to be acquainted with the wife, who will probably be some mere farmer's daughter, without education- (28). ... The reader will find Emma to be intriguing because she is such an amiable character, but at the same time they will feel sorry for her because of her upbringing. ... Where shall we see a better daughter, or a kinder sister, or a truer friend? ... Emma finds her to be annoying because she never stops talking about her daughter, Jane Fairfax, who sometimes seems to threaten Emma. ... Miss Bate...

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There were two concerns when dealing with marriage in England during this time period. ... Bennet wife and mother of five daughters had a simple view of marriage. Her goal was to marry each, if not all at least one, of her daughters off to the man who had the most money and was most prominent in society. ... Their marriage, when compared to other marriages of their time and social class, seems to be a complete role reversal. ... It is generally the women in this time who suffered from the abuse of their husbands and who had to marry to survive in life. ...

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His lesson of humility at the hands of Elizabeth, removes many of his pretensions and prejudices Setting Time Period The era in which Pride and Prejudice is set is during the Napoleonic Wars (1797-1815). It is important to note that those living in that time were essentially living in extremely bad conditions with bad hygiene, food, clothing and shelter. ... Elizabeth's pride makes her misjudge Darcy on the basis of a poor first impression, while Darcy's prejudice against Elizabeth's poor social standing blinds him, for a time, to her many virtues. ... Collins, who spends ...

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Bingley and hope to wed her daughter to this mysterious gentleman, showed us how social status and wealth are often put before our actual personality "A single man of large fortune what a fine thing for out girls." ... Bingley but she is willing to arrange the marriage just to assure her daughter's social statues and financial stability. ... Bennet's desire to wed her daughters for both social and financial stabilities is the consequence of her anxious need resulting from her middle-class value. The value of only wealth and good statues can guarantee the happy life "If I can see one ...

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This novel is an interesting observation as it contains instances to other of the time periods. ... Bennet, a rudimentary and base woman, living a robust life with five daughters, has only one concern- the marriage of her daughters. ... He is obviously not satisfied with his marriage and remains in his library for most of the time. He is a very liberating father (as far as liberating fathers went at that time) and satire is his preferred way of confronting with the reality. ... She is Elizabeth's best friend and the eldest daughter of the Lucases, the Bennets' long time neighbours. ...

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Bennet and her daughters could not go without Mr. ... Bennet] was beyond the reach of reason, and she continued to rail bitterly against the cruelty of settling an estate away from a family of five daughters, in favour of a man whom nobody cared anything about.... Collins, she knows the only way for her to keep the house is if one of her daughters are married to him. ... In her time women were groomed and tamed, but like an animal in nature, Edna wanted freedom and independency. ... As he points out to Edna at dinner, " Why, my dear, I should think you'd understand by this time tha...

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This seems rather pathetic of their mother, wanting her daughters to marry a man just because he has money, but it is soon revealed that the Bennet's are rather poor and if Mr Bennet were to die they would loose the house and be left destitute. ... This means that when someone hurts Jane she will not feel badly towards them, the only time someone hurts Jane enough to lose her regard of them is Miss Bingley in the letter she sends Jane and the way she calls on Jane in London, but does not inform Mr Bingley of her presence in the city. ... Elizabeth is a sharp and perceptive person, she "...

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Bennet, a foolish, noisy woman, is desperate to see all her five daughters Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Kitty and Lydia married. ... When Darcy proposes to her the second time, she accepts him. ... Reputation, in such a society at that time, is of the utmost importance, especially for a woman. ... A woman at that time is expected to behave in certain ways. ... Perhaps by a second-time reading, I will find out more and learn more. ...

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Nevertheless, in the time in which she lived there, there was very little distraction to amuse people of this class. ... Therefore Emma is on the search for somebody to occupy her time by filling Miss Taylor's place. ... However, she chooses to believe that Harriet is in fact the daughter of a gentleman and therefore deserves a lot from life. ... This is a shock to Emma and we see real remorse for the first time. ... At the same time, we see the kind nature of Harriet. ...

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Austen & the Female Gaze: Success or Defeat? The presence of the male gaze is/has been dominant in society, and is therefore reflected in much literature. Sometimes the presence of the gaze is overwhelming, and other times it is so subtle in a text that it is not until the written words are presented on stage or through film that the dominance of the gaze is revealed. Laura Mulvey, in her article, "Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema," describes the many components of the male gaze found in film. However, she fails to note the implied existence of these elements within a written text. ...

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A woman of this time was thought to be well tempered and abiding to her husband's wishes. ... To you "to my two daughters, I may venture on the truth. ... It is her duty to "suitably punish- this mad and monstrous woman in order to conform to the standards of her time (294). ...

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Women who had no chance of getting married and winning economic security had to depend on charity or work as a governess, such as Jane Fairfax; therefore, most young ladies spent all of their time and effort looking for a suitable husband, just as Harriet. ... Harriet Smith is the daughter of an unknown rich man who is not a resident of Highbury. ...

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