Elizabeth's performance in light of radical and reactionary influences In the novel Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen, the setting is critical for the establishment of how societal views influenced what was acceptable behavior during the 18th century. ... "She was wild to be at home - to hear, to see, to be upon the spot, to share with Jane in the cares that must fall wholly upon her." ... Bennet's, " she is not half so handsome as Jane." ... (pg. 177) Elizabeth's attractiveness is further portrayed throughout the novel, such as her intimate interactions with Jane...

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