In her novel Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen successfully incorporates various social and mental awakenings that, in turn, serve as significant turning points in the novel. ... In the beginning of the novel Jane Austen gives a brief insight into the relationship of Mr. and Mrs. ... However, throughout the majority of his proposal, Darcy, guided by his pride, inadvertently emphasizes his higher rank than Elizabeth rather than his unconditional love for her. After his proposal we Austen demonstrates her anger towards his arrogant tone when she says "I could easily have forgave his pride, if h...

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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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