" The Bible dictates for individuals to live without pride, but accounts from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice shows how difficult it was for Mr. ... During Charlotte's conversation with Jane she announces her feelings towards Mr. Darcy when she says, "he is at up with pride"(Austen 20). ... Darcy's pride was unavoidable, but now "They could not be untouched by his politeness" (Austen 252) Typically Darcy's rudeness could not be avoided but now people are finding it difficult to avoid his politeness. ... The bible communicates the negative conseque...

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Course: Advanced English Teacher: Chao Guohui Student: Lin Can No.1023 Faculty of English Language and Culture Date: Dec.3rd 2003 Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Jane Austen, the author of pride and prejudice, was born in Steventon, England, in 1775, where she lived for twenty-five years of her life. ... She began to write while in her teens and completed the original manuscript of Pride and Prejudice, which was then titled First Impression, between 1796 and 1797. ... In her work, Austen is often critical of the assumptions and prejudices of upper class. ... The love sto...

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The title of Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen, can be interpreted as a theme running throughout the movie. Pride, is very common. ... Austen was trying to send the message that an excess of pride or vanity is harmful. ... His pride is very obvious. ... She prides herself on not being prejudice in judging and rational in the judgement of others. ...

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Satire in Pride in Prejudice In Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen attacks the idea of marriage for money and social standing. ... When Jane goes to visit the Bingley's, Mrs. ... Her plan works, but instead of just having to stay the night because of the rain, Jane falls ill. ... He infers his desire to propose to Jane, and upon finding from Mrs. ... In Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen uses satire to bring about a social change. ...

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In Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth Bennet defies these standards, as she rejects two marriage proposals and goes against the norms of society by marrying above her social class. ... Jane Austen uses Elizabeth and Mr. ... Darcy's pride and her prejudices. ... Bingley and Jane, Elizabeth realizes that "she had been blind, partial, prejudiced, absurd" (Austen 201). ... However, Jane Austen uses Elizabeth and Mr. ...

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In Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice a wide variety of personalities are presented some are well developed while others are just mere caricatures. ... Similarly, Mr Collins is also a caricature in Pride and Prejudice. ... Furthermore, Mr Darcy is evidently a well developed character in Jane Austen's novel. ... Jane's complex personality defines her as more than just a mere caricature and as a fully developed character in Pride and Prejudice. Through the evidence presented it can be concluded that a wide variety of characters are presented in Pride and Prejudice. ...

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Pride and Prejudice, written by Jane Austen, has been a favorite, most memorable novel throughout the years. ... She presents pride, prejudice, love, and money as the important aspects of that time period. ... Moler reveals his theories on the novel's symbolic values in Pride and Prejudice: a Study in Artistic Economy. Moler writes about the way Jane Austen uses symbolic devices in order to present her novel in a meaningful and detailed manner. ... Reading and other objects associated with it are presented numerous times in Pride and Prejudice (Moler 50). ...

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Jane Austen uses a variety of verbal, dramatic, situational and irony through the novel. ... Pride and Prejudice richly contain ironies revolving around pride and prejudice in the characters. Austen is very good at using irony to reveal her character. ... She tells Darcy that he has a propensity to hate people and has shown his prejudice against Wickham and Jane. The truth is that both characters are guilty of pride and prejudice....

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An important theme in the novel "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen is the idea of overcoming ones pride and prejudice towards others. ... Because Elizabeth dislikes Darcy's pride "his pride, his abominable pride", her prejudice against Darcy blunts her judgement of Mr Wickham's and Darcy's true characters. ... The importance of pride and prejudice in this book is grand. The book explores the ways in which society in Jane Austen's period operated, how people viewed each other on the basis of social ranking and the importance of presenting yourself as an agreeable figure, i...

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Satire is used in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen to show the deficiencies in morals and ethics of the characters that Austen disapproves of. ... Jane Austen also disapproves of her. ... This goal of hers almost cost one of her daughters her life, Jane Bennet. When Jane was going to go visit the Bingleys, her mom wouldn't let her take the carriage because she said, "You had better go on horseback, / because it seems likely to rain and you must stay all / night" (28 Austen). Her plan worked too well because instead of just getting a cold, Jane had a fever, and when Mrs. ...

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Pride and Prejudice , the novel, written by Jane Austen is more explicit than the movie which is directed by Simone Langton. ... Because of his pride, he could not love Elizabeth or even find her attractive. ... Although both the movie and novel have happy ending and Elizabeth is married to Darcy and Bingley is to Jane, the novel goes beyond their married life. ... Bingley and Jane purchase an estate near Pemberley where Darcy and Elizabeth live. ... Jane Austen, the writer, invented herself to create a method to end the novel with glimpses of the characters" future where as the director cre...

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Pride and Prejudice was written in the early 1800s and the author is Jane Austen. Jane Austen is a naturally acclaimed author and this title is one of few of her splendid works. ... During this time the Napoleonic wars were taking place and writing was a way for Jane Austen to keep her mind focused. This novel had many conflicting themes characters and it was able to show how the themes of prejudice, pride, and fate were tied in with the relationship between the characters Mr. ... This is where the theme of prejudice ties in to the story. ...

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Pride and Prejudice was written in the early 1800s and the author is Jane Austen. Jane Austen is a naturally acclaimed author and this title is one of few of her splendid works. ... During this time the Napoleonic wars were taking place and writing was a way for Jane Austen to keep her mind focused. This novel had many conflicting themes characters and it was able to show how the themes of prejudice, pride, and fate were tied in with the relationship between the characters Mr. ... This is where the theme of prejudice ties in to the story. ...

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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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Pride and Prejudice is one of Jane Austen's greatest masterpieces. ... Yet in this novel, Austen pokes fun at the misbehavior of those lower, and even higher on the social scale. ... Austen tells the story with the comedy of manners or a novel of manners, which pokes fun at society. All in all, Pride and Prejudice exhibits a cynical look at the life the author lives during that time....

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In the novel Pride and Prejudice, written by Jane Austen, I was completely amazed with the characters Mr. ... In order to be able to get along with each other they had to rise above their pride and prejudices and overcome all the obstacles that were thrown in their way and because of it, they fall happily in love. ... Darcy's characteristics of pride, because he wouldn't consider her a respectable woman and his prejudice because he hadn't even spoken to her and was disgusted by her. ... For example, Elizabeth was not impressed by Darcy's narrow mind and his pride when h...

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In Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth Bennet is the most dynamic character in the story. ... Elizabeth uses her prejudice to tell Darcy that she thinks he is an idiot for thinking that she will love him back. ... Wickham by himself and that Darcy was the reason Jane and Mr. ... Also Darcy admits that he was the reason for Jane and Mr. ... Jane Austen wrote the book in this way to teach people that first impressions are not always right. ...

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In the novel Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen, marriage is an important role in relation to the different themes. ... Inside they loved each other, but Darcy's pride and Elizabeth's prejudice caused issues with them ever getting married. ... She realizes her foolishness in trusting her first impressions and prejudices about men and states "How despicably have I acted I, who have prided myself on my discernment!... Throughout the entirety of Pride and Prejudice, first impressions seemed to affect the way everyone though about each other. ... Even though outside comments made the...

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In the novel Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen, marriage is an important role in relation to the different themes. ... Inside they loved each other, but Darcy's pride and Elizabeth's prejudice caused issues with them ever getting married. ... She realizes her foolishness in trusting her first impressions and prejudices about men and states "How despicably have I acted I, who have prided myself on my discernment!... Throughout the entirety of Pride and Prejudice, first impressions seemed to affect the way everyone though about each other. ... Even though outside comments made the...

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Keith Wilson Pride: the Good and the Bad Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen has a constant theme of distinguishing the difference between positive and negative pride. ... Darcy represents the positive side of pride, while Mr. Bennet represents the negative side of pride. ... Bennet differ completely concerning the subject of pride. ... Bennet, lacks the pride to take his responsibilities with any kid of seriousness. ...

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The title of pride and predjudice, by Jane Austen,can be interpreted as a theme running through the movie. Pride, is very common. ... Austen was trying to send this message that an excess of pride or vanity is harmful. ... His pride is very obvious. ... She prides herself on not being prejudice in judging and rational in the judgement of others. ...

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Instead of the title Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen's original title for this book was First Impressions. ... Bingley, instantly infatuated by Jane's beauty, dances with her not once, but twice during the course of the night. ... Bingley's sisters, after one night of simply looking at her, are able to tell Bingley that he has their approval of Jane. ... The first impressions between Bingley and Jane and Darcy and Elizabeth are total opposites. ... The first ball is also crucial because it initializes the pride and the prejudice that many of the characters have; which in ...

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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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In Jane Austen's novel "Pride and Prejudice," there are many circumstances where the male population looks to be more dominant then the female population. ... she cried; "I, who have prided myself on my discernment! ...

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