As well as these skills, a woman must possess a natural grace and flawless manner "to deserve the word" (39). ... While, as it is implied by the opening quote, marriage was considered a goal, or duty of women, the power of manipulation was a tool which women could use to their advantage. ... Despite Charlotte's choice to encourage Collins being a conscious one, it is a choice that she makes only because of the social inequality women faced in this time. ... Mrs Bennet tells her husband that he must "come and make Lizzie marry Mr Collins," threatening Elizabeth's a...

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• Approx Pages: 22
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate