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Pride and Prejudice Objective Test Review (Characters (Mr. Darcy: Very…
Pride and Prejudice
Objective Test Review
Themes
Social Expectations
Social Classes
: Throughout
Pride and Prejudice
, social classes played a major role. Many relationships were able to occur because people were in the same social class, like Collins and Charlotte. However, they also were obstacles that prevented relationships, like Darcy and Elizabeth's.
Impact on Marriage
: Social expectations had a large effect on marriages, as many people, like Darcy, wouldn't want to marry people in the social class below them, like Elizabeth. Social expectations are truly what cause a majority of the events in the novel.
Marriage
Specific Relationships/Marriages
: There are countless relationships that occur throughout the novel, but a few stick out more than others. Elizabeth and Darcy obviously have a troubling relationship that faces many obstacles and challenges, but in the end it works out. Then there's Collins and Charlotte, who became engaged after a mere 3 days of knowing each other,
Proposals
: Proposals occur in many different ways throughout the novel. There are ones where the proposer talks primarily about how the marriage would benefit him, like Collins', and there are true, sincere ones in which the proposer confesses their love, like Darcy's.
Role of Women
Marriage
: Marriage was seen as a social norm for woman, as the husband was their primary provider once they move away from their family.
Education
: Education was important, as it could lead to a woman meeting a man suitable for them to marry. However, education is not a commonly discussed topic in this novel.
Success
: In this novel, a woman's success was determined primarily by who they marry or what their family is like and how much wealth they inherit.
Literary Devices
Satire
: Satire was commonly used in this novel as it points out uses humor or sarcasm to point out somebody's mistakes, like with Collins' failed proposal to Elizabeth.
Irony
: Irony is a commonly used literary device in this novel, as it points out beliefs people have and how different they are from reality, like how Charlotte believes it is necessary to marry, despite it may be with a total stranger.
Characters
Mr. Darcy
: Very wealthy, friends with Mr, Bingley, extremely stubborn and stuck-up, believes everybody else is inferior to him, allows his prideful attitude to get in the way of his and Elizabeth's relationship
Mr. Collins
: Wealthy clergyman, believes he knows everything about women, never expresses the true feelings he has, marries just because it was a social norm at the time
Mrs. Bennet
: Mother of the Bennet family, primary goal throughout the novel is to get her daughters to marry someone, cares about wealth and social statuses rather than the emotional aspect of a relationship
Charlotte Lucas
: Best friends and neighbors with Elizabeth, agreeable, in her high 20's but still not married, marries Collins our of desperation for wealth and social status benefits
Mr. Bennet
: Father of the Bennet family, extremely stubborn and judgemental at times (like Elizabeth), very sarcastic, especially towards his wife, but is very respected and looked up to
Mrs. Gardiner
: Aunt to the Bennet daughters, very helpful with the Lydia and Wickham and Darcy and Elizabeth situations
Mary Bennet
: Lesser-known Bennet daughter, very quiet and shy, and tends to be isolated from others as she keeps to herself
Lady Catherine de Bourgh
: Aunt of Mr. Darcy, very wealthy, opposes Elizabeth's and Darcy's relationship, Collins is her clergyman
Elizabeth Bennet
: Involved romantically with Mr. Darcy, and they later got married, stubborn at times and speaks her mind, believes marriage is not built upon financial and social aspects, rather those of building relationships
Colonel Fitzwillian
: Had a brief "relationship" type thing with Elizabeth during her and Darcy's fight, cousin to Mr. Darcy
Jane Bennet
: Eldest Bennet daughter, helps Elizabeth with her struggles throughout the novel, very sensitive and shy at times
Lydia Bennet
: Youngest Bennet daughter, ran off with Wickham, very flirtatious, obsessed with stationed officers in her town
Question: When Lydia ran off with Wickham, was she made aware of the financial and personal problems he had in the past?