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Pride and Prejudice (Characters: (Elizabeth Bennet: (Elizabeth is used to…
Pride and Prejudice
Characters:
Elizabeth Bennet:
Elizabeth is used to portray the idea that women are capable of thinking for themselves; Elizabeth is used to portray the idea that marriage is about true love and not the status and wealth benefits
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some people see her as not worth their time because she is not as pretty as some; some see her as a internally beautiful woman who is independent and protective
Jane Bennet:
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very optimistic, generous, and shy
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Mary Bennet:
unable to really think for herself; tries to be as smart as Elizabeth but does not understand things; more of an individual
people tend to overlook Mary because she is not considered pretty and people seem to think that she does not have much going for her
Mary is used to portray the idea that not everyone needs to be marriage hungry/wealth hungry and instead, people can just be themselves/not go out of their way to please certain people
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Mr. Darcy:
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Mr. Darcy is used to show that true love can overcome any obstacle (i.e. it can overcome pride and prejudice); Mr. Darcy is used to portray the idea that marriage is about love and status does not matter
Mr. Collins:
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Mr. Collins is used to portray the idea that people of that time would just marry for security and to have the status of a married person
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Charlotte Lucas:
Charlotte is used to portray the idea that people of that time would just marry for security and to have the status of a married person
people see her as a person who is willing to marry anyone because she is almost to the age where it becomes almost impossible for her to get married
sees happiness as an bonus, not a necessity, in marriage; practical; not seen as pretty at all
Themes:
Roles of Women:
Success:
-Jane Austen uses Mary Bennet to prove that women can be successful without marriage
-Jane Austen believes that women can be successful without needing to be married and without having lots of mone
Education:
-Jane Austen uses Elizabeth to prove that women of her time can be very well educated and intelligent
-Jane Austen believes that women can be educated before they have a husband and that women should be able to have the same jobs as men do
Marriage:
-Jane Austen uses Mrs. Bennet to prove that marriage should not be the be all end all in society
-Jane Austen believes that marriage should be for love rather than security and wealth
Social Expectations:
Social Classes:
-Jane Austen uses Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth's marriage to prove that social classes should not determine or have an impact on love
-Jane Austen believes that social classes should have no impact on the happiness of anyone
Impact on Marriage:
-Jane Austen uses both Darcy and Elizabeth's marriage and Bingley and Jane's marriage to prove that the social expectations should be broken for love
-Jane Austen believes that social expectations should be broken
Marriage:
Proposals:
-Jane Austen uses Elizabeth's refusals to Mr. Collin's and Mr. Darcy's original proposals to prove that one should only accept proposals if they truly believe that they will lead to their happiness and the other person's happiness
-Jane Austen believes that proposals should only happen if it leads to the happiness of both parties involved