Pride and Prejudice: The Effects of Context Pride and Prejudice: The Effects of Context Time is an unchangeable force, which alters every aspect of human life. All spheres of life are affected by time and are changed forever. In the case of Literature and Art, it is expected that a contemporary audience will tire of the older texts. This is the result of changing contexts. With these changed contexts comes changed values, changed knowledge, changed …
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… her novel, and Simon Langton's context is embedded in his appropriation of her novel. Langton has attempted to convey visually what Austen demonstrated through her writing. Each text represents the society of which their creators knew and experienced. Austen, a marvellous spinster has written a wondrous story of marriage and courtship, the number one priority of her time. Langton has recreated Austen's world for a changed society by adapting Pride and Prejudice to television.