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…romance are both descendants of the Gothic romance, as transmuted through such masterworks as Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre and her sister Emily's Wuthering Heights. Another classic Gothic work, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, is often cited as a forerunner…

…and unsubdued, cutting its shape sharply upon the background of the world. What were the loves and sorrows of a snuffy old clergyman, dreaming over his whisky, to the fiery egotism of Jane Eyre? The beauty of those first books, Scenes of Clerical Life, Adam Bede…

…Civility, as stated in the Webster’s Dictionary, as polite or courteous is represented in the novels Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin and in Part IV of Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift. Civilization, as seen in the novels Pride and Prejudice…

…. Bingley. Mr Bingley begins to fall in love with Jane Bennet after he meets her. His friend Mr. Darcy, disliked by everyone, begins to be attracted to Elizabeth Bennet. Caroline Bingley invited Jane to Netherfield, the Bingley’s temporary residence. Jane gets…

…compromise. This is the case in the early nineteenth century England setting of Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen. In the novel, Miss Elizabeth Bennet is a lively, independent woman, whose family's financial situation and whose strong mindedness suggest…

…In the novel Pride and Prejudice, written by Jane Austen, several, if not all of her characters, can confirm the belief that in order to achieve happiness one must discard their pride and in turn, replace it with self-respect accompanied by some humility…

…"Different ideas of the woman's role in society, especially marriage" ("Pride and Prejudice", chapter 6) 1. Summary (and "Einordnung" in the context of the novel) Jane Austen's novel 'Pride and Prejudice' deals with the English upper-class society…

…for the daughter to choose whoever she likes for her husband, which she- if she wants a happy marriage- is not very likely to do. <Tab/>Jane Austen's novel, Pride and Prejudice presents five married couples. No two are alike. In the novel we see different…

…’ by Jane Austen would have been comparatively ‘well off’ to most other people at that time. They were landowners and would have been known as the ‘gentry’ but they would have been towards the bottom of this class. This was the class in between…

…Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice spends about a year, or twelvemonth, in the Bennet home discovering the depths of society. Set in England in the early 1800's, this book reads of the social standards during the Age of Enlightenment. It shows…