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Jane Austen
Jane Austen is the author of many literary romance classics such as "Sense and Sensibility," "Pride and Prejudice," and "Emma."
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Sense and Sensibility (1995 , directed by Ang Lee) , (2008 TV series) , (1981 TV series) ; Pride and Prejudice (1940 , directed by Robert Leonard) , (1995 TV series) , (1980 TV series) , (2005 , directed by Joe Wright) ; Emma (2009 TV series) , (1996 , directed by Douglas Mcgrath) , (1996 , TV series) , (1972 TV seriel) ; Becoming Jane (2007 , directed by Julian Jarrold) ; Northanger Abbey (2007 TV drama) , (1986 , by BBC) ; Persuasion (2007 TV drama) , (1995 , by Roger Michell) , (1960 TV series)
What is the main reason Mr Collins came to visit the bennet family at their estate?
Mr. Collins came to visit the Bennet family at their estate in order to fulfill his obligation as the nearest male relative to inherit the Bennet property, as well as to find a suitable wife among the Bennet daughters as advised by his patroness, Lady Catherine de Bourgh.
One important revelation that Mr Darcy makes in his letter to Elizabeth is?
Mr. Darcy reveals in his letter to Elizabeth that he was responsible for separating Jane Bennet from Mr. Bingley due to his concerns about her true feelings. He also explains his noble actions in assisting Mr. Wickham financially, but reveals Wickham's true character as a manipulative and deceitful person. Additionally, he expresses his genuine love for Elizabeth despite their differences and misunderstandings.
Summary of persuasion by Jane Austen?
Anne Elliot is 29 and falling out of grace. She used to be beautiful and engaged to a poor but handsome sailor who loved her, but Anne was persuaded out of the engagement by a friend. Now the sailor has come back, a captain in the Royal Navy, and Anne is as much in love with him as ever. Captain Wentworth does not seem to feel the same, however, so Anne gives him up for a lost cause when a distant relative shows up in town with thoughts of marrying Anne. Anne then finds out that this Mr. Elliot is a scoundrel, and Captain Wentworth renews his love to Anne.
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What is the meaning of sensible?
The meaning of the word sensible seems to have changed with time. In Jane Austen's day, or at least, certainly as it applied to Marianne Dashwood, it meant something more like "capable of having an emotional impression or response." The word still has that meaning, but its primary meaning has become "rational," or "having good sense," almost the opposite.
Marianne goes through the book searching for emotional impressions because they are what she values, to augment them when she finds them. She purposely makes herself more sensible of the emotional content of her life, to the point of excluding good sense.
Pride and Prejudice date and place of publication?
Pride and Prejudice was published on January 28, 1813 in England.
In pride and prejudice what does wickham leave behind in Brighton?
In "Pride and Prejudice," Wickham leaves behind debts in Brighton. Wickham's irresponsible behavior with money and his debts highlight his character flaws and contribute to the complications in his relationships with others.
Where does Pride and Prejudice take place in England?
The novel is in England at the time of the Napoleonic Wars. We do not really know what the precise date is.
Most of the novel happens at Longbourne, an estate in Hertfordshire, England, where Lizzy lives with the rest of the Bennet family, and in the countryside around it, including the nearby estates of Netherfield and Lucas Lodge, and in the nearby town of Meryton.
Some of the action happens at Hunsford, Mr. Collins home in Kent, and the nearby estate of Rosings, the home of Lady Catherine. Some happens on the road between that area in Kent and Longbourne, including the home of the Gardiners, Lizzy's aunt and uncle, in the London area near Cheapside, a mercantile district.
Some very important action happens at Lambton, in Derbyshire, and on the nearby estate of Pemberley, which is owned by Darcy.
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Why do you think Elizabeth told Mr Darcy of the elopement?
First of all, Lizzy was very distressed and in an emotional state - she could not conceal her feelings.
But especially, it made best sense for her to be open with Darcy at this point because the problem that she was dealing with was one he would understand, having been prevented from falling into it himself only by happenstance. He was the only person she knew who could sympathize with her without actually being in precisely the same position she was in, as the Gardiners and Jane were.
In what ways is georgina darcy different from what elizabeth espected?
Georgiana Darcy is more shy and reserved than Elizabeth expected. Elizabeth also discovers that Georgiana is deeply loyal and caring towards her loved ones, which contrasts with her initial impression of her as being timid and fragile.
Is Mr Hurst in Pride and Prejudice a gentleman?
There seems to be no easy answer to this. Mr. Hurst is said to look like a gentleman, but we really do not know much about his background, and so we have no explicit answer. It really depends on what is meant by the term. By early definitions of the term, a gentleman was a member of the nobility, but the meaning changed in time to mean someone who was fashionably polite.
In Pride and Prejudice, a distinction is drawn between a gentleman and a man of good fortune, not based on the way a person acts, but on the family from which he comes. Lady Catherine makes this distinction plainly when Elizabeth says Darcy is a gentleman and she is a gentleman's daughter, and so they are equal. Lady Catherine's reply is to question class of the Elizabeth's mother's family. They were prosperous, but they had been attorneys or in trade. So to Lady Catherine believes that a tradesman or lawyer was not a gentleman. By this definition, a gentleman was a person who had inherited some sort of landed estate, so Mr Hurst is clearly not a gentleman.
Bingley, by the same definition, is also not a gentleman, because his fortune was inherited from a person who earned it in trade, a fact his sisters would very much like to forget. But Darcy, who holds Lady Catherine's view when he is dealing with Elizabeth, clearly finds it easy to have Bingley as his best friend. This fact shows Darcy has not thought things quite through in the beginning of the novel. Instead he applies a later standard that a gentleman is a person of some wealth who is well educated and has good manners. By this other standard, which would seem to accept Bingley as a gentleman, Mr. Hurst would probably qualify as one also.
Mr. Hurst is also dull, self centered, snide, and intolerant. Personally, I would say he is barely a gentleman, but only because he dresses well and prefers ragout to plainer fare.
What is the location of the proposal scene in Pride and Prejudice?
There were three places in Pride and Prejudice where Elizabeth was proposed to.
One was at Longbourne, the home of the Bennets. This was Mr. Collins proposal, which she refused.
The second proposal was at Hunsford, the Collins home in Kent. This time Darcy proposed and she refused.
The third proposal was while she and Darcy were walking near Longbourne. This time she accepted.
The book has been adapted for film or television a number of times. The scene where Elizabeth refused Darcy in the 2005 movie was especially picturesque. This was at the Temple of Apollo at Stourhead Gardens, Warminster, Wiltshire, UK.
Relationship between Mr Darcy and George Wickham?
Mr. Darcy and George Wickham are characters in Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice." Their relationship is fraught with tension and animosity due to Wickham's dishonesty and betrayal towards Darcy and the misunderstandings that arise between them. Wickham's actions deepen the initial conflict and contribute to the development of the plot and the characters in the novel.
What was the last book Jane Austen wrote?
At the time of her death in 1817, Jane Austen was working on a novel called Sanditon, which was published posthumously as an incomplete novel. The last complete novel she wrote was Persuasion (previously titled The Elliots),which was published after her death in 1817.
Queen Elizabeth 1st didn't marry probably because he would take her power and become the new King of England. Another reason why she didn't marry might have been because her Farther, King Henry VIII had 6 wives: * First wife got devorced * Second wife got beheaded * Third wife died (of natural cause) * Forth wife got devorced * Fith wife beheaded * Sixth wife survived ( as Henry died of natural cause) She probably didn't want her husband to do any of those things to her! # Elizabeth has been called the "Virgin Queen", because she never married. It is not clear why Elizabeth never married. They thought it was because of a few things. One is that she was hurt by her mother's death. There were also rumors that she would only marry one man, Robert Dudley, the 1st Earl of Leicester, with whom she was deeply in love. But she was opposed by surrounding people. So Elizabeth decided that if she could not have him, she would not marry at all. The most likely reason may be that she didn't want to cause problems by marriage. For example, politics would become uneasy and England would be opposed by other countries. So She refused even the marriage to Felipe II of Spain. But she had many boyfriends. # Another suspicion to her virginity, are the rumors that with all her beutey, she would be distracted from her work. they were also scared that her marriage would end like her sister's bringing death over the kingdom. She cut her hair to make herself be what she considered 'unattractive' and from then truly was know as the VIRGIN queen of england.
Her mother was executed when she was 2. Her father Henry VIII executed his fifth wife, who was 2nd cousin to Elizabeth when she was 8. She also saw the disaster her sister Mary's reign was partly for marrying a foreigner that involved England in Spanish wars with France. Safer to reign alone.
Mr Darcy is Lady Catherine de Bourgh's nephew?
Yes, Mr. Darcy is the nephew of Lady Catherine de Bourgh in Jane Austen's novel "Pride and Prejudice". As Lady Catherine's nephew, he stands to inherit her estate of Rosings Park.
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What does elizabeth's assessment of charlotte's happiness suggest about charlotte's marriage?
Elizabeth has already considered the issue and discussed it with her sister, Jane. She knows the arguments in favor of marriage for money, and has already rejected them. But Charlotte's arguments are really a set of ill considered repetitions of the ideas Elizabeth has rejected, almost to the point of parody.
Charlotte is trying to be rational about a subject with strong emotional implications. But even in her rationality, her thoughts are faulty. She says it is better to know as little as possible about one's mate's imperfections; can this really be true? And her argument is that it is not necessary to feel any emotional attraction to a person with whom she would spend her life; is this wise?
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I partially disagree: the rules in Austen's time have been abandoned long ago, thankfully! Charlotte knew that she had only two assets: her relatively proper upbringing and her father's title (who was NOT a genuine gentleman, nevertheless, as he had been a merchant, so her connections were non-existent). As the only "envisage-able" career for a woman in her social position would have been to become a governess, she knew she simply had to marry. Being very lucid, she knew she was neither beautiful, nor very young, nor wealthy, so she would logically attract only a second-rate husband. If you are to swallow a disgusting medicine, what good would it do to smell and taste it for half an hour?? This does not mean I fully support her, merely that I understand her. Elisabeth did, too, but that did not prevent her from feeling sorry (and a little contemptuous) for her friend. She would have rather faced a lifetime of loneliness and relative poverty than to marry Mr. Collins, whereas to Charlotte this was a chance not to be missed! To Lizzie, love, mutual respect, trust and a profound knowledge of each other were prerequisites. She had seen her parents' marriage go down the drains because the only thing they once had in common - physical attraction - had long gone and was replaced by Mrs. Bennet's poor nerves and Mr' Bennet's books and silences. This is why she demanded much more from marriage, unlike many of the girls in her contemporary society.
Where did Mr Bennet spend most of his time?
Mr. Bennet spent most of his time in his library, where he could be found reading and escaping from the chaos of his household.
What is the tone in Pride and Prejudice?
The tone in Pride and Prejudice is predominantly satirical, with a blend of wit, humor, and social commentary. Jane Austen uses the tone to critique the societal norms and values of her time, particularly focusing on themes of class, marriage, and gender roles. The tone can also be seen as ironic, as Austen often highlights the absurdity and hypocrisy of the characters and their behavior.
