[PDF] Marriages And The Alternatives In Jane Austen S Pride And Prejudice eBook

Author : Nicole Gast
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 26,61 MB
Release : 2007-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 3638791475

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Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1-, University of Potsdam (Institut für Anglistik/Amerikanistik), 10 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: In her work Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen defines six types of marriage. Excluding the Phillipses and the Lucases, the remaining six marriages contrast each other and show Austen ́s opinions on the subject of marriage. Within a social and cultural context where marriage was assumed to be of great importance, Austen uses this number of marriages to expose and satirise societal values of the age and to explore the nature of the ideal marriage. The marriages of Elizabeth and Darcy, Jane and Bingley, Charlotte Lucas and Mr. Collins, The Bennets, Lydia and Wickham and the Gardeners form the center of the paper. What was their driving force to enter into matrimony? Can they truly be regarded as six different types of marriage and if so - which type of marriage did Austen favour herself? As an introduction, the paper gives an insight into the meaning of and the various reasons for marriage in the Victorian era and presents the alternatives for women if an eligible partner was not in sight.

Author : Louise Hathaway
Publisher : Louise Hathaway
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 36,40 MB
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Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1310534314

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I wrote this literary essay in graduate school the semester before I received my Masters Degree in English Literature. It is about marriage expectations in the Regency period as expressed in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. It explores the different relationships between the sexes in the novel, and what the options were for women who were not yet married during this period. It is accompanied by photographs taken by my husband when we made a Jane Austen pilgrimage to her homes in Winchester and Chawton, England. Hopefully fans of Jane Austen won't find it too full of bibliographic information and may look at it as an interesting example of the kind of writing that Masters Degree students must submit. Hopefully, my readers will learn some new things about Jane that they didn't already know.

Author : Katrin Schmidt
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 28,48 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 363884921X

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Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,3, University of M nster, course: The Rise of the English Novel, 8 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Since it was my part to introduce Jane Austen in a paper on 18th century women writers I wanted to know more about the female writers at her time. I chose Pride and Prejudice because it is one of Jane Austen's most famous novels. While I was reading it I soon discovered that marriage is the main theme of the novel. I want to compare the different kinds of marriages described in the novel putting emphasis on the marriage of the hero-ine and the hero. I want to show the importance of marriage in women's eyes in the 18th century. In a further step I will take a closer look at the ending of the novel which has often been described as a fairytale ending on the one hand and as confirmation of patriarchal structures on the other. I want to show that the ending can be interpreted in a different way. I shall reveal that marriage in Pride and Prejudice is not only the essence romantic novels are made of but rather important to the existence of women in the 18th century.

Author : Svenja Strohmeier
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 29 pages
File Size : 48,56 MB
Release : 2013-04-10
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 3656406928

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Bachelor Thesis from the year 2012 in the subject Didactics for the subject English - Literature, Works, grade: 1,3, University of Hildesheim (Institut für englische Literatur und Sprache), course: -, language: English, abstract: “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.” (Austen 1813/1994: 5) The famous opening sentence of the even more famous novel anticipates the majority of Pride and Prejudice ́s content. This Bachelor thesis examines Jane Austen ́s representation of marriage in her novel Pride and Prejudice, published in 1813 in England during the Regency Period. Pride and Prejudice contains every sort of marriage a person like Jane Austen could imagine in those days: matched marriages, concerned of “making a good match”, the romantic love marriages including marrying under one ́s social rank, and the disastrous incident of lovers eloping.

Author : Georgia McCall
Publisher :
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 15,30 MB
Release : 2016-07-22
Category :
ISBN : 9781523347797

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Mr. Darcy had lived his life free of the vices that often ruled the hearts and minds of his contemporaries, enjoying the benefits of pride in the strength of his own virtue. He knew that if anyone had reason for confidence, he had more: his lineage was impeccable, a Cambridge graduate, a gentleman; as to integrity, blameless. Under his rule, his country estate had prospered beyond any point in its long history; every decision he made had affected hundreds of livelihoods for the good. He was a most conscientious brother, sacrificing so much for his sister's benefit. And then he took the most honourable route and gave up his plans for marriage to save a family utterly unconnected to himself. And yet, Darcy cannot find peace. His world begins to unravel before his eyes as he desperately tries to regain control. Upon connecting himself to Elizabeth Bennet, his faults are laid bare before him as he fails time and again. At first he lays blame on the woman who, he is certain, contrived his destiny, but will he ever be able to see how his own pride endeavours to destroy his happiness? And will he ever discover the unmerited freedom that has eluded him throughout his life?

Author : Anne Arden
Publisher : Anne Arden
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 42,45 MB
Release : 2017-05-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN :

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What if Lady Catherine never visited Longbourn and Mr. Darcy's second proposal never took place? The wedding of Jane and Mr. Bingley is fast approaching, but Elizabeth dreads the day. She is overjoyed for her sister and honoured to be the maid of honour at the ceremony. But a certain gentleman will also be in attendance, acting as the best man of the wedding, and Elizabeth isn't too sure she wants to see him. For how can she stand at the altar of the church, beside the man she loves, knowing that the wedding is not theirs? ...Especially when it could have been. As the wedding day arrives, will Darcy and Elizabeth be able to overcome their fears before it's too late? Or will an unexpected intrusion manage to destroy any chance of happiness that they might have? The Wrong Wedding is a sweet, clean romance novella suitable for all lovers of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.

Author : Doris Nieves
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 36,97 MB
Release : 2010-07-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 145007135X

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Love and marriage abound as we revisit the delightful world of Pride and Prejudice. Become enchanted once again with familiar beloved characters brought back to life through this lighthearted version of a classic tale. Misconceptions begins where Jane Austen left off, with the undaunted Mrs. Bennet continuing her search to find rich and refined husbands for her unmarried daughters, Kitty and Mary. Meanwhile, Lady Catherine renews her duty to find a husband for Miss Anne de Bourgh. Will the girls cooperate with their mothers plans or will their hearts lead them elsewhere?

Author : Bronwen Chisholm
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 12,9 MB
Release : 2015-02-13
Category : England
ISBN : 9781508421788

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In Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Fitzwilliam Darcy insults Elizabeth Bennet at the Meryton ball. This slight was the first offense leading her to declare him the last man on earth she would ever marry. But what if, following the insult, they were seen in a compromising position? With the gossips of Meryton embellishing the story, will Mr. Darcy look beyond his own prejudices toward the Bennets and perform his gentlemanly duty? And how will Elizabeth respond?

Author : Katlin Berry
Publisher :
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 17,34 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Marriage in literature
ISBN :

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During the period of Regency England, a woman's life was planned for her before she was born, and her place in society was defined by her marital status. Before she was married, she was her father's daughter with a slim possibility of inheriting property. After she was married, legally she did not exist; she was subsumed into her husband with absolutely no legal, political, or financial rights. She was someone's wife; that is, if she was fortunate enough to marry because spinsters had very few opportunities to earn enough money to live on alone. Therefore, it was imperative that women marry. It often did not matter what a man may look like or how he acted; however, it was essential that he be a man of equal or more wealth. Rather than marrying for love, women sought husbands as means for financial security. The pressures of society led many women to pursue empty sexual passions in a desperate attempt to secure husbands. In her novel Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen expresses her idea that marriage should not be based on the pressures of society but rather on sincere love and acceptance of the other person. Through the contrast of other loveless relationships, Austen convinces her readers that Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy have found a truly successful marriage with security, money, and passion; they are in a marriage based on true love and respect for one another. Through the novel, Austen portrays the idea that women of Regency society should pursue a relationship of mutual understanding and love rather than one that only provides financial security or empty sexual passion.