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that constitute a successful marriage. One of these characteristics is that the feeling cannot be brought on by appearances, and must gradually develop between the two people as they get to know one another.
In this statement, Austen has cleverly done three things: she has declared that the main subject of the novel will be courtship求婚 and marriage, she has established the humorous tone of the novel by taking a simple subject to elaborate and to speak intelligently of,
The main subject in the novel is stated in the first sentence of the novel: "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."
Her works
and Prejudice 2. Sense and Sensibility 3. Emma 4. Mansfield Park
1. Pride
5. Persuasion
6. Northanger
Abbey
Her novels are simply stories of the lives and thoughts of the commonplace people of the upper middle class.
The atmosphere is intellectual and cold; there are little descriptions of the setting The main actions of the novel are the interactions between opinions, ideas, and attitudes, which weaves and advances the plot of the novel. The emotions in the novel are to be perceived beneath the surface of the story and are not to be expressed to the readers directly.
The marriage between Jane Bennet and Bingley is also an example of successful marriage
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Lydia and Wickham’s marriage is an example of a
bad marriage. Their marriage was based on appearances, good looks, and youthful vivacity.快活 Once these qualities can no longer be seen by each other, the once strong relationship will slowly fade away.
Mrs. Bennet, a foolish woman who talks
too much and is obsessed with getting her daughters married; Lydia Bennet, the youngest of the Bennet daughter who is devoted to a life of dancing, fashions, gossips and flirting;打情骂俏 Mr. Williams Collins, the silly and conceited baboon who is completely stupify by Lady Catherine in every aspect of his life that he has forgotten his own morals and duty.
However because the novel is also connected with the effects of the character’s first impression, that is their prejudice, Austen found the title Pride and Prejudice more appropriate
Bennet and Mrs. Bennet got together, it can be
inferred by their conversions that their relationship was similar to that of Lydia and Wickham
The last example of a marriage is of a different nature than the ones mentioned above. The
6. Jane Austen’s career belongs chronologically to the Romantic Period. She was contemporary of Wordsworth and Coleridge. 7. She was the first important English woman novelist.
Jane Austen
(1775—1817)
Her life
1.Austen was born in Hampshire, a small town in southwest England, where her father was rector教区牧师 of the church. 2. She was educated at home, with her sisters and passed her life quietly, cheerfully in doing small domestic duties.
marriage between Mr. Collins and Charlotte is
based on economics rather than on love or appearance.
It was a common practice during Austen’s time for women to marry a husband to save herself from spinsterhood独身 or to gain financial security.
These
five marriages contribute to the theme that a happy and strong marriage takes time to build and must be based on mutual feeling, understanding, and respect. Hasty marriages acting on impulse, and based on superficial qualities will not survive and will lead to inevitable unhappiness.
Pride and Prejudice
This novel is Jane Austen’s masterpiece. Elizabeth Bennet Lydia Darcy Wilkham Jane Collins Bingley Charlotte
It was originally titled First Impression because the appearances of the characters created the plot of the novel
The point of view in Pride and Prejudice is limited omniscient; the story is told through Elizabeth, but not in first person. As a result, the mood of the novel lacks dramatic emotions.
Lydia’s lack of common sense and responsibility is revealed when she takes pride in being the first Bennet girl to be married. Lydia does not take into consideration the circumstance of her marriage, the personality of her husband, or the prospects of their marriage for the future.
The tone of the novel is light, satirical, and vivid. Scenes such as Mr. Collins proposal to Elizabeth provides comic relief to the reader while at the same time revealing certain traits of the characters.
she has prepared the reader for a chase in the novel of either a husband in search of a wife, or a women in pursuit of a husband
The marriage between Darcy and Elizabeth reveals the characteristics
Through their relationship, Austen shows that hasty marriage based on superficial qualities quickly cools and leads to unhappiness
little is told of how Mr.
3. In her private reading and writing and in her observation of social behavior, she developed powers of subtle discrimination and shrewd perceptiveness. 4. She began to write at an early age. 5. Her earliest fictional ventures, written for her close friends and family before she was twenty, are full of charming and delicate comedy.
In this statement, Austen has cleverly done three things: she has declared that the main subject of the novel will be courtship求婚 and marriage, she has established the humorous tone of the novel by taking a simple subject to elaborate and to speak intelligently of,
The main subject in the novel is stated in the first sentence of the novel: "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."
Her works
and Prejudice 2. Sense and Sensibility 3. Emma 4. Mansfield Park
1. Pride
5. Persuasion
6. Northanger
Abbey
Her novels are simply stories of the lives and thoughts of the commonplace people of the upper middle class.
The atmosphere is intellectual and cold; there are little descriptions of the setting The main actions of the novel are the interactions between opinions, ideas, and attitudes, which weaves and advances the plot of the novel. The emotions in the novel are to be perceived beneath the surface of the story and are not to be expressed to the readers directly.
The marriage between Jane Bennet and Bingley is also an example of successful marriage
Βιβλιοθήκη Baidu
Lydia and Wickham’s marriage is an example of a
bad marriage. Their marriage was based on appearances, good looks, and youthful vivacity.快活 Once these qualities can no longer be seen by each other, the once strong relationship will slowly fade away.
Mrs. Bennet, a foolish woman who talks
too much and is obsessed with getting her daughters married; Lydia Bennet, the youngest of the Bennet daughter who is devoted to a life of dancing, fashions, gossips and flirting;打情骂俏 Mr. Williams Collins, the silly and conceited baboon who is completely stupify by Lady Catherine in every aspect of his life that he has forgotten his own morals and duty.
However because the novel is also connected with the effects of the character’s first impression, that is their prejudice, Austen found the title Pride and Prejudice more appropriate
Bennet and Mrs. Bennet got together, it can be
inferred by their conversions that their relationship was similar to that of Lydia and Wickham
The last example of a marriage is of a different nature than the ones mentioned above. The
6. Jane Austen’s career belongs chronologically to the Romantic Period. She was contemporary of Wordsworth and Coleridge. 7. She was the first important English woman novelist.
Jane Austen
(1775—1817)
Her life
1.Austen was born in Hampshire, a small town in southwest England, where her father was rector教区牧师 of the church. 2. She was educated at home, with her sisters and passed her life quietly, cheerfully in doing small domestic duties.
marriage between Mr. Collins and Charlotte is
based on economics rather than on love or appearance.
It was a common practice during Austen’s time for women to marry a husband to save herself from spinsterhood独身 or to gain financial security.
These
five marriages contribute to the theme that a happy and strong marriage takes time to build and must be based on mutual feeling, understanding, and respect. Hasty marriages acting on impulse, and based on superficial qualities will not survive and will lead to inevitable unhappiness.
Pride and Prejudice
This novel is Jane Austen’s masterpiece. Elizabeth Bennet Lydia Darcy Wilkham Jane Collins Bingley Charlotte
It was originally titled First Impression because the appearances of the characters created the plot of the novel
The point of view in Pride and Prejudice is limited omniscient; the story is told through Elizabeth, but not in first person. As a result, the mood of the novel lacks dramatic emotions.
Lydia’s lack of common sense and responsibility is revealed when she takes pride in being the first Bennet girl to be married. Lydia does not take into consideration the circumstance of her marriage, the personality of her husband, or the prospects of their marriage for the future.
The tone of the novel is light, satirical, and vivid. Scenes such as Mr. Collins proposal to Elizabeth provides comic relief to the reader while at the same time revealing certain traits of the characters.
she has prepared the reader for a chase in the novel of either a husband in search of a wife, or a women in pursuit of a husband
The marriage between Darcy and Elizabeth reveals the characteristics
Through their relationship, Austen shows that hasty marriage based on superficial qualities quickly cools and leads to unhappiness
little is told of how Mr.
3. In her private reading and writing and in her observation of social behavior, she developed powers of subtle discrimination and shrewd perceptiveness. 4. She began to write at an early age. 5. Her earliest fictional ventures, written for her close friends and family before she was twenty, are full of charming and delicate comedy.