Pride And Prejudice
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rich and noble and Prejudice were the issues of the time. This is a classical love story from the eighteenth
century, which takes place in England. The novels focus in on a spirited young woman, Elizabeth and
her family, the Bennets. Mrs. Bennets main goal is to get all of her daughters married, no matter what the
consequence. Through many heart aches and pains Jane, Elizabeth and Lydia fulfills Mrs. Bennets dream
and marries, but they may all not live happily ever after.
Jane was the first of five sisters to have an opportunity of engagement. A Mr. Bingley had just
come to the town of Netherfield, who was the talk of the town. "A single man of large fortune; four or
five thousand a year. What a fine thing for our girls!" (p. 9; Chapter I) Mrs. Bennet declared to have
him over and for Mr. Bennet to become acquaint with him so he could meet up with the girls. The first
meeting the two had with each other was at a ball where he asked to dance with her twice and did not let
any other girl have that same pleasure. Jane fell instantly in love with him, as she explained to her sister
Elizabeth "He is just what a young man ought to be." said she, "sensible, good humored, lively; and I
never saw such happy manners!-so much ease, with such perfect good breeding!" (p.18; Chapter IV)
They would then have other meetings with each other and grew an intense liking for one another.
One day Jane was to go to Netherfield and have dinner with Miss Bingley. His sister did not
really think she liked her brother because she showed him no particular affection. She tried to tell her to
be more persuasive and when she did not she and Mr. Bingley's friend Mr. Darcy took him out of town
with haste. She received a letter on their departure and read it with Lizzy, "This is from Caroline Bingley;
what it contains, has surprise me a good deal. The...
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