Jane Austen was an English novelist who wrote Pride and Prejudice in 1813. The novel explores themes of class and economic inequality in English society, as seen through the relationships and marriages of the characters. It also examines the importance of morality, reputation, pride, prejudice, integrity, love, marriage, and virtue in the lives of the characters. Through the characters and their interactions, Austen also considers gender roles and expectations during this time period in English history.

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5. JANEAUSTEN
English novelist Jane Austen (1775–1817) wrote
about unremarkable people in unremarkable
situations of everyday life, and yet she shaped
such material into remarkable works of art. The
economy, precision, and wit of her prose style;
the shrewd, amused sympathy expressed
toward her characters; and the skillfulness of
her characterization and storytelling continue
to enchant readers.
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6. JANEAUSTEN
(MajorWorks)
 Sense and Sensibility (1811)
 Pride and Prejudice (1813)
 Mansfield Park (1814)
 Emma (1815)
 Persuasion and Northanger
Abbey (both 1817).
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8. class and
economic
inequality
Morality and
reputation
Intellectual pride prejudice family
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9. Themes
Continued
Integrity love Marriage
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10. Continued
Virtue Gender
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Themes

11. Classand
economic
inequality
 Line between poor and rich
families
 Bennet family inferior
 Its examples are:
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12.  The issue of class consciousness is shown when Mr. Collins takes most of his
time bootlicking those in the upper class- Lady Catherine.
 Darcy is of the opinion that his lineage of dignity to him, on the same line
Miss Bingley hates those that are not socially acceptable to her.
 Individuals also strive to climb the social ladder as shown by Wickham who
is ready to go in doing extra ordinary things to acquire social class.
 Collin and Lucas Charlotte who was ready to even mess with her own life
but be with a rich man who could fulfill her financial needs.
 It is also financial inequality that makes Mrs. Bennet to arrange suitors to
her daughters and one of her daughters, Elizabeth says of her sister Jane,
“If Jane should die, it would be comfort to know that it was all in pursuit of
Mr. Bingley”.
Examples
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13.  The reputation especially of a woman count a lot. There are certain ways women are to
carry themselves and if they go astray then they are bound to ostracism/exclusion.
 Mary, “Loss of virtue in a female is irretrievable; that one false step involves her in endless ruin; that her reputation is
no less brittle than it is beautiful; and that she cannot be too much guarded in her behavior towards the undeserving
of the other sex”
 This is exemplified by various female characters. For instance, when Mrs. Bennet behaved in an ill-manner towards
Darcy and Bingleys, similarly, the scenario where Elizabeth went to Nether field and meet Miss Bingley and her friend
in a dirty skirt tarnished her reputation. The step taken by Lydia to elope with Wickham then walks away without
getting married places her in an ill position in the society . This might also negatively impact on her sisters as it
threatens their quest of finding husbands and might remain unmarried for the rest of their lives.
Moralityandreputation
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14.  The characters of the people is built along this. This is so pronounced in the novel where Darcy alienates himself from
other people due to pride. This is seen where he acted so snobbishly with lot of superiority when they encountered for
the first time on the ball with Benet leading to them being turned off. In his loving of Elizabeth, Darcy acted so proudly
to a point whereby, Elizabeth was disgusted due to his behavior leading her to despise him so much. We see him
debasing Elizabeth family so much even after proposing to her for marriage. Nevertheless, to ensure that he wins her
love back and marry her, Darcy had to look at her life once again and change her intense pride to ensure that he makes
her happy.
Intellectualpride
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15. Prejudice refers to the tendency of the characters to judge one another based on preconceptions, rather than on who
they really are and what they actually do. As the book's title implies, prejudice goes hand in hand with pride, often
leading its heroine and hero into making wrong assumptions about motives and behavior. Austen's gentle way of mocking
Elizabeth's and Darcy's biases gives the impression that such mistakes could, and indeed do, happen to anyone; that
faulting someone else for prejudice is easy while recognizing it in yourself is hard. Prejudice in the novel is presented as a
stage in a person's moral development, something that can be overcome through reason and compassion. Austen only
condemns those people who refuse to set aside their prejudices, like the class-obsessed Lady Catherine and the scheming
social climber Caroline. Though Pride and Prejudice is a social comedy, it offers a powerful illustration of the damaging
effects to people and to society that prejudice can inflict.
Prejudice
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Family
The family is the predominant
unit of social life in Pride and
Prejudice and forms the
emotional center of the novel.
Austen skillfully reveals how
individual character is molded
within the family by presenting
Jane and Elizabeth as mature,
intelligent adults, and Lydia as
a hapless fool.

17. • “Do you think that any consideration would
tempt me to accept the man who has
been the means of ruining, perhaps for
ever, the happiness of a most beloved
sister?”
• Elizabeth speaks this quote when she
refuses Darcy’s marriage proposal. She is
angry and offended that Darcy would
prevent Bingley from marrying Jane, and she
expresses her loyalty to her sister. Because
Darcy has acted against Jane, Elizabeth will
not look at him in a positive light, even
though he is very wealthy and has a lot to
offer her. For Elizabeth, loyalty to her family
and doing what is right is more important
than becoming rich.
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Integrity

18. • Pride and Prejudice contains one of the most cherished love stories in English literature: the courtship between Darcy
and Elizabeth. As in any good love story, the lovers must elude and overcome numerous stumbling blocks, beginning
with the tensions caused by the lovers' own personal qualities.
• Their relationship starts with pride and prejudice. Mr. Darcy seems an arrogant person. He does not consider Elizabeth
handsome enough to tempt him. These remarks of Mr. Darcy offend Elizabeth. However, with the passage of time,
Darcy’s pride melts and ultimately they become life partners.
• Darcy Proposes Elizabeth two times and there is a reason behind it. Firstly, he proposes her in an arrogant manner or
perhaps, his first impression was not good. Jane Austen shows that a girl should reject such kinds of proposals as
Elizabeth does. She knows that Darcy’s proposal is a golden opportunity for her even then she rejects it. She wants at
least respect (at most love) before marriage. Jane Austen shows that without respect there is no love and without love
marriage is just a commitment.
• Second time when Darcy proposes her, she accepts it. It is because he realizes Elizabeth’s importance in his life. He
starts giving her respect. It is a lesson that he learns well from rejection of proposal. It is best love relationship and
marriage in the eyes of Jane Austen. Their marriage is neither based on compulsion nor on the basis of settlement but
on true love.
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19. • "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a large fortune, must be in want of wife.."
• In jane Austen's world, marriage was the 'only honorable provision', infinitely preferable to the dependency of
spinsterhood or the near slave-labour of being a governess. . Socially, it marked maturity. When she married and
started a family, a woman took her place in society.
• There are five married couples in this novel:
• Mr. and Mrs. bennet
• Jane and Bingleys
• Elizabeth and Darcy
• Charlotte and Mr. Collins
• Wickham and Lydia
Marriage
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20. VIRTUE
AUSTEN'S NOVELS UNITE ARISTOTELIAN AND
CHRISTIAN CONCEPTIONS OF VIRTUE. SHE
SEES HUMAN LIFE AS PURPOSEFUL AND
BELIEVES THAT HUMAN BEINGS MUST GUIDE
THEIR APPETITES AND DESIRES THROUGH
THEIR USE OF REASON. FOR INSTANCE,
ELIZABETH ALMOST LOSES HER CHANCE AT
HAPPINESS BECAUSE HER VANITY
OVERCOMES HER PRAGMATISM. LYDIA'S LACK
OF VIRTUE IS LINKED WITH HER INABILITY TO
CONTROL HER PASSION AND DESIRE.
WITHOUT KNOWING ONESELF, IT IS DIFFICULT
TO DEVELOP VIRTUE. IN THE END, AUSTEN
LINKS HAPPINESS TO VIRTUE AND VIRTUE TO
SELF-AWARENESS.
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Gender
When she is secure of him,
there will be leisure for falling
in love as much as she
chooses.
Charlotte speaks quote to
Elizabeth when offering an
opinion on how Jane ought to
behave to end up married to
Bingley. Charlotte does not
think it’s important for Jane to
love Bingley or know very
much about him. This quote
reveals how limited options
were for women at this time
and the way in which women
like Charlotte accepted the fact
that they would probably not
get to marry for love.

22. REALISM
 Jane Austen shows realism in her
novel pride and prejudice. She
portrays the theme of marriage mainly
and explore many thoughts of society
regarding marriage.
 As jane Austen's time period called
age of realism .
 She showed her point of view
regarding love and marriage by
Elizabeth character.
 Lydia was shown as the person who
only focuses on lust of sexuality by
marriage nothing else.
 Jane Austen told women importance
in that age , that there is not any else
purpose of life except marriage.
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