Social Picture in Pride and Prejudice

Social Picture in Pride and Prejudice Pride and prejudice by Austen's is a detail portrayal of the social atmosphere of the late 18th and early 19th century England and it is principally concerned with all social aspects of English gentry. It is Austen's great masterpiece, a sharp and witty comedy of manners played out in her time, a world in which men held virtually all the power and women were required to negotiate mine fields of social status. Marriage was then considered as the way of a women's security and also it paved the way for a woman to gain property. Austen contains vivid and realistic pictures of the social life of her time -the conventions, the manners, and the mode of living of that time and which are depicted in the novel in a most graphic manner. In the novel...

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Difference Between Elizabeth Bennet and Jane Bennet

Difference Between Elizabeth Bennet and Jane Bennet They are two sisters. Jane is the elder one and then is Elizabeth. However, from first, it is perhaps clear to us that Elizabeth is smarter and with stronger personality. On the other hand, Jane was an innocent and at times a na�ve young who trusts people very easily. Of course, what is interesting to me is that in Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen kept a character called Jane in the first place but then she did not make her the heroine of the novel. This is funny to me because if I write a novel then I would never keep a character with my name. Jane is prettier while Elizabeth Bennet...

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The theme of love and marriage in Jane Austen's Novel

The theme of love and marriage in Jane Austen's Novel, 'Pride and Prejudice'. One of the major themes of the novel, 'Pride and prejudice' is love and marriage. Besides the marriage of Mrs. and Mr. Bennet, four marriages take place in the novel, mostly emanating from the love between each other. Moreover, the main concern of the novel is courtship and love, particularly the coming close of the hero, Darcy, and the heroine, Elizabeth, by stages.(i) The first marriage that attracts our attention is that of Mrs. Bennet and Mr. Bennet. Mr. Bennet love with Mrs. Bennet and married her. This happened before the start of the novel. But Mrs. Bennet was not a fit match for Mr. Bennet. She is a nervous, ridiculous lady but Mr. Bennet is a conscious and sensible man. So they are pole apart in...

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William WordsWorth Views on Imagination and Fancy ...

Wordsworth's Views on Imagination and Fancy In order to understand Wordsworth's view on imagination, we have to go to his poems, and to his letter. In 'The Preface', the word occur first when Wordsworth tells us that his purpose has been to select incidents and situations from humble and common life and make them look uncommon and unusual by throwing over them a coloring of imagination. This clarifies that imagination is a transforming and transfiguring power which presents the usual in an unusual light. The poet does not merely present "image of men and nature" but he also shapes, modifies and transfigures...

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William Wordsworth's as a Romantic poet...

  William Wordsworth's as a Romantic poet William Wordsworth's poetry exhibits Romantic characteristics and for his treatment towards romantic elements, he stands supreme and he can be termed a Romantic poet on a number of reasons. The Romantic Movement of the early nineteenth century was a revolt against the classical tradition of the eighteenth century; but it was also marked by certain positive trends. Wordsworth was, of course, a pioneer of the Romantic Movement of the nineteenth century. With the publication of Lyrical Ballads, the new trends become more or less established. However, the reasons...

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William Wordsworth As a Critic.

William Wordsworth As a Critic. Wordsworth was primarily a poet and not a critic. He has left behind him no comprehensive treatise on criticism. The bulk of his literary criticism is small yet "the core of his literary criticism is as inspired as his poetry". There is the same utter sincerity, earnestness, passion and truth in both. He knew about poetry in the real sense, and he has not said even a single word about poetry, says Chapman, "which is not valuable, and worth thinking over". Wordsworth's criticism is of far-reaching historical significance. When Wordsworth started, it was the Neo-classical criticism, which held the day. Critics were pre-occupied with poetic genres, poetry was judged on the basis of rules devised by Aristotle and other ancients,...

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john Donne

John Donne John Donne was born in 1572 in London, England. He is known as the founder of the Metaphysical Poets, a term created by Samuel Johnson, an eighteenth-century English essayist, poet, and philosopher. The loosely associated group also includesGeorge Herbert, Richard Crashaw,Andrew Marvell, and John Cleveland. The Metaphysical Poets are known for their ability to startle the reader and coax new perspective through paradoxical images, subtle argument, inventive syntax, and imagery from art, philosophy, and religion using an extended metaphor known as a conceit. Donne reached beyond the rational and hierarchical structures...

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Conceit in john Donne's poetry

Conceit in Donne's poetry Many of John Donne's poems contain metaphysical conceits and intellectual reasoning to build a deeper understanding of the speaker's emotional state. A conceit can be defined as an extended, unconventional metaphor between objects that appear to be unrelated. Metaphysical conceit is a highly ingenious kind of conceit widely used by the metaphysical poets. It often exploits verbal logic to the point of the grotesque and sometimes creates such extravagant turns on meaning that they become absurd. The metaphysical conceit is characteristic of seventeenth century writers influence by John Donne, and became popular again in this century after the revival of the metaphysical poets. However, Donne is exceptionally good at creating unusual...

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John Donne-- A love poet

John Donne-- A love poet Donne was the first English poet to challenge and break the supremacy of Petrarchan tradition. Though at times he adopts the Petrarchan devices, yet his imagery and rhythm, texture and colour of his love poetry is different. There are three distinct strains of his love poetry – Cynical, Platonic and Conjugal love. Giving an allusion to Donne's originality as the poet of love, Grierson makes the following observation: "His genius temperament and learning gave a certain qualities to his love poems … which arrest our attention immediately. His love poems, for instance, do have a power which is at once realistic and  distracting." Donne's greatness as a love-poet arises from the fact that this poetry covers a wider range of emotions than that of any previous...

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John Donne-- A metaphysical poet

John Donne-- A metaphysical poet Dryden once remarked:"Donne affects metaphysics not only in his satires but in amorous verses, too, where nature only should reign."Though Donne was influenced by the sixteenth and the seventeenth century poets, yet he did not tread on the beaten track. His concept of poetry was unconventional. In his poetry, intellect takes the form, primarily, of wit by which heterogeneous ideas are yoked together by violence. The seventeenth century poets labeled his poetry as 'strong line poetry', mainly, on account of his concise expression and his deliberate toughness. In his life, he was never called a metaphysical poet. After his death, his poetry was re-evaluated and some other important features were found in it, which won the name of a...

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What is jazz?

What is jazz? Jazz is America's classical music.Jazz is a 1992 historical novel by pulitzer and Nobel prize winning  American auther Toni Morrison. The majority of the narattive takes places in Harlem durin the 1920s, however, as the pasts of the various characters are explored , the narrative extends back to the mid 1800s American south. jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in black communities in the Southern United states.It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. Jazz is an original American art form that began in the southern United States in the early 20th century. Two basic elements set this art form apart from classical music: Improvisation and Rhythm. ...

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sylyia plath

sylyia plath sylyia plath was born in Jamaica plain, Massachusetts, the older child of Otto and Aurelia Schoeber Plath. Har father was Professor of German and entomology (a spcialist on bees) at Boston University. Her Mother  was a high school teacher , was his student.Both parents valued learning. In 1940 Otto died of Complications from surgery after a leg amputation, and Aurelia's parents became part of the household to care for the cildren when she returned to teaching. Sylvia's interests in writing and art continued through her public school years in Wellesley, Massachussetts, and at Smith College, Where she attended on s...

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Desdemona character analysis

Desdemona character analysis  Desdemona from Othello embodies what most would believe to be the perfect woman. She is loyal and trusting, innocent and pure, and her inner beauty is only matched by her outer experience. Her somewhat naïve personality however, leaves her exposed to the more worldly individuals, those who have learned how to take advantage of others through experience. What initially attracts many to Desdemona proves to be her downfall, and her inexperience with the evils of the world leads to her demise. One's innocence attracts all types, yet this attraction may become lethal. Desdemona does not know how to be unloving to one in need. When Cassio does not know how to amend his friendship with Othello, she willingly lends a helping hand. Her vow to “perform it to...

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Female Characters in "The Importance of Being Earnest"

Female Characters in "The Importance of Being Earnest" Gwendolen Fairfax and Cecily Cardew are the two female leads in Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest. Both women provide the main source of conflict in this romantic comedy; they are the objects of affection. During Acts One and Two the women are deceived by the well-meaning male characters, Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff. However, during the beginning of Act Three, all is easily forgiven. Gwendolen and Cecily are hopelessly in love, at least by Victorian standards, with their male counterparts. Cecily is described as “a sweet simple, innocent girl.” Gwendolen is depicted as “a brilliant, clever, thoroughly experienced lady.” (These claims come from Jack and Algernon respectively). Despite these supposed...

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The Importance of Being Earnest THEMES

The Importance of Being Earnest THEMES   THEMES Major Theme The major theme of this play is the triviality of the upper class. This is expressed in the nature of the writing, which is satirical. By examining the language and interaction of the characters, one can see that they are simply absurd. Minor Themes Triviality of Marriage This is perhaps the most obvious theme, and a subset of the triviality theme. This theme exposes the aristocracy as shallow and absurd. Wilde’s characters consistently refer to marriage in a poor light, yet, continuing with their absurdity, each seek to be married. Victorian Manners This theme also seeks to support the theme of the triviality of the upper class. The way in which they interact with one another is...

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Othello's Relationship with Iago

Othello's Relationship with Iago From Hamlet, an ideal prince, and other essays in Shakesperean interpretation: Hamlet; Merchant of Venice; Othello; King Lear by Alexander W. Crawford. Boston R.G. Badger, 1916. The first scene of Othello presents a conversation between Roderigo, the disappointed suitor of Desdemona, and Iago, concerning incidents of which Othello is the chief agent. Othello and Desdemona have eloped, it seems, leaving Roderigo disappointed and distressed. He complains that Iago had not forewarned him in order that their marriage might have been prevented. But Iago, though in close touch with Othello, protests he did not "dream of such a matter," implying that it was as much a surprise to him as to any one. For some time lago had what he considered...

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