1. Revision of social class and marriage
Pride and Prejudice
Revision of social class and marriage

2. How is social class presented?

3. Plan ‘How is social class presented’?
1. Intro – social inequality presented symbolically through setting Rosings & Pemberley overtly flaunt social superiority but Pemberley is not formal or falsely adorned – unlike Lady Catherine, Darcy will lose his conceited nature.
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4. Rest of the novel: Darcy at the start and middle when he is proud and elitist (ch.3 ball & 34 proposal ) plus intrusive 3rd person narrator / protagonist / antagonist / focaliser
5. Rest of the novel: Darcy’s development overcoming pride (Ch. 58 proposal & CH.56 Elizabeth takes on Lady C) dynamic character / romance genre
6. Rest of the novel: Mr Collins – caricature/ static character/ satire/ concrete & domestic nouns / intensifers

4. Genre
Satire attacking snobbery of the landed gentry in Regency England
Beginning
Darcy established as proud, arrogant aristocrat who wounds the heroine “I could forgive him pride if he had not mortified mine”
Charlotte Lucas “ He as a right to be proud”
Middle
Darcy’s first proposal awkwardly citing her ‘inferiority’ and that it would be a ‘degradation’ for him to marry her – Elizabeth’s refusal, atypical especially given the fragile financial position of the Bennet sisters, shows a challenge to rank “ his abominable pride”
End
But Austen rewards those who learn to overcome conceit and snobbery – Darcy admits “ By you I was properly humbled” and taught not to view the rest of the world “meanly” – Austen awards him, in this romance novel and social satire, a love match.
Elizabeth “He is a gentleman; I am a gentleman's daughter; so far we are equal” – ‘Elizabeth’s victory is one against the pretensions of rank”
Setting
Symbolism of Rosings’s social superiority / ‘rising ground’ /’ palings’/ and Pemberley ‘rising ground ‘ but not ‘formal or falsely adorned’ – difference between Darcy and his aunt. He learns to be less conceited as a dynamic character.
Static character
Satirised through the caricature of Mr Collins who fawns over Lady Catherine “so many rooms…so many splendid dinners” – Austen gives her least intelligent characters who lack sense over use of intensifiers “so” Exceedingly” – his obsequious behaviour is mocked; he is ridiculous in his worship. His frequent use of domestic, common nouns “windows” “mahogany” fireplace” “carriage” shows his spiritual poverty and fetish for materialism
Narrative style
Austen employs an intrusive third person narrator who shapes the reader’s response to social inequality he was “haughty, reserved, and fastidious, and his manners, though well-bred, were not inviting”

5. How is marriage presented?

6. Plan ‘How is marriage presented’?
Intro – Marriage is presented symbolically through Hunsford, the marital home of the Lucas’ as “…………..” presenting a pragmatic, dutiful marriage ensuring the financial security that most Regency women were denied by law. As a romance, however, Austen presents us with a heroine who seeks a love match, not just security.
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4. Rest of the novel: Marriage in Volume 1 : duty and financial security + entailment law . Marriage is a business ( figures/ estate/ carriages). A ball = a place for marketing daughters (physical beauty)/ Love is fickle – Mr Collins’ swift change of mind Mrs Bennet stirs the fire
5. Rest of the novel: Marriage in Vol 2 & 3 Lizzy’s unorthodox rejection of proposals ( 19/ 34) and eventually Darcy’s development to overcome pride and understand love transcends class.
6. Rest of the novel: Mr and Mrs Bennet’s unhappy marriage and his advice to his daughter. Lizzy shows Georgiana an alternative model for marriage involving teasing.

7. How is marriage presented?
Genre
Romance
Quote
Start
Duty and financial security + entailment law
A business – ball / etiquette of ‘coming out’
Mrs B satirised by narrator
Mr Collins ‘ fickle nature
Middle
Love match & the proto feminist focaliser’s unorthodox requirement
Rejection of proposals – celebrated by Austen
End
Character development (chapter 36) enables Darcy and Lizzy to come together in a modern marriage with equal respect ( proposal Ch58)
Setting
Hunsford
Pemberley
Character foil
Lizzy and Darcy’s match revealed as preferable to the incompatible Mr and Mrs Bennet . He married for superficial reasons. He advises Lizzy that she requires an equal marriage.
Narrative style
3rd person intrusive narrator lets us know that the Lucas marriage of convenience is not one to aspire to or respect

8. How are women / men / sisters / parents / reputation / manners / excessiveness / restraint / love presented?
Genre
Start
Middle
End
Setting
Dynamic/ static / foil characterisation
Narrative style
Other