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EmmaPersuasionNorthangerAbbeyPride&PrejudiceItisatruthuniversallyacknowledged,thatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortune,mustbeinwantofawife.Inthisstatement,Austenhascleverlydonethreethings:•Shehasdeclaredthatthemainsubjectofthenovelwillbecourtshipandmarriage,•Shehasestablishedthehumoroustoneofthenovelbytakingasimplesubjecttoelaborateandtospeakintelligently•Shehaspreparedthereaderforachaseinthenovelofeitherahusbandinsearchofawife,orawomeninpursuitofahusband.•Story•Characters•Theme•Satire•Tone•PointofView•Moodoftheperiod•People’svalue1.MrandMrsBennetlivewiththeirfivedaughtersatLongbournnearLondon.Becausetheyhavenoson,theirpropertywillhavetopass,accordingtothelawatthattime,toacousin,WilliamCollins.Hopingtosecuretheirdaughters’positioninsociety,theybothwanttomarrythemtosomewealthygentlemen.2.ItsohappensthatCharlesBingley,asinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortune,comestosettleintheneighborhoodwithhistwosistersandhisfriendFitzwilliamDarcy,whoisalsorichandunmarried.3.BingleyandJanefallinlovewitheachotheralmostatfirstsight.AndDarcyisattractedtoJane’ssisterElizabeth,butheoffendsherbyhisinsolentbehaviorandruderemarksataball.Thedislikeandrepulsionisincreasedbytheprideoftheoneandtheprejudiceoftheother.1.However,Darcycontinuestobeattractedtoher,inspiteofhimself,tillheproposestoherbutisrejectedindignantly.Lateron,onatriptonorthofEnglandwithheruncleandaunt,ElizabethchancestomeetDarcy,whoreceivesthemverywarmlyandshowsgreatlyimprovesmanners.Thusprideischeckedandprejudiceremoved.2.Justatthispoint,newsreachesElizabeththatheryoungestsisterLydiahaselopedwithWickham.ByDarcy’shelp,theirmarriageisfinallybroughtabout.3.Andthroughhisinfluence,theformertiebetweenBingleyandJaneisrenewed,whichleadstotheirengagement.4.DarcyandElizabethalsobecomeengageddespitetheinterventionofLadyCatherinedeBourgh.ThestorythenendshappilywiththemarriagesofJaneandElizabeth.anothertwodaughtersElizabeth(Lizzy)Bennetisthecoreofthefamily.ElizabethisthesecondofMr.andMrs.Bennet'sfivedaughters,andisanintelligent,bold,attractivetwenty-year-oldwhenthestorybegins.Inadditiontobeingherfather'sfavourite,Elizabethischaracterizedasasensible,yetstubborn,woman.Misledbyhiscoldoutwardbehaviour,ElizabethoriginallyholdsMr.Darcyincontempt.However,shefindsthatMr.Darcyimprovesonacquaintance,moresothanshewouldexpect.ElizabethBennetFitzwilliamDarcyisthecentralmalecharacterandElizabeth'ssecondloveinterestinthenovel.Heisanintelligent,wealthy,extremelyhandsomeandreserved28-year-oldman,whooftenappearshaughtyorproudtostrangersbutpossessesanhonestandkindnatureunderneath.Initially,heconsidersElizabethhissocialinferior,unworthyofhisattention,buthefindsthat,despitehisinclinations,hecannotdenyhisfeelingsforElizabeth.HisinitialproposalofmarriageisrejectedbecauseofhisprideandElizabeth'sprejudiceagainsthim;however,attheendofthenovel,aftertheirrelationshiphasblossomed,heishappilyengagedtoalovingElizabeth.Mr.DarcyMr.BennetisthefatherofElizabethBennetandheadoftheBennetfamily.AnEnglishgentlemanwithanestateinHertfordshire,heismarriedtoMrs.Bennetandhasfivedaughters.Unfortunately,hispropertyisentailedtoamaledescendant,meaningitcanonlybeinheritedbyhisclosestmaleheir,Mr.Collins.Mr.Bennetisaveryamiableandsomewhateccentricman,buthehasabitinglysarcastichumourandcanonlyderiveamusementfromhisnervouswifeandthreesillydaughters--Mary,KittyandLydia.Mr.BennetHeisclosesttohisdaughter,Elizabeth,butisalsoattachedtohiseldestdaughter,Jane,bothhavingwonthisapprovalbypossessingagreateramountofsensethantheirthreesisters.Mr.Bennetprefersthesolitudeofhisstudy,neglectingtheraisingofhischildren,whichleadstonear-disasterMrs.Bennetisthequerulous,excitableandill-bredwifeofMr.BennetandmotherofElizabethandhersisters.SheisparticularlyindulgenttowardsLydia.Hermainconcerninlifeisseeingherdaughtersmarriedwelltowealthymen,sothattheywillbetakencareoffollowingMr.Bennet'sdeath.However,herfoolishnatureandfrequentsocialfauxpasoftenimpedehereffortstowardsthisend.Hersingle-mindedpursuitoffuturehusbandsforherdaughterscanalsoblindherinseveralwaystotheirwelfareandbestinterestsinthepresent.MrsBennetcanbeverytwo-facedinheropinionsofpeople.Mrs.BennetJaneBennetistheeldestBennetsister.Sheistwenty-twoyearsoldatthestartofthenovel,andisgenerallyconsideredtobethemostbeautifulofhersisters.Thedepthofherfeelingsisdifficulttodiscernbythosewhodonotknowherwell,duetoherreservedmannerandpleasantnesstoall.Seeingonlythegood,sheisincapableofsuspectingtheworstofpeople.ShefallsinlovewithCharlesBingley,andisdevastatedwhenheabruptlybreaksofftheirdevelopingrelationshipwithoutexplanation.Eventuallyhowever,themisunderstandingonhispartisclearedupandsheacceptshishandinmarriage.JaneBennetCharlesBingleyistheclosestfriendofMr.Darcy,despitethedifferencesintheirpersonalities.Heisanoutgoing,extremelygood-natured,andwealthyyoungmanwholeasespropertyneartheBennets'estateatthebeginningofthenovel.Unlikemanyofthoseinhiscircle,heisapproachableandmingleseasilyincompanytheothersconsiderbeneaththem.HeisattractedtoJaneBennet,whoreciprocateshisfeelingsbutistooshyandreservedtofullyexpressthem.Char