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    The School for good and evil written by lacopo Bruno. The school for good and evil is a fantasy book with many unreal and made up challenges or complications.The 2 main characters in The story is Agatha and Sophie, who think they are best friends. at the beginning of the story Sophie claims to be the protagonist, but throughout the story situations prove that she's the antagonist.The text States ‘’Sophie never thought of herself as a villain, but she liked the truth that she was’’ This…

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    Mary Bennett is a rather intriguing character. I find that Austen’s prose is always providing a judgement of her, yet I wonder if that judgement reflects a lack of understanding on the author and protagonist themselves. Take the following lines for example: Her sister Mary, who having, in consequence of being the only plain one in the family, worked hard for knowledge and accomplishments, was always impatient for display (17). In this characterization, Mary comes off as both unattractive and…

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    Jane Austen Research Paper

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    Jane Austen, an intelligent, mellow, and sarcastic woman who was an artist by illustration is one of the most captivating human beings. Her writings appeal to anyone and everyone. Be it gentleman or lady; her genre is truly peculiar. Austen’s criticism of society’s inequality and superficiality grasps a variety of different readers attention because her writing is relevant to humanity as a whole. She wrote her stories in a way that pleases critics and common readers. Furthermore, Austen…

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    “Pride and Prejudice” Literary Analysis “A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment” (Austen, 23). “Pride and Prejudice”, a romantic novel by author Jane Austen, tells the story of a family in the early 1800s consisting of seven, Mr. and Mrs. Bennet and their five daughters. The novel is based upon the time period when females were not in high status unless they married rich and well. Struggles occured with the two eldest daughters…

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    True love never lies, and it never fails. Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen, is a novel about the Bennet family and Mrs. Bennet’s quest to get her 5 daughters married. The opening chapter begins with Mrs. Bennet telling her daughters about Mr. Bingley, a new upper class and wealthy neighbor. Mr. Bennet, the polar opposite of his wife, refuses to follow the social norm of going to meet the bachelor first before any of the women. While Mr. Bennet eventually does this anyway, it is not before he…

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    THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST The Importance of Being Earnest is one of Oscar Wilde’s most well-known plays and is known for its witty humour and the mocking of the Victorian society. Satirizing of the Victorian views on marriage and the morals and standards of the upper class creates humour in The Importance of Being Earnest. This is supported by stylistic devices and wordplays. The characters in The Importance of Being Earnest, especially Lady Bracknell, mock the snobbism of the upper class…

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    Robin Goodfellow

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    Who can you think of that could tolerate Robin Goodfellow? Well, Sally Sue would be the perfect match. No man could tolerate her either. She is smart and funny. And just like Goodfellow she loves to pull her friends leg. They both have never had much luck with dates. Those two are just alike. They would be the perfect match. These two have both never had very much luck with mates. Sue has even tried online dating, but that backfired. The problem is nobody can tolerate the two. They are always…

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    The arrogance and cockiness of wealthy people have been relevant throughout all times but the reason why they were arrogant or cocky during Jane Austen’s time is altogether different from the twenty-first century. Pride and Prejudice is a book written by Jane Austen that is set in the early 19th century. One of the main themes of this book is wealth and social class differences that has a huge impact on all of the problems that occurred during the book. In the book, there were many scenes where…

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    In the novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen illustrate how a society can manipulate someone into believing what their purpose or goals are in life. The novel took place during the early 19th century in England where social status was extremely important in the society. In the novel, the characters actions demonstrate how society has impacted their lives and decisions. The Bennets main objective of getting their daughter married, Lady De Bourgh trying to keep her high status, and decisions…

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    The Use of Verbal, Situational, and Dramatic Ironies in Pride and Prejudice In Pride and Prejudice, Austen uses several literary techniques to build character, push the plot along, emphasize themes, and also offer insight to readers on the ongoing situations. Almost all of this is presented through some sort of irony whether it is verbal, situational, or dramatic. These ironies occur when there is a discrepancy between what should be and what actually is and the effect of these is different…

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