Director Douglas McGrath took on a challenge when he agreed to direct Emma, a film adaptation of Jane Austen's timeless classic. It is always a gamble for a director to take on a much loved story for film, but McGrath has succeeded spectacularly in this lavish love story. Austen's novel ...

In Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice the most important topic to theme and character development throughout the novel is that of courtship and marriage. From the very first chapter; the very first line, in fact, you see that this is a novel about the surmounting obstacles of courtship...

Literature can be expressed in many ways. Some people use literature to portray life experiences. In my preference, I enjoy reading novels that I am able to relate to my own life. Most often, I love to read romance novels and poetry. Romance novels give you an understanding of different aspects of l...

The novel Pride and Prejudice, written by Jane Austen, contains a great deal of satire used to express Austen's attitude toward marriage in the 19th century. Austen uses satire to describe various types of marriages and the reasons behind them. She makes it clear that marriages are based upon...

In Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen expresses her views of the pride and prejudice that exist in her society. Two major scenes in the story that display these are the two proposals made by Mr. Darcy. They scenes are key examples of pride and prejudice and are considered major events in the story. ...

Pride and Prejudice In Jane Austen's novel, Pride and Prejudice, matrimony is primarily viewed in two ways, as the result of falling in love or the means of securing one's future. The latter being important to those who are not financially set or do not place very high in the soci...

Since its initial publishing in eighteen-thirteen, Pride and Prejudice continuously promulgates the world with a maudlin tale of the Bennet family women, as well as their various suitors. The work concentrates on the "courtship of a genteel young woman" (Kroeber 510h) and the development ...

What makes two things similar? Some similarities are obscure, while others are obvious. Many movies share similar objectives, but no two movies have more in common than Emma and Clueless. These two movies have many common factors of which character comparison and plot are included. The character...

A Close Reading of "Pride and Prejudice" Chapter 1 The opening line of "Pride and Prejudice" is arguably one of the most famous and universally loved openings of a novel, as a statement it reveals a great deal about the novel. Indeed it sets the stage for a first chapter that...

Jane Austen's protagonists, Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice and Emma Woodhouse in Emma, have three distinct similarities. Both the girls come from the same types of families with similar societal status. They have similar personality traits that are good. The protagonists also have...

Escaping the Fog of Pride and Prejudice The words of the title of Jane Austen's novel, Pride and Prejudice, shroud the main characters, Elizabeth and Darcy in a fog. The plot of the novel focuses on how Elizabeth and Darcy escape the fog and find each other. Both characters must individua...

It is wrong to conclude that Jane Austen lived during an uneventful period in history. Her short life took place in the reign of George III and had several important events and changes as its background (Sherry10) "She is known for her w...

Transformation is not just an excuse for using someone else's ideas, but a way of repositioning both texts for a wider audience allowing reflection upon the new resonating with the old. The transformation process has repositioned the reception of the original text. The setting shifts from early...