The Subtle Humor Of Pride And Prejudice
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Of all the novels that Jane Austen has written, critics consider Pride
and Prejudice to be the most comical. Humor can be found everywhere in the book;
in it's character descriptions, imagery, but mostly in it's conversations
between characters. Her novels were not only her way of entertaining pe ....
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.... on her own personal opinions.
The comic techniques caricatures, irony, and satire, not only helped to provide
humor for Austen's readers, but they also helped Austen to give her own personal
opinion on public matters.
When an action is exaggerated on stage by an actor, it becomes all the
more noticeable to the audience. An author can exaggerate a character in order
to make fun of them. Austen exaggerates many of her characters and therefore
makes caricatures of them in order to emphasize ....
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