Pride And Prejudice: Irony
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"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a
good fortune, must be in want of a wife".(pg.1) The first sentence of Jane
Austen's Pride and Prejudice is perhaps the most famous opening of all English
comedies concerning social manners. It encapsulates the ambitions ....
Middle of paper
.... of many other figures; the
haughty Lady Catherine de Bourgh, the fatuous Mr. Collins; the younger Bennet
daughter, Lydia; and her lover, Wickham, with whom she scandalously elopes. It
is often pointed out that Austen's novels emphasize characterization and
romanticism, but in Pride and Prejudice the emphasis is on the irony, values and
realism of the characters as they develop throughout the story.
Jane Austen's irony is devastating in its exposure of foolishness and hypocrisy.
Self-del ....
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Page count: 5 (approximately 250 words per page)
