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Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen

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Summary
Characters
Main Ideas
- Themes
- Plot Analysis
- Protagonist
- Antagonist
- Setting
- Motifs
- Symbols
- Genre
- Allusions
- Style
- Point of View
- Tone
- Foreshadowing
- Key Facts
- Who is prideful and who is prejudiced?
Quotes
- Important Quotations Explained
- Quotes By Symbol
- Pemberley
Further Study
Writing Help

Further Study

Themes, Motifs, and Symbols Quiz

Further Study Themes, Motifs, and Symbols Quiz

1 of 5
What hinders romantic love in the novel

Rigid gender roles imposed by society
Religious conventions and tradition
Each individual's cynicism and doubt
Social conventions and concern for appearances

2 of 5
In the society portrayed in the novel, what is most important to a woman

Her beauty
Her generosity
Her patience
Her reputation

3 of 5
What is the role of journeys in the novel

They represent the narrowness of characters' perspectives.
They initiate changes in the characters' lives.
They show the effect of distance on love.
They highlight the historical context of the novel.

4 of 5
Which character's home plays the greatest symbolic role in the novel

Darcy's
Elizabeth's
Bingley's
Mr. Collins's

5 of 5
In what way is Austen's criticism of class limited

She only criticizes the unsympathetic characters.
She does not seem to take it seriously herself.
She is overly pessimistic about social change.
She ignores the lower classes entirely.

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