Lady Catherine de Bourgh is one of Austen’s background characters in ‘Pride and Prejudice’ but her role and presence in the novel shouldn’t be underestimated; her interactions provide us with entertainment, frustration, exposes aspects to main characters we would otherwise not see, and importantly, is the unknowing catalyst that finally brings closure to the love story between Elizabeth Bennett and Mr Darcy. We are first introduced to “her Ladyship” through the comical and ridiculous Mr Collins, who has the utmost reverence and respect, and slightly deluded admiration for his patroness. During his visit to Longbourn he conjures up an image of Lady Catherine de Bourgh by his continual reference to her greatness and comparisons to her décor. Although the readers instinct is that this is not a character who we will come to love let alone like, leeway is initially given to judgment due to Mr Collins’ character alone. Lady Catherine de Bourgh is a wealthy and domineering woman who is conveniently Mr Darcy’s aunt.
The characters in ‘The eve of St. Agnes’ are typical of those in many classic fictitious romantic stories of the period. Using Vladimir Propp’s character theory we are able distinguish certain fairy tale characters: the princess (who marries the hero, often sought for during the narrative is much sought after during the narrative) is Madaline; the hero or victim (who reacts to the donor and weds the princess) is Porphyro; the donor (who prepares the hero or gives the hero a magical object) and the (magical) helper (who assists the hero in his quest) are both the Beadsman and Angela. There is also a possible villain (who attempts but fails to overcome the hero) which could either be Madaline’s drunken family or perhaps the giant hound they must face at the end of the poem. Overall, it is clear that Keats has been influenced by the typical pattern of a story, and each characters role fits perfectly with Propp’s theory. Although he is the hero of the piece, Prophyros character is deeply flawed, at least in the eyes of the church.
And critics of this persuasion have generally stressed the importance of characteristics such as complexity, aesthetic unity, literary language, subject matter, and canonical status.” Through a study of feminism and feminist approaches to the novel, it has opened up new meanings in my reading of the text. Constance “Connie” Chatterley (formerly Reid), is an intellectual socially progressive female that is strong, aristocratic who is very sexually aware and has a healthy sexual appetite due to her time spent on the continent. While she did not know this would occur, in marrying a nobleman, albeit a minor one, she binds herself to aristocracy, a loveless marriage and the heartless, consuming world that comes with it. She is a new brand of woman trapped in an ‘old’ world structure. Clifford is a stereotypical aristocrat of the 20th century, he does not value or respect women, he is obnoxious, emotionally negligent and is constantly preoccupied with making money, and everything else is of little significance to him; he pursues money and fame through the manipulation of words.
There is a risky edge to this talk because they had both been in love with the same man and k new it at the time. One of the women had been engaged to him, and duly married him, yet it is she, Mrs. Slade, who now asks herself, in relation to t he other, “Would she never cure herself of envying her?” (17)—and who pushes the conversation forward with further questions. In its final pages, the story moves into high gear with the dis closure, one after another, of three interlocking secrets from that time. M rs. Ansley had received a letter from Delphin Slade inviting her to meet h im one night at the Colosseum.
Symbolism in Heroine of Tender is the Night to Zelda Fitzgerald F. Scott Fitzgerald had a captivating life with his wife Zelda. The heroines in Fitzgerald’s novels and Zelda have many things in common. Fitzgerald and Zelda were considered adored by society, but eventually their tumultuous relationship proved to be the destruction of their marriage and lives. Zelda Fitzgerald greatly influenced Fitzgerald’s characters in his writing. Zelda and Nicole Diver in Tender is the Night are rich socialites seduced by living in the exuberant lifestyles they were accustomed to enjoying.
The hunchback The hunchback, Cousin Lymon, is one of the three main characters in The Ballad of the Sad Cafe novella. The story is about a love triangle and betrayal: between Miss. Amelia, Marvin Macy and Cousin Lymon. The hunchback is the most interesting character in the story for he is an intelligent, attention seeker, adventures character. Throughout the essay you will notice these traits throughout his actions.
Nevertheless, Wuthering Heights is respected by many and remembered to be a timeless tragic love story. In the novel, the power of passion is developed through an immutable eternal love that at times is detrimental to and scorned by others, but ultimately is authentic in its eerie ways: boundless despite its several flaws. The novel Wuthering Heights is set in late 18th century and continued through a generation in the 19th century. Nelly Dean, a household servant and nanny retells the story through her vivid memory to her master Lockwood, the new tenant of Thrushcross Grange. The story revolves around two families, two generations and two houses: Thrushcross Grange and Wuthering Heights.
Daisy is Nick's family, whereas Tom, as well as being her husband, is just someone Nick knew from college. This makes it surprising that Nick would reference Tom over her, but especially with the fact that it says Daisy is his 'second cousin once removed', this whole paragraph creates an image of Daisy being second best, inferior to
In ‘strange fits’ Wordsworth describes a relationship blossoming, and the feelings associated with that relationship “Strange fits of passion have I known, and I will dare to tell”. The importance of intuition, imagination and emotion over reason. “O mercy! To myself I cried, if Lucy should be dead!” convey a sense of both love as something amazing and something yearned
The Importance of Being Earnest The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde is a story that presents many ongoing themes. Triviality, duplicity, a satiric view of society, marriage, class distinction and gender-role switching are themes that seemed dominant throughout the play. In my perspective, marriage was one of the most important. Using Aristotle’s Six Definitions of Tragedy, the theme of marriage can be analyzed to better understand how it drives the play. The four main characters in this play are John Worthing, Gwendolen Fairfax, Algernon Moncrieff, and Cecily Cardew.