Proposal to Elizabeth, second proposal to Elizabeth. “she hardly knew how to suppose that she could be an object of admiration to so great a man.” Darcy ch 10 -Jane- kind-hearted and cautious with her feelings. Oldest of Bennett daughters. Falling in Love with Mr. Bingley. “Laugh as much as you choose, but you will not laugh me out of my opinion.” Jane ch 17 -Charles Bingley- Easily influenced and a nice man.
He gasps in awe of her and startles Arcite, who then spots Emelye as well. Arcite then tells Palamon that he has fallen in love with Emelye and the two enter a bitter feud, claiming each loved her before the other. This reaction is very much standard in the courtly love system. It is considered sweet and gentlemanly for a man to swoon so over a woman and
AP English Literature 4 April 2013 Victorian Era Satirization in The Importance of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde creates a light, yet well constructed, piece of timeless literature through The Importance of Being Earnest with strong characters and themes that satirize the Victorian era and its views. Aspects of Victorian society that are expressed very clearly throughout the text include society’s pride in status and arranged marriage, the importance of manners, and how people could find themselves stuck inside their own world of upper class and their mind. Wilde took these themes and brought them to extremes in hopes of showing the absurdity that he believed was behind the values of the time period through his characters and how they interact with one another with regard to Victorian values. Being of high class himself, Wilde was able to identify and understand the different variables of upper class society well and express them through his writing. Marriage, during this time period, was arranged by the authorities of the household and chosen to push someone higher up on the social ladder.
The characters in ‘Oliver Twist’ are successful as they are often labelled with some idiosyncrasy which represents Dickens’ distaste for society. He also loved to use melodrama, which is reflected in his characters, to create empathy and sympathy for a character. While Bumble has a complete lack of sympathy towards Oliver, Mr Sowerberry tries to win Oliver over by attempting to be nice to him, and therefore be seen as an author figure to Oliver. The characters in this chapter are presented as villains to show how Dickens felt about the authority figures in the 1830’s. As in many other of his books, Dickens uses his character’s personalities to represent the attitudes of society.
The use of alliteration ‘head in humbler black’ and ‘superb in silk and fur’ indicates that even the headmistress is dwarfed by his presence because of how elegant and classy he is. Eisenbart is ironically mocked by the shaking of one’s hands whose arrogance matches him, a school girl ‘He took her hand and felt its voltage fling’. The shaking
But Daisy was a very picky girl. You can tell when she ignored all of the non wealthy, non classy men that tried to woo her. But then, the rich, handsome, elegant Jay Gatsby introduced himself to her, she couldn't have found a better person. Distracted by the present figure of Gatsby, she didn't love Gatsby, it was the image. For Gatsby, it made him believe that Daisy really fell in love with him.
The Londoners have lost their traditional automatic good nature and replaced it with a lifestyle motivated solely by getting the most for oneself with the least amount of work. They are “selfish men” and need to be “[raised] up” by someone that proved to be an exemplary English citizen. Wordsworth calls on Milton to come back and return to London’s men their righteousness and strength. In the sestet, Wordsworth shifts tone and utilizes figurative language, details, and imagery in order to offer up Milton as an example of the ideal London man. He shifts from presenting his concern to instead showing how the city’s faults can be corrected by emulating Milton’s behavior.
Margaret Macomber’s love for her husband is debatable at best. She seems much more interested in flirting with their guide, Robert Wilson, than in encouraging her husband. In fact, she is brazen and unabashed about her sexual dalliance with Wilson and taunts her husband with it. Hemingway writes that she is “an extremely handsome and well-kept woman.” The phrase “well-kept” is particularly revealing in its multiple meanings. On one hand, Margot is fashionable and presents herself well.
In The Importance of Being Earnest, the character Gwendolen Fairfax is one of the two female leads. Being a member of high society, Gwendolen is shown to be very sophisticated and confident, but still manages to look a little foolish. She is also the love interest of one of the protagonists of the play, Jack Worthing. Throughout the play, Gwendolen is used as a tool to discuss Victorian values and marriage and her over-confident personality also helps provide humor for the audience, since her values make her look foolish especially because of her large ego and pride. In the play, Gwendolen sets the image for a typical Victorian woman, along with her mother, Lady Bracknell.
Daisy grabs all of the shirts and starts to cry because she loves wealth and expensive cloths. Daisy also knows if she just stayed with Gatsby she could have an amazing life but be in love at the same