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Works of Jane Austen: Essay Questions and Bibliography

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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Austen, Jane

Austen, Jane
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Essay Questions and Bibliography

Essay Questions And Answers

1. Discuss the significance of the title.

Pride and prejudice are the traits that help determine the actions of the
two main characters and thereby the course of the plot. In this sense, the
story is about pride and prejudice, about the effects of these vices on
persons and events. The "pride" consists in an unrealistic exaggeration of
one's importance, and it manifests itself socially in discourtesy and
generally unjust and offensive treatment of others. Pride may well be the
occasion of ...

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