Comparing Two Proposals to Elizabeth Bennet The tow proposals to Elizabeth Bennet differed in many ways. Both came out of nowhere for Elizabeth and to her were utterly preposterous at the time. Elizabeth is aware of Mr Collin's fondness toward her and so when her mother urges her to have a private audience with Mr Collins she tries her best to avoid having to endure his proposal and giving him the rejection that she eventually gives. Lizzy says, 'Dear Ma'am, do no go- I beg you will not go- Mr Collins must excuse me. - He can have nothing to say to me that any body need not hear. I am going away myself.' This is Elizabeth's way of politely trying to indicate to her mother that she does not want to be left alone with her cousin and therefore does not want to hear his proposal. Her mother however is oblivious to Elizabeth's efforts to avoid this embarrassing situation and Mrs Bennet simply says, 'Lizzy I insist on your staying and hearing Mr Collins.' Mrs Bennet does not seem to care about her daughter's obvious resistance to marrying Mr Collins; however I think that she only has her family's best interests at heart. Mrs Bennet knows that her estate is entailed to Mr Collins; If Elizabeth married him it would ensure a comfortable financial situation for her and her family once her husband had died. When Mrs Bennet finally left, Elizabeth was left alone with Mr Collins, and in his usual manner he launched into his proposal, 'Believe me, my dear Miss Elizabeth, that your modesty, so far from doing you any disservice, rather adds to your other perfections. You would have been less amiable in my eyes had there not been this little unw... ... middle of paper ... ... woman 'should behave'. Women were 'supposed' to be meek, gentle and passive creatures, which is everything opposite to how lizzy behaves during both of these proposals. Both of these refusals would have been surprising replies to two very eligible men. As a reader I never had any doubt that Lizzy would refuse any proposal from Mr Collins, however I can see the sense of the times in marrying for financial gain considering women's rights and constraints. The two proposals are different in the fact that one could never be accepted and the other would be sensible financially. However, I think that they are both very similar in the way that neither emphasises their love or admiration of Elizabeth, but merely highlights her and her family's social position and ends up insulting he far more than the compliment of a proposal.
Have you ever wondered how women helped our country? There was and still are women who changed or change the world today. Like Shirley Muldowney,and Rose Will Monroe, or Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Susan B. Anthony, maybe Hillary Clinton. Some of these women changed little things and some changed big things, but they all made a difference in their own way.
Let nothing, but the most imperative duty, call you out upon your reception day. Your callers are, in a measure, invited guests, and it will be an insulting mark of rudeness to be out when they call. Neither can you be excused, except in case of sickness. (123)
Ram Mohan once said, “Two people of similar nature can never get along, it takes two opposites to harmonize.” In the play, Much Ado About Nothing, by William Shakespeare, a prince named Don Pedro tried to entwine two couples together. After he returns from war, his partner Claudio claims he is in love with Leonato's daughter Hero and tries to win her heart. While this romance was blooming, Don Pedro decides to unite the two quarreling lovers, Beatrice and Benedick together. Don John, the illegitimate brother of Don Pedro, constantly tries to come between these plans and ruin the marriage of Claudio and Hero for the sake of revenge. Throughout this play, benedick and Claudio exhibit opposite personality traits which impacted the plot by delivering the message that deceit usually leads to strong emotions or transformation.
Congresswoman Elizabeth Hanford Dole grew up in North Carolina in the small town of Salisbury ,and was born to a wholesaler on July 29, 1936. Dole had a privileged childhood and had the opportunity to study private balled and horseback riding amongst other things. As she grew up she became a model student succeeding in academics as well as extracurricular activities, such as drama and student government; and even got elected as president of her freshman class. After high school like many girls her age, Dole proceeded to go to college where she followed in her brothers footsteps and attended Duke University where she majored in political science in 1958 after which she did post-graduate work at Oxford in 1959 (“San Diego 96”). Some of her many accomplishments while there was to be elected May queen, Student body president, and even got accepted into an undergraduate honors society by the name of Phi Beta Kappa.
One day, whilst sauntering along the streets, I arrested myself in the act of murmuring, half aloud, these customary syllables. In a fit of petulance, I remodelled them thus; "I am safe -- I am safe -- yes -- if I be not fool enough to make open confession!"
The supporters of proportional representation (James Madison, James Wilson, and Rufus King) argued that the number of members in both houses should be based on the number of people that they would represent. Since government both acted and represented the people, they believe that the government should give equal voting power to an equal number of people. Madison argues that the states should not be represented as states in national gov. (each representative should serve a district and connect the people of that district to the national government). Others argued for equal representation of the states (as in Articles of Confederation). These delegates believe that U.S. was confederation of separate states, and the national government derived
Eleanor Roosevelt and Mary McLeod Bethune and both very similar but yet very different. Some ways that they are different is the Eleanor Roosevelt was a first lady and Mary McLeod Bethune was not and she didn’t really have any connection to the president like Eleanor did. Mary was the highest ranked black administer and she worked a lot with groups of black people to make their lives better. They both come from very different backgrounds Mary comes from a rough background where they didn’t have very much money, her parents were slaves and, she had many siblings. Eleanor Roosevelt comes from the opposite background where her grandparents had lots of money and for a while she was really dependent on other people for many things. Mary was always
...o the boss every once in a while-or to our spouse, our family, people on the street. No, you can't cut into my lane. No, you can't check out ahead of me even though you've only got the one can of beans. No, you can't change the channel, or ask me to pick the children up from practice.
me once again someday, I promise. Just keep our chief and yourself away from trouble. Good luck. I love you, Baby.”
“Please don’t make me go, Sir Percival.” Tears streamed down Dee’s little cheeks. “Let me stay with my brother. I won’t be any trouble at all.”
The Puritans are a group of individuals who were looking for religious freedom in Britain. Studying the Author's work from a single time period helps readers understanding their way of life and beliefs . Although Anne Bradstreet and Jonathan Edwards were both puritans , their writing and persuasive tactics differ in many ways .
American literature in the early days talks a lot about spiritual beliefs and different ways of writing. Anne Bradstreet and Jonathan Edwards are both Puritan authors from the 1700’s. Anne and Jonathan have different views on God and their ways of life from each other. Bradstreet, a housewife and author shows some of her ways in her writings To my Dear and Loving Husband, and Upon the Burning of Our House. Edwards, a preacher and author shows some of his ways in his writing Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God. Both of their views on god and life completely vary. They provide interesting views on spiritual beliefs and different ways of writing.
Using Caroline Bingley as a foil to Elizabeth, Austen critiques the aspirations and achievements that are traditionally considered to be of value to women. Caroline’s outlook regarding what makes women accomplished finds resonance with James Fordyce’s Sermons to Young Women (1766). These stereotypical regency-era ideals encourage ‘instruction in the fine arts’ (Fordyce, 127), including the study of embroidery, drawing, music and dance and completely discount the value of academic achievements. In contrast, Elizabeth is deeply interested in intellectual pursuits yet has not received a typical female education with ‘steady and regular instruction’ (Austen, 161) administered by a governess. Although Austen contrasts these two methods of education,
Anne Bradstreet and Edward Taylor are two of the most recognizable poets from early American History; they were also both American Puritans, who changed the world with their poetry. We can see many similarities in their poetry when it comes to the importance of religion and also on having children and losing children. There are however differences in the audience of their poetry and their personal views on marriage. Bradstreet and Taylor both came over to America in the 17th century and settled in New England. Though Taylor came years later we can see the similarities through their poetry.
In the book Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen decided to make Elizabeth Bennet the central character. Elizabeth is the second eldest of the Bennet sisters and from the very beginning of the book; we can sense that the whole plot in the story is based around her. Therefore, we can suggest that there are many reasons to think that Elizabeth is the heroine in Pride and Prejudice. However, I believe that before arguing on this idea, we must define the concept of heroine. When we talk about the heroine of a story, we usually expect a woman who is brave, courageous, trustworthy and has many other positive qualities, depending on what she does. This makes the reader like the heroine more than any other character in the story. However, the question is if Elizabeth fits into this general frame for heroines.