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Pride and Prejudice | Study Guide

Jane Austen

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Author

Jane Austen

Year Published

1813

Type

Novel

Genre

Romance

Perspective and Narrator

Pride and Prejudice has a third-person omniscient narrator. Austen often employs a narrative technique called free indirect discourse, in which the line between the narrator's and the characters' voices seems to blur, giving deep insight into characters' inner thoughts.

Tense

Pride and Prejudice is told primarily in the past tense.

About the Title

The title alludes to two traits demonstrated by the main characters, Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet. Darcy's superior manner and Elizabeth's initial judgments about his character lead to misunderstandings, open conflict, and, eventually, reconciliation.

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Father Father Father Sisters Sisters Mr. Bennet Father of five daughters; master of Longbourn Jane Bennet Kindhearted, trusting 22-year-old Elizabeth Bennet Quick-witted, lively 20-year-old Fitzwilliam Darcy Proud but sincere 28-year-old aristocrat Lydia Bennet Impulsive teenaged girl; the youngest Bennet George Wickham Charming militia lieutenant Charles Bingley Wealthy young gentleman; rents Netherfield Park Sisters Courts, marries Courts, marries Marries
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Characters

Elizabeth Bennet Fitzwilliam Darcy Jane Bennet Mr. Bennet Charles Bingley Lydia Bennet George Wickham

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Themes

Social Class Reputation Love versus Marriage
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