Choose one of the following prompt based on the book pride and prejudice and write a 5 page page essay based on ONE of the following prompt. Include the chapter and the page number.

 

Paper Topics: Prompt #1 - "But when you have had time to think it all over, I hope you will be satisfied with what I have done," says Charlotte Lucas to her dearest friend, Elizabeth Bennett, as she announces her engagement to Mr. Collins. Explain both Charlotte's and Mr. Collin's views on marriage. Explain as well how their views differ from those of Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy. More generally, how do the similarities and differences between the two couples' views on marriage highlight the societal and familial expectations placed upon young persons in the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries? Prompt #2 - A major factor at the core of Pride and Prejudice is the entail. Explain what the entail is in the novel, how it functions in the details of the story, as well as the multiple ways in which it set up the larger issues Jane Austen sought to address in the novel. Prompt #3 - Chapter 1 of Pride and Prejudice ends with the following sentence: "The business of [Mrs. Bennet's] life was to get her daughters married; its solace was visiting and news." What role does Mrs. Bennet play in the book? How does it compare and contrast to the role played by Lady Catherine de Bourgh? Or even Mr. Bennet? What do the roles of these characters reveal about the "business" of marriage in the late-18th, early 19th centuries, the era in which Jane Austen lived?