Language In Clarissa, Evelina And Pride And Prejudice
Language In Clarissa, Evelina And Pride And Prejudice Language In Clarissa, Evelina And Pride And Prejudice
in Jane Austenf s world" (2). The instruments of strict settlement and primogeniture worked like a well-oiled machine for Mr. Darcy. Bennet, Collins, Wickham, as well as Austenrs women, represent characters who experience the effects of unforeseen circumstances imposed even with the best intentions of the law of strict settlement. Duckworth points out that many of Austenrs characters are exposed to the uncertainty of losing the comfort and security of "property" (3). They become "isolated from a stable and inherited 'estate,'" and then suffer being excluded not only from their station in life, but also from "[their] 'grounds' of being and actionsf' (4) . Mr. Bennet, Mr. Collins, and Mr. Wickham do not have the same control and confidence in their futures as Darcy for the same reason that the practice of inheritance and marriage settlements overpowers "their ground of being and action." In stark contrast to the precarious states of these three gentlemen, Judith Newton observes, "Darcy is also presently aware of his power to bestow value, whether it is his desirable attention or his desirable fortune and station" (65) . The contrast between the positions of these men is startling. However, one must consider a more startling event of the future: Mr. Darcy
and Mr. Collins could well find themselves in the same position as Mr. Bennet at the opening of Pride and Prejudice.
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and Mr. Collins could well find themselves in the same<br />
position as Mr. Bennet at the opening of <strong>Pride</strong> and<br />
<strong>Prejudice</strong>.
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