Language In Clarissa, Evelina And Pride And Prejudice

and work. He exhibits exquisite control of the language
within the novel and shows a profound knowledge not only
of the broad interpretations of inheritance practice, but
also of the contrary nuances often accompanying day-to-
day inconsistencies in families that would pose potential
problems for smooth inheritance.
The majority of characters in Clarissa are in
control of the language of inheritance. Many of them are
capable of manipulating the strict settlement system and
its partner, marriage settlement. Clarissa must use or
manipulate the language of inheritance, which she does
very well from the beginning, in order to attempt to gain
of power over her future. Other characters, like her
brother and Lovelace, are already in control of the
language; they use the laws of strict settlement and
marriage practice to silence Clarissa her parents and
others who could support her, even save her from harm.
Clarissa also centers on its heroine's ability to
"inherit," a term that becomes, within the context of
each separate inheritance plot, a subversive and slippery
term not only for her, but also for those who work for
and against her.
Discussing the inheritance law in the eighteenth
century literature must begin with a discussion of