I feel Elizabeth is naive when it comes to judging people as she shouldn't read a book by it's cover as this is prejudiced. It could be seen that Elizabeth's sudden change of heart is influenced by Charlotte's success is securing a rich man. Perhaps Elizabeth's prejudiced view towards men and seemed hatred for them suggests sexual confusion. Elizabeth may be seduced by Darcy's money and status which overides her actual opinion of him. However Elizabeth shows she is intelligent and witty throughout the novel and puts forward ideas which could be seen as outragous in her time. This shows her feminist views as she believes men and women should have equal rights.
Her close relationship with her father suggests she is still attached in a childish way which prevents her from maturing socially and she doesn't want to leave him as she feels he is the most important person in her life. The way Elizabeth ridicules others suggest she has low self confidence and tries to put down others down to make herself feel better about herself as she is not seen as the prettiest. She tries to contradict other peoples opinion which shows she domineering and self centered and doesn't ever think there may even be slight chance she is wrong. Overall Elizabeth is intelligent but naive.
Wednesday 26 October 2011
Tuesday 18 October 2011
Jane Austen
Jane Austen (16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature, her realism and biting social commentary cementing her historical importance among scholars and critics.
Austen lived her entire life as part of a close-knit family located on the lower fringes of the English landed gentry She was educated primarily by her father and older brothers as well as through her own reading. The steadfast support of her family was critical to her development as a professional writer. Her artistic apprenticeship lasted from her teenage years until she was about 35 years old. During this period, she experimented with various literary forms, including the epistolary novel which she tried then abandoned, and wrote and extensively revised three major novels and began a fourth. From 1811 until 1816, with the release of Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814) and Emma (1816), she achieved success as a published writer. She wrote two additional novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, both published posthumously in 1818, and began a third, which was eventually titled Sanditon, but died before completing it.
Austen lived her entire life as part of a close-knit family located on the lower fringes of the English landed gentry She was educated primarily by her father and older brothers as well as through her own reading. The steadfast support of her family was critical to her development as a professional writer. Her artistic apprenticeship lasted from her teenage years until she was about 35 years old. During this period, she experimented with various literary forms, including the epistolary novel which she tried then abandoned, and wrote and extensively revised three major novels and began a fourth. From 1811 until 1816, with the release of Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814) and Emma (1816), she achieved success as a published writer. She wrote two additional novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, both published posthumously in 1818, and began a third, which was eventually titled Sanditon, but died before completing it.
Friday 14 October 2011
Ellie Davidson, points of view
The points of view vary form Rosetti and Pride and Prejudice, men are potrayed as an essential in Pride and prejudice, however, Rosetti potrays men as unhuman, and destroy relationships, not make them.
In pride and prejudice a lot of the points of view of people are mainly on marriage, however characters within the novel all have very different views on marriage, Lady Catherine believes a family and children come from marriage, and you should only marry people within your social class. However, Mrs Bennet feels it is important her daugters should marry for money and security.
Rosetti includes the societys point of view of sex before marriage;
'Neighbours call me an outcast thing'
Using the word neighbours enables you to know it is her society, and a different point of view, calling her an outcast thing due to loss of virginity, gives you an insight to the opinion of other people in her poetry, I feel this is an effetive technique used by Rosetti.
In pride and prejudice a lot of the points of view of people are mainly on marriage, however characters within the novel all have very different views on marriage, Lady Catherine believes a family and children come from marriage, and you should only marry people within your social class. However, Mrs Bennet feels it is important her daugters should marry for money and security.
Rosetti includes the societys point of view of sex before marriage;
'Neighbours call me an outcast thing'
Using the word neighbours enables you to know it is her society, and a different point of view, calling her an outcast thing due to loss of virginity, gives you an insight to the opinion of other people in her poetry, I feel this is an effetive technique used by Rosetti.
Tuesday 11 October 2011
Saturday 8 October 2011
The convent threshold.
Possible destinations;
1) A structured plea for her lover to join her in heaven; 'mount with me,mount the kindled stair' This quote not only shows her desperacy in wanting her lover to forever be with her, it largely hints that it is heaven she wants him to join her in, the 'kindled stair' is metaphoricaly talking about the stairway to heaven. A lot of Rosettis poetry has religous views maybe sugesting Rosetti is highly religous?
2) An exploration between Earth and heaven;
'You looking Earthward, what you see?' 'Milk white, wine flushed, among the vines'
These two quotes are suggesting that maybe heaven and Earth aren't that different, and that her lover is looking towards Earth, maybe this is suggesting that he is not wanting to go up to heaven with his 'lover' this gets you questioning as to why? has she done the guilty deed that is continously talked about, 'repent with me' and this is why he is reluctantly to wount the kindled stair with her, or is it infact him that has sinned, if it is the male in the poem that has sinned this would fit in with Rosettis past history of giving any male character in her poetry a negative vibe.
3)Happiness is an illusion on Earth; 'Today is short, tomorrow nigh' This is suggesting life is short. 'Kneel,wreck,knock, do violence pray' suggesting violence on Earth. Not only does the speaker constantly keep reminding herself?her lover? that life is short, she gives Earth a negative sense of feeling, however this is one of few quotes that stand out from the rest, she switches between giving heaven and Earth various similarities, other quotes, however suggest that they are very different.
These are 3 possible destinations of the poem.
1) A structured plea for her lover to join her in heaven; 'mount with me,mount the kindled stair' This quote not only shows her desperacy in wanting her lover to forever be with her, it largely hints that it is heaven she wants him to join her in, the 'kindled stair' is metaphoricaly talking about the stairway to heaven. A lot of Rosettis poetry has religous views maybe sugesting Rosetti is highly religous?
2) An exploration between Earth and heaven;
'You looking Earthward, what you see?' 'Milk white, wine flushed, among the vines'
These two quotes are suggesting that maybe heaven and Earth aren't that different, and that her lover is looking towards Earth, maybe this is suggesting that he is not wanting to go up to heaven with his 'lover' this gets you questioning as to why? has she done the guilty deed that is continously talked about, 'repent with me' and this is why he is reluctantly to wount the kindled stair with her, or is it infact him that has sinned, if it is the male in the poem that has sinned this would fit in with Rosettis past history of giving any male character in her poetry a negative vibe.
3)Happiness is an illusion on Earth; 'Today is short, tomorrow nigh' This is suggesting life is short. 'Kneel,wreck,knock, do violence pray' suggesting violence on Earth. Not only does the speaker constantly keep reminding herself?her lover? that life is short, she gives Earth a negative sense of feeling, however this is one of few quotes that stand out from the rest, she switches between giving heaven and Earth various similarities, other quotes, however suggest that they are very different.
These are 3 possible destinations of the poem.
Wednesday 5 October 2011
Mr Francis, planning our essay
To what extent do you agree that women in cousin Kate are heroic?
Planning this essay question;
It could be argued that Cousin Kate is heroic for remaining virtous to the good lord, until wed, however it is seen that the speakers 'love was true' towards the lord, and he just 'cast her aside' suggesting that Cousin Kate is no more heroic than the speaker.
The narrator is potrayed as heroic, this is shown by all of the neighbours who call her an 'outcast thing' this suggest that due to being tricked by the lord, she goes through bad times and is trodden on by society for loosing her virginity to the 'great lord' without being married, however as the poem goes on we see that the woman has the stronger argument, she has a son, this shows her seeing through the abuse and can see she is the bigger, stronger person, not being shallow dwelling on the fact she made a mistake.
There are many more ideas as to why the women can be potrayed as heroic in my essay.
Planning this essay question;
It could be argued that Cousin Kate is heroic for remaining virtous to the good lord, until wed, however it is seen that the speakers 'love was true' towards the lord, and he just 'cast her aside' suggesting that Cousin Kate is no more heroic than the speaker.
The narrator is potrayed as heroic, this is shown by all of the neighbours who call her an 'outcast thing' this suggest that due to being tricked by the lord, she goes through bad times and is trodden on by society for loosing her virginity to the 'great lord' without being married, however as the poem goes on we see that the woman has the stronger argument, she has a son, this shows her seeing through the abuse and can see she is the bigger, stronger person, not being shallow dwelling on the fact she made a mistake.
There are many more ideas as to why the women can be potrayed as heroic in my essay.
Saturday 1 October 2011
My Francis. Cousin Kate 2
Discussing the view point of different people in Cousin Kate was interesting, society see The 'cottage maiden' as 'an outcast thing', however they see 'O cousin Kate' as 'good and pure' this is becuase he 'bound her with his ring' Kate got wed before loosing her virginity, society see 'cottage maiden' as cheap and easy because he 'lured her into his palace house' though her 'love was true' and Kates was 'written in sand' i believe Rosetti included these lines, showing the innocent cottage maiden is still innocent and 'good and pure' however, she was tricked into loosing her virginity by the lord, Rosetti potrays the lord as bad, he is the only male in the poem so our attention is focused on him throughout, again his negative hurtful ways potray men as bad, just like Goblin market did. I have written more about this in the essay we were set for homework.
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