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Charlotte Lucas
Chapter Quotation Idea Analysis Device
5 ‘’he has a right to be Class Miss Lucas thinks that people of a
proud’’ higher class have a right to be rude.
Money and Her attitude to men of fortune - we
Marriage anticipate her accepting Collins’
proposal
6 ‘fixing’ ‘she is secure’ Money and Austen’s diction is very practical; Critique
‘object’ Marriage ‘object’ and ‘fixing’. It also shows
materialism. Love is not a
Position of prerequisite of marriage in this
Women society. Security is of the
uppermost importance for women
because of their position. The novel
is political; criticism of how women
have to be so dependent on men.
6 ‘’Happiness in Position of Cannot blame women for their
marriage is entirely a Women practical attitude when it was a
matter of chance’’ matter of survival.
6 ‘’you would never act Dramatic irony. Austen prepares us Ironic
in this way yourself.” for Charlotte’s future.
22 ‘tolerably composed’ Money and When you are proposed to, you Linguistic
‘satisfactory’ Marriage should feel happy. The adverb
‘tolerably’ shows how Charlotte will
Position of have to cope with Collins later. It
Women should not be a word used to
describe a girl’s affection for her
fiancé.
22 ‘without thinking If she thought too much it would be
highly’ horrendous.
22 ‘the good luck’ Position of The reader feels sad for Charlotte
Women because despite her horrible fiancé,
she still feels lucky. It shows the
position of women at the time
because they could not work and
support themselves.
22 ‘men or of Money and She is not thinking about marriage
matrimony’ Marriage and love but is focusing on security.
‘marriage had always
been her object’
‘I am not romantic’
‘comfortable home’
22 ‘degrading herself’ Position of
‘sunk in her esteem’ Women
30 ‘did not think it Charlotte encourages Collins to visit Humour
necessary’ Rosings often – humour.
32 ‘he must be in love Austen prepares us for Darcy’s
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