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In-depth and elaborate summary notes for Pride and Prejudice (AQA GCSE)

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These detailed summary notes enabled me to achieve a high Grade 9 in my AQA GCSE English Literature examination, and 100% in my Pride and Prejudice question, providing in-depth critical analysis and outstanding AO3 context for all major themes and characters of Pride and Prejudice. Each character and theme is assigned three quotations which have been judiciously selected and is accompanied by detailed critical analysis using complex subject terminology.

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Character Quotes Analysis Context
Lizzy ‘I could easily She acknowledges her Higher class women
forgive his pride, if pride accompanied
he had not Admits her pride has everywhere –
PRIDE mortified mine’ prejudiced her against chaperoned
‘I, who have prided him Marriage act 1753
myself on my Adverb of manner – made it increasingly
discernment! I have reflect easiness of difficult to marry
courted temper, contrast above class –
prepossession and between fricative and permission of Arch or
ignorance, and plosive, antagonising elope to GG
driven reason away Darcy against her, Reliance on letters –
where either were irony that they both restrictions women
concerned. Till this are proud, mortified are placed on, can’t
moment I never connotations of travel or explore
knew myself.’ embarrassment and Jane Austen is famous
‘Elizabeth, feeling shame, for not using dialogue
all the more Italics reinforce her in proposals – reflect
common pride in her the beauty and love in
awkwardness and judgement and her their marriage, too
anxiety of his character, pure and personal to
situation, now be shared
forced herself to ‘I, who have prided Women only valued
speak; and myself on my for their
immediately, discernment! I have accomplishments and
though not very courted prepossession looks, weaker second
fluently… so and ignorance, and sex and inferior
material a change… driven reason away
make her receive where either were
with gratitude and concerned. Till this
pleasure’ moment I never knew
myself.’
Emotions – abstract,
her perfect love and
marriage
Alliteration – affection
and love for him
She is never awkward
Forced – harsh, brutal,
desperation of losing
him again after losing
him once, overcome
her harshness and
prejudice,
development and
strength of character
Vulnerable, honest,
adverb of
time/manner
Darcy ‘tolerable; but not Suffering – difficult to Women need men for
handsome enough interact with ugly finance and security –

, LOVE to tempt me’ women opening sentence
‘Darcy had never Post modifying – Modern appalled –
felt so bewitched by analysed Lizzy, women equality, feminism
any woman as he measured on beauty Same social class but
was by her. He and wealth, stark not being amiable or
really believed that, ironic contrast cheerful – flaunting
if not for the opening Regency rules
inferiority of her Described as Marriage act 1753
connections, he handsome – measure made it harder for
should be in some against his benchmark men to marry lower –
danger.’ Same social class but ask for Archbishop
‘in vain I have not being amiable or permission or elope
struggled. It will not cheerful – flaunting Social status – top of
do. My feelings will Regency rules landed gentry, close
not be repressed. ties with nobility,
You must allow me Post modifying – didn’t need to work,
to tell you how forming judgement, authority
ardently I admire hasn’t overcome
and love you.’ pride, irony – he
His sense of her proposes x2
inferiority – of its Danger- abstract,
being a weak and vulnerable
degradation’ because it is feelings
‘you are too not wealth, status
generous to trifle Inferiority – pride in
with me. If your wealth and status
feelings are still Short, sharp
what they were last sentences,
April, tell me so at determined, certain
once. My affections Repetition –
and wishes are determined, strength
unchanged, but one of love, deontic modal
word from you will verb, authority and
silence me on this status, putting
subject forever.’ pressure on Lizzy
Struggle – turmoil,
physical suffering, link
to tolerable quote,
temptations,
degradation of status
and pride
Ardently – adverb of
manner, depth of love
Satirise hierarchy –
primary barrier is
pride and prejudice

His agony and turmoil
Unchanged –
constant, genuine
Sibilance – sadness,

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