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Brit Lit
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Literature
10th Grade
12/18/2006

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Definitions of fictional forms
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fingere, prose(?)
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Examples of fictional genres
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Courtly romance, poetry, pastoral romance, fabliau, picaresque, chivalric romance,
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Victorian Novelists
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Emily and Charlotte Bronte, Charles Dickens, Bram Stoker, Rudyard Kipling
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18th Century Novelists
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Mary Shelly, Sir Walter Scott, Jane Austen
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Lizzy's first impressions
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Always wrong, with the exception of Caroline Bingley and Mrs. Hurse
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Austen's characterization of Mrs. Bennet
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A stupid woman obsessed with marriage and land, properties
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Mr. Bennet's interaction with Mr. Collins
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Bennet was excited to meet him after he read his letter but quickly tired of him
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Collins’s sycophancy and the class system
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Kissed ass to better himself (claimed differently); was very lucky to be Mrs. DeBourge's chaplain because he got to live in Rosings Park
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Darcy’s initial impression on the Meryton neighborhood
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He thought it was classless and lacking of society
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Lizzy’s reaction to the union of Charlotte and Collins
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Feels betrayed by Charlottle
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Darcy’s reasons for cautioning Bingley away from Jane
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Because he felt Jane's intentions were sincere; her family; financial situation
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Lizzy’s stated reasons for refusing Darcy’s first proposal
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She didn't like him and she was mad about him breaking up Jane and Bingley
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Lizzy’s self criticism after reading Darcy’s letter
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Her blindness to his nice personality and to Wickham's bad intentions and her father's improprieties
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Lizzy’s and Darcy’s changed positions after the structural climax
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Lizzy changes her ideas about Darcy; Darcy gives up on Lizzy (in a way)
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The Bennet’s reactions to Lydia’s running off with Wickham
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Mr. was distressed; Mrs. Bennet was distressed at first until she heard they got married
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Bingley’s docile nature and affability
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Allows Bingley to fall in love easily; easily manipulated
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Darcy’s role in resolving the novel’s chief subplot
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Darcy solves the subplot (marriage) by getting Lydia and Wickham married, marrying Lizzie, and Convincing Bingley to marry Jane
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The novel’s many possible matchups
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Darcy-Rochester, Jane-Lizzie, Caroline-Blanch, Ms. Fairfax-caretaker of Pemberly
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Mr. Gardiner’s steadying influence
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The only respectable man in Lizzie's family
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Mr. Bennet’s characterization of his daughter’s marriage choices
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Wickham and Lydia's marriage=stupid; Lizzie and Darcy= good, but he didn't want to let her go; Jane and Bingley= shallow
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Mr. Collins’s humorous remarks
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His sycophant behavior; his stupid remarks
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Setting of the frame story (Canterbury Tales)
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Took place during "the journey" in April 1388-1400, on a journey to Becket's tomb
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Characteristics of the pilgrims
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Knight: courtly romance
Squire: best tale never told
Franklin: alcoholic*
Prioress: bad nun, fat ho
Nun's Priest: resentful towards women
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