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"Different ideas of the woman's role in society, especially marriage" ("", chapter 6) 1. Summary (and "Einordnung" in the context of the novel) Jane Austen's novel '' deals with the English upper-class society in the early 19th century. The main characters are the ....

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.... asks him to dance with Elizabeth Bennet, who is almost as beautiful as her elder sister Jane, but he declines because he doesn't find her beautiful enough. Within the next days Mr. Bingley and his party visit the Bennets who soon return the visit. Mr. Bingley still admires Jane and she is very much love with him. Elizabeth and her friend Charlotte discuss how Jane should behave towards Mr. Bingley. While Elizabeth thinks that she should act in a natural way, Charlotte has the opinion that a woman has to act purposefully in order marry well. Mr. Darcy's opinion on Elizabeth changes. He now considers her to be beautiful. On the next ball he tries ....