Pride and Prejudice (HSC SSCE English Advanced): Flashcards

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Context, Authorial Purpose, and Regency Values
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Regency period dates

1811-1820

Napoleonic Wars dates

1803-1815

Darcy's annual income

£10,000 (equiv. ~£800,000 today)

Primogeniture

Property passes exclusively to male heirs

Free indirect discourse

Blends character perspective with third-person narration

Enclosure Acts dates

1760-1820

Women's education focus in Regency England

Accomplishments for marriageability, not careers

Army officers' annual income

£100-£200

Charlotte Lucas's view of marriage to Collins

Asks only comfortable home; strategic survival not romance

Mr Bennet's annual income

£2,000 per year

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