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Explain how Austen presents attitudes to marriage in this extract and the novel as a
whole
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Mrs Bennet’s enthusiasm is reflected through Mr
Collins proposal; the excessive use of punctuation such as dashes and exclamation marks
highlights her excitement for the potential marriage
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After Mr Collin’s sermonising and tedious speech, Elizabeth replies "You are too hasty, sir,"
she cried
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Let me do it without further loss of time
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Elizabeth's short sentence represent her short breath as she is desperate to break away
from his sermonising proposal
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“You could not make ME happy, and I am convinced that I
am the last woman in the world who could make you so
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Although she is aware of her social standing,
she takes into account her happiness and her satisfaction
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The narrator
favours Elizabeth by making Mr Collins seem unexceptionally pompous and imperious
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