Jane essay plan

Who is Jane?

Eldest Bennet sister - quiet and good natured - beautiful and amiable - yet faulted due to her trusting nature - confidante of E

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Introduced as the ideal regency era woman due to her beauty and goodness - ideal regency femininity - kind and loving

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‘angel’ ‘really angelic’ - Jane is elevated into someone is superior to others and even holy and a servant of god - shows both her beauty and her true goodness - saintlike - connotations of purity and innocence - idealised - perfect in character and figure

Could possibly be placing her as a guardian angel over Elizabeth who keeps her in check and is there as a confidant for her

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most affectionate, generous heart in the world

Hyperbole of her goodness of character - loving to all - alludes to her trusting nature - kind - model of virtue

Through the voice of E it is shown to be true as she knows her sister so well - e looks up to her - deserving of love

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the most beautiful creature i ever beheld

Superlative shows his affection towards her - ideal beauty - perfection - yet also objectified and dehumanised with creature - she fits into the perfect standards of regency era women and allows herself to be objectified which could be a critique on regency era standards

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‘usual cheerfulness’

she always pleases everyone, even when she is hurt - she serves the purpose of making others happy in being a confidant to Elizabeth and providing a marriage for her mother - she can not show any other emotion and she has to fit in for others, proving her to be a perfect regency era woman

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She is faulted due to her naivety and overly trusting nature - leads to her being manipulated and hurt - Austen removes her status as a perfect woman due to the faults in her character

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You never see a fault in any body. All the world are good and agreeable in your eyes. I never heard you speak ill of a human being in your life

'Completion of ‘anybody; and ‘all’ and ‘never’ shows her perfection in seeing the good in people

She sees the good in all yet this also foreshadows her later mistreatment as she is proved to be naive unable to view others’ faults

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no longer be blind to Miss Bingley’s inattention

She deceived herself into thinking that Bingley liked her - maybe shows her to be smarter than once perceived but prevents herself from seeing the truth so that she isn’t hurt - passive reaction

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I pity her, because she must feel that she has been acting wrong

Even when she has been hurt and C’s faults and mistreatment is revealed, Jane still has the capacity to feel pity and sympathy for them - so good that she allows people to constantly manipulate her - forgives all mistakes, showing her naivety

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Epistolary form is used again when the revelation of Caroline’s falsehood and BIngley’s inattention is revealed - it also allows us to see Jane’s hurt - letter form is used again when she writes to Lizzie about wickham and she still sees some good in him even after the pain he has caused - extremely foolish -

Also use of confiding to Elizabeth to see her own faults

‘I am willing to hope the best, and that his character has been misunderstood’

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Ends in a happy and fulfilling relationship with BIngley - gets a happy ending - possibly a symbol of her deserving nature - even though she is faulty, she still gets a happy marriage because she is a good character

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Mr Bingley thought her quite beautiful and danced with her twice

Again, dance is used a symbol of affection - they were destined to be together because of his devotion to her shown through the simple symbol of dancing

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to know what I have to relate will give such pleasure to all my dear family! how shall I bear so much happiness

Even in her moment of love and happiness, she still places other above herself

Ideal woman in that she has fulfilled her mother by achieving a good marriage

True elation yet also achieves happiness in pleasing others - hasn’t changed, still extremely good and loving

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happiest, wisest, most reasonable end

Tricolon of superlatives - completion of their connection - shown to make sense yet also gain pleasure from both of them - foil to Lydia’s relationship

she gets the ending she deserves

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You are each of you so complying, that nothing will ever be resolved on; so easy, that every servant will cheat you; and so generous, that you will always exceed your income

Mocked by Mr Bennet - shows their remaining faults - tricolon of faults - yet also it is in a light-hearted manner so possibly shows how they still get to be happy even in light of their flaws - also shows their extreme compatibility