What CLASS are the Bingleys? Caroline Bingley & The Gentry—Jane Austen PRIDE AND PREJUDICE analysis

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What social class are the Bingley family in Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice? (i.e. Caroline Bingley/Miss Bingley, Mrs Hurst, & Mr Bingley.) Their wealth ensures their financial social status, but what is their class social status? What difference does it make in Regency society to have acquired wealth by trade rather than by being a member of the landed gentry? Analysis of social class in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. The lecture: • Provides contemporary context to social class (class hierarchy & class status): explains meaning of the terms Nobility/Aristocracy, Landed Gentry/Gentleman, Genteel/Mercantile/Commercial Trade, Common Trade, Peasantry • Explains what class the Bingleys belong to (Caroline Bingley/Miss Bingley, Mrs Hurst, & Mr Bingley) • Examines the significance of the Bingleys’ class status: - Caroline Bingley’s & Mrs Hurst’s snobbery (especially toward the Bennets) - Social status, & differences between class status & financial status - Compares the Bingleys to Mr Darcy - How do these characters engage with the Gardiners? Cheapside? Gracechurch Street? If you’d like to support the channel, you can here https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=D8LSKGJP2NL4N Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrOctaviaCox CLOSE READING CLASSIC LITERATURE #DrOctaviaCox #UnfamiliarReadings #CloseReadingClassicLiterature FOR MORE LITERARY ANALYSIS see my ‘Close Reading Classic Literature’ playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtaJuZ0gvqXU6Pta3cwOxpXMHp9AqxcF1 KEYWORDS english literature analysis jane austen pride and prejudice analysis pride and prejudice jane austen class in pride and prejudice pride and prejudice class social class in pride and prejudice pride and prejudice social class caroline bingley miss bingley mr bingley mrs hurst the gardiners pride and prejudice the gentry meaning landed gentry society in pride and prejudice social hierarchy in jane austen class in jane austen novels jane austen social status social status in pride and prejudice social class in jane austen novels jane austen class jane austen social class wealth in pride and prejudice financial status in pride and prejudice wealth pride and prejudice english literature analysis jane austen pride and prejudice analysis pride and prejudice jane austen class in pride and prejudice pride and prejudice class social class in pride and prejudice pride and prejudice social class caroline bingley miss bingley mr bingley mrs hurst the gardiners pride and prejudice the gentry meaning landed gentry society in pride and prejudice social hierarchy in jane austen class in jane austen novels jane austen social status social status in pride and prejudice social class in jane austen novels jane austen class jane austen social class wealth in pride and prejudice financial status in pride and prejudice wealth pride and prejudice english literature analysis jane austen pride and prejudice analysis pride and prejudice jane austen class in pride and prejudice pride and prejudice class social class in pride and prejudice pride and prejudice social class caroline bingley miss bingley mr bingley mrs hurst the gardiners pride and prejudice the gentry meaning landed gentry society in pride and prejudice social hierarchy in jane austen class in jane austen novels jane austen social status social status in pride and prejudice social class in jane austen novels jane austen class jane austen social class wealth in pride and prejudice financial status in pride and prejudice wealth pride and prejudice english literature analysis jane austen pride and prejudice analysis pride and prejudice jane austen class in pride and prejudice pride and prejudice class social class in pride and prejudice pride and prejudice social class caroline bingley miss bingley mr bingley mrs hurst the gardiners pride and prejudice the gentry meaning landed gentry society in pride and prejudice social hierarchy in jane austen class in jane austen novels jane austen social status social status in pride and prejudice social class in jane austen novels jane austen class jane austen social class wealth in pride and prejudice financial status in pride and prejudice wealth pride and prejudice english literature analysis jane austen pride and prejudice analysis pride and prejudice jane austen class in pride and prejudice pride and prejudice class social class in pride and prejudice pride and prejudice social class caroline bingley miss bingley mr bingley mrs hurst the gardiners pride and prejudice the gentry meaning landed gentry society in pride and prejudice social hierarchy in jane austen class in jane austen novels jane austen social status social status in pride and prejudice social class in jane austen novels jane austen class jane austen social class wealth in pride and prejudice financial status in pride and prejudice wealth pride and prejudice english literature analysis jane austen pride and prejudice analysis pride and prejudice jane austen