Jane Austen depicts a society which, for all its seeming privileges (pleasant houses, endless hours of leisure), closely monitors behaviour. Her heroines in particular discover in the course of the novel that individual happiness cannot exist separately from our responsibilities to others. Emma Woodhouse’s cruel taunting of Miss Bates during the picnic at Box Hill and Mr Knightley’s swift reproof are a case in point: ‘“How could you be so insolent in your wit to a woman of her character, age, and situation? – Emma, I had not thought it possible.”’ Emma is mortified: ‘The truth of his representation there was no denying. She felt it at her heart.' Austen never suggests that our choices in life include freedom to act indepe
Answer:
I would go with option A or D.
Explanation:
To be honest, the both generally say the same thing. Best you make your judgment from there. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.
Answer:
when the Enlightenment period occurred
the major ideas of the Enlightenment
the social and political contexts of the Enlightenment
Explanation:
If my teacher describes an author as writing during the Enlightenment, the following topics would be useful to research to understand the significance of this fact:
1. when the Enlightenment period occurred
2. the major ideas of the Enlightenment
3. the social and political contexts of the Enlightenment.
These would be important to understand what the Enlightenment period was all about and what was expected of writers during that period and what was taboo during that period. Also, finding out when this period occurred would help understand the author's writings better.
