English Literature GCSE
Pride, prejudice and self-knowledge
What Pride, prejudice and self-knowledge means in English Literature GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Elizabeth and Darcy overcome initial prejudice and pride, misjudgement and social pressure, and their moral education is tracked through self-questioning and mature understanding.
Topics that use Pride, prejudice and self-knowledge
- The 19th-century novel (AQA GCSE)
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