Pride and Prejudice | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Longbourn - The family estate near the town where the soldiers are boarded.

Netherfield - An estate that is owned by one of the most wealthy men in the area.

Meryton - The town where the soldiers are boarded.

Rosings - This is where Mr. Darcy proposes to Elizabeth for the first time.

Pemberley - Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy run into one another here while she is on a vacation with the Gardiners.

Hertfordshire - The neighborhood, or county, where most of the book takes place.

Hunsford - The town where Charlotte and...
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