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GCSE English Literature · key term
A socially valued skill expected of a genteel young woman, such as music, drawing, dancing or knowledge of modern languages.
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Paper 1
A socially valued skill, such as music, drawing or dancing, associated in Austen’s society with a well-educated, genteel woman.
A skill associated with a genteel young woman’s education, such as music, drawing, dancing or languages, often displayed socially and used to judge her suitability for marriage.
Identify who speaks before analysing a quotation. Caroline Bingley gives the long list of female accomplishments; Darcy adds extensive reading.
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Paper 2
Skills regarded as signs of a cultivated young woman, such as music, drawing and modern languages. The Netherfield discussion exposes disagreement about how demanding these expectations should be.
Paper 1
Skills such as music, drawing, dancing and languages that were valued as signs of a genteel woman’s education and refinement.
Revise: Chapters 1 to 12The accumulating list and repeated demands turn accomplishment into an exhausting standard. Darcy adds extensive reading, valuing intellectual development as well as elegant display. Elizabeth challenges the combined requirements by wondering whether any woman could meet them.
Qualities or skills considered socially desirable, particularly music and drawing for young women in the society Austen depicts.
Component 2
Skills and refinements considered desirable in a genteel woman, such as music, drawing, dancing and languages.
A socially valued skill, such as music, drawing, dancing or a modern language, expected of an educated genteel woman.
