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Pride and Prejudice

A witty woman misreads a proud man; both pay for the story they told about the other; both change enough to choose again.

The circle as social comedy. Need is prejudice as well as love. Find is the first proposal — the want, badly. Take is the letter. Change is the second yes.

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Elizabeth at Longbourn: sharp, unmarried, sure of her readings of people.

A person in a zone of comfort — or a zone they mistake for comfort. Establish who “you” is in a way an audience can inhabit.