A short video exploring the social context of Jane Austen’s novels.
Structure and features
Learning tasks
Oxford University's Professor Kathryn Sutherland explains the significance of marriage in Jane Austen’s novels. This clip from the British Library is one in a series of 4.
Students to reflect on these questions:
- Why did middle and upper-class women judge a man by the size of his estate?
- Why was a potential husband’s wealth more important than his personality?
Content includes
- Video
- Transcript
- Australian Curriculum Alignment
Who can use these?
- Teachers to provide analytical support for text study.
- Students to review texts for shared and independent studies.
Teacher notes
Teacher notes
Focus Area
- literature
- social settings
- narrative
- 19th Century novel
- gender
- marriage
Assessment opportunities
Viewing and noting may be assigned as formative assessment.
Curriculum links
English
