1. How is the idea and act of persuasion portrayed throughout the novel? Is there a moral implied about persuasion itself? 2. How does propriety act as a straightjacket for expression in the novel? Cite 3-4 examples. 3. Its been claimed that Austen assumes and doesnt question that men are the stronger and more privileged sex in her work. What things do the narrator or her characters say that undermine this idea? 4. Anne tells Benwick that he shouldnt read so much Romantic poetry, like Lord Byron. Do you think Austen the artist approves or disapproves of the emerging Romantic movement (and its more frank forms of expression) of her time? Cite specific quotes from the novel or from her correspondence to support your claims. You may have to do some research on Romanticism (Wordsworth, Coleridge, Lord Byron) if you are unfamiliar.