It's during one such excursion when Oliver becomes acquainted with Darcy, a sulky young man who had been rude to 'Elizabeth' at a recent social function. He finds solace in the few times he can sneak out of his family's home and explore the city rightfully dressed as a young gentleman.

He is therefore expected to mingle at balls wearing a pretty dress, entertain suitors regardless of his interest in them, and ultimately become someone's wife.īut Oliver can't bear the thought of such a fate. The world-and the vast majority of his family and friends-think Oliver is a girl named Elizabeth. Not just by the endless corsets, petticoats and skirts he's forced to wear on a daily basis, but also by society's expectations.

This bittersweet Pride & Prejudice remix follows a trans boy yearning for the freedom to live openly, centering queerness in a well-known story of longing and subverting society’s patriarchal and cisheteronormative expectations. Lust sexual desire especially, excitement of sexual appetite in a female beast.In the Remixed Classics series, authors from marginalized backgrounds reinterpret classic works through their own cultural lens to subvert the overwhelming cishet, white, and male canon.Consciousness of power fullness of animal spirits mettle wantonness.* ( rfdate) Shakespeare a falcon, towering in her pride of place.Highest pitch elevation reached loftiness prime glory,.* ( rfdate) Shakespeare Pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war.(zoology) The small European lamprey species.* ( rfdate) Goldsmith a bold peasantry, their country's pride.6 I will cut off the pride of the Philistines. * ( rfdate) Spenser lofty trees yclad with summer's pride.That of which one is proud that which excites boasting or self-gratulation the occasion or ground of self-esteem, or of arrogant and presumptuous confidence, as beauty, ornament, noble character, children etc.

Chesterton, Introduction to Aesop's Fables Pride goeth before the fall. Proud or disdainful behavior or treatment insolence or arrogance of demeanor haughty bearing and conduct insolent exultation disdain hubris.* ( rfdate) ( William Blake) The pride of the peacock is the glory of God.* ( rfdate) Macaulay A people which takes no pride ' in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with ' pride by remote descendants.He had pride of ownership in his department. A sense of one's own worth, and abhorrence of what is beneath or unworthy of one lofty self-respect noble self-esteem elevation of character dignified bearing proud delight - in a good sense.The quality or state of being proud inordinate self-esteem an unreasonable conceit of one's own superiority in talents, beauty, wealth, rank etc., which manifests itself in lofty airs, distance, reserve and often contempt of others.

Pride and prejudice remix