In his 2003 biography, Becoming Jane Austen, Jon Spence suggests that Jane Austen actually used her and Tom LeFroy's personalities as the models for Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet, but not in an expected way. Spence suggests that Jane Austen used Tom Lefroy's more gregarious personality as the model for the novel's heroine Elizabeth Bennet, and her own measured demeanor was used as the model for the male protagonist, Mr.
In his 2003 biography, Becoming Jane Austen, Jon Spence suggests that Jane Austen actually used her and Tom LeFroy's personalities as the models for Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet, but not in an expected way.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
compound
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
2003
2003
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Sing
biography
biography
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
acl
VerbForm=Ger
become
Becoming
VERB
VBG
xcomp
Number=Sing
Jane
Jane
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Austen
Austen
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Jon
Jon
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Spence
Spence
PROPN
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root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
suggest
suggests
VERB
VBZ
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Jane
Jane
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Austen
Austen
PROPN
NNP
advmod
actually
actually
ADV
RB
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
use
used
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Tom
Tom
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
LeFroy
LeFroy
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
obj
Number=Plur
personality
personalities
NOUN
NNS
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
model
models
NOUN
NNS
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Mr.
Mr.
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Darcy
Darcy
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Elizabeth
Elizabeth
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Bennet
Bennet
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
advmod
not
not
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RB
case
in
in
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det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
expect
expected
VERB
VBN
conj
Number=Sing
way
way
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Spence suggests that Jane Austen used Tom Lefroy's more gregarious personality as the model for the novel's heroine Elizabeth Bennet, and her own measured demeanor was used as the model for the male protagonist, Mr.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Spence
Spence
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
suggest
suggests
VERB
VBZ
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Jane
Jane
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Austen
Austen
PROPN
NNP
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
use
used
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Tom
Tom
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Lefroy
Lefroy
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
advmod
Degree=Cmp
more
more
ADV
RBR
amod
Degree=Pos
gregarious
gregarious
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
personality
personality
NOUN
NN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
model
model
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
novel
novel
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
nmod
Number=Sing
heroine
heroine
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Elizabeth
Elizabeth
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Bennet
Bennet
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
own
own
ADJ
JJ
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
measure
measured
VERB
VBN
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
demeanor
demeanor
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
use
used
VERB
VBN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
model
model
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
male
male
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
protagonist
protagonist
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Mr.
Mr.
PROPN
NNP