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Pbs Learning Media: Jane Eyre 3: The Governess
In this scene from the 2007 Masterpiece film of Jane Eyre, Jane has been invited to bring Adele to the ladies at a fancy dress party, including the imperious Lady Ingram and her beautiful daughter Blanche, whom everyone assumes will...
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Pbs Learning Media: Jane Eyre 2: Meeting Mr. Rochester
In this scene from the 2007 Masterpiece film of Jane Eyre, Jane is walking alone on the moors. The mood is tranquil, yet there is a hint of foreboding. Suddenly, Jane's quiet contemplation of nature is crosscut with the image and sound...
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Pbs Learning Media: Sense and Sensibility 3: The Proposal
The romance between Edward and Elinor is, for many, the heart of Sense and Sensibility, and Edward's proposal serves as the climax of the 2008 Masterpiece adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility. From the moment Edward arrives...
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Pbs Learning Media: Sense and Sensibility 2: Barton Cottage
In this scene from the 2008 Masterpiece adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, the Dashwood sisters and their mother first see their new home, Barton Cottage, a simple dwelling set against the tumultuous north Devon coast-and...
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Pbs Learning Media: Sense and Sensibility 1: Dinner at Norland Park
Within the first 10 minutes of this 2008 Masterpiece adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, we learn much about the plot, characters, and meaning of the novel. After the death of Henry Dashwood, his widow and their three...
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Pbs Learning Media: Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility Collection
This is a collection of three videos from the 2008 MASTERPIECE adaptation of Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility." Teaching materials are included.
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Pbs Learning Media: Wuthering Heights 3: Love or Revenge?
In this scene from the 2009 Masterpiece adaptation of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, Heathcliff interrogates Cathy about how she has changed since her stay at the Linton's Thrushcross Manor. As we glimpse Heathcliff's darker side, we...
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Pbs Learning Media: Wuthering Heights 1: On the Moors
This scene in the 2009 Masterpiece version of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights skillfully sets up not only the plot and characters (the rugged Heathcliff and the innocent Catherine Linton), but a distinct time and place: the Yorkshire...
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Pbs Learning Media: Sanditon: An Independent Heiress
When Georgiana Lambe, an heiress from the West Indies, is asked about her opinions on marriage, she declares that she doesn't wish to be any man's "property," in this video excerpt from Sanditon: Masterpiece, based on Jane Austen's...
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Pbs Learning Media: Emma 3: Mr. Knightley's Reprimand
Examine a pivotal scene in which Emma finally realizes the consequences of her actions after being admonished by Mr. Knightley, in this excerpt from the 2009 Masterpiece adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma. As Mr. Knightley chastises Emma...
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Pbs Learning Media: Emma 2: Love and Marriage
Examine how Emma's surprising views on marriage reflect the limited opportunities for women in Regency England, in this excerpt from the 2009 Masterpiece adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma. In this scene, Harriet is shocked to hear Emma...
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Pbs Learning Media: Little Women: An Iconic Character
Experience one of the most dramatic scenes in "Little Women," the beloved American classic by Louisa May Alcott, in this video excerpt from Little Women | Masterpiece. When the March girls receive word that their father, a Union army...
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Pbs Learning Media: Little Women: Defying Convention
Explore how Jo's dreams of being a writer-and her refusal to marry Theodore Laurence (Laurie)-defied the conventional roles of women in 19th-century America, in this video excerpt from Little Women: Masterpiece. Although readers...
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Pbs Learning Media: Les Miserables: Valjean's Confession
Analyze the morality and motivation of the novel's famous main character, Jean Valjean, in this video excerpt from Les Miserables, Masterpiece. Based on the classic novel by Victor Hugo, the scene between Jean Valjean and Marius...
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Pbs Learning Media: Les Miserables: Taking Sides
Gain insights into the causes of political upheaval in France and the role that young people played in the Paris Uprising of 1832, in this video excerpt from Les Miserables, Masterpiece. Set in a tavern, the scene conveys the various...
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Pbs Learning Media: Les Miserables: Forgiveness and Redemption
Explore the meaning of kindness, love, and forgiveness in this video excerpt from Les Miserables, Masterpiece. Based on the famous novel by Victor Hugo, the production tells the story of Jean Valjean, who emerges from 19 years in a...
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Pbs Learning Media: Jane Austen, Sanditon Collection
This is a collection of three video clips from the production of Sanditon: MASTERPIECE, based on Jane Austen's unfinished novel. Teaching materials and an Austen biography are included.
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Pbs Learning Media: Jane Austen, Emma Collection
This is a collection of three video clips from the 2009 MASTERPIECE adaptation of Jane Austen's "Emma." Teaching materials and a biography of Jane Austen are included.
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Pbs Learning Media: Louisa May Alcott, Little Women Collection
Analyze how the life and times of Louisa May Alcott influenced her writing of the novel, "Little Women," which was once dismissed as a story for children and is now recognized as a literary classic. This collection includes three video...
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Pbs Learning Media: Victor Hugo, Les Miserables Collection
This is a collection of three video clips from Les Miserables: MASTERPIECE. Based on the famous novel by Victor Hugo. Teaching materials are included.