Ch. 3 of the Cambridge Companion 1/24

From The Cambridge Companion Chapter 3, I learned that Austen is very educated in theatre and used that knowledge to write a lot of her novels, including Pride and Prejudice. This chapter describes how Austen's experiences of her time, and how her influences affected her writing. Austen also used the influences and ideas of other novels and playwrights of her time. So a paper of influence, such as the assignment that has just been given, can be written using many different ideas. The Cambridge Companion made it very clear that Austen did not SOLEY write her books on her own experiences, but also on the experiences of others that she admired, such a William Shakespeare.