From “on making an agreeable marriage” by jane austen —his situation in life, family, friends, & above all his character—his uncommonly amiable mind, strict principles, just notions, good habits—all that you know so well how to value, all that really is of the first importance—everything of this nature pleads his cause most strongly.—you have no doubt of his having superior abilities—he has proved it at the university—he is i dare say such a scholar as your agreeable, idle brothers would ill bear a comparison with. based on the details in this passage, what traits did women of the time value in a suitor? superior attitude and conceitsocial position, good character, and academic achievementdisregard for family and friendsgood looks, a generous fortune, and a large estate

Based on the details in this passage, the traits that women of the time valued in a suitor were social position, good character, and academic achievement.

Social position because of her mention of "his situation in life, family, friends"; good character due to her mention of "his uncommonly amiable mind, strict principles, just notions, good habits"; and finally, academic achievement because of her mention of "his [...] superior abilities—he has proved it at the University—he is I dare say such a Scholar as your agreeable, idle Brothers would ill bear a comparison with."

explanation:

you only need simple sentences to answer this. just answer these questions.

what do you think annie thinks of the mother? do you think annie believes the mother is a fit mother for helen.

what about the father? what would annie think of him? she might not like him, but does she respect him.

how about the son? would annie think he is the only voice of sanity in an insane place?

what about helen herself? this is the key question. how does she see helen? what do you suppose she thought her first job was going to be.

these aren't hard questions. just state the obvious. annie is not that well educated: she just knows what she has to do. write it that way.

you can do it if you've read the book or seen the play or movie.

the answer is mary made mudpies on monday.

remember alliteration is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.