Pride and Prejudice Notes

InPrideandPrejudice, Austen… Recognises… Punishes/Satirises… Commends/Rewards… Thehumanvulnerabilitytoprejudicebasedonfirstimpressions● Elizabeth-Darcy Thosewhorefusetostaretheirflawsintheeyeandlearntoovercomethem● Collins● LadyCatherine● Lydia● MrsBennet● MrBennet, tosomedegree Thosewhoembarkonthepainfulprocessofintrospection, revisionandgrowth● Elizabeth● Darcy TheeconomicconstraintsplacedonwomenintheRegencyage● Charlotte-Collins Thosewhoaredrivenbyfrivolouspassionsinmattersoftheheart● MrBennet-MrsBennet● Lydia-Wickham Thosewhoseekmarriagesbuiltonrealesteem, deepaffectionandmutualcompatibility● Elizabeth-Darcy● Jane-Bingley Thecompetitivenessofthemarriagemarket● MrsBennet● LadyLucas Thosewhogotoextremelengthstoattractasuitor● Caroline● MrsBennet Thosewhodemonstrateacertainindependenceofspirit● Elizabeth TheexpectationoffemalecoquetryinRegencycourtship● Collins● Darcy Thosewhoare‘eagerfordisplay’tosatifytheirvanity● Mary Thosewhopursuetheartsfortheirownsake● Elizabeth● Georgiana Theinabilityforonetobesociallyindependentfromone’sfamily● MrsBennet● Lydia Thosewhodemonstratea‘totalwantofpropriety’● Lydia● MrsBennet● Collins● LadyCatherine Thosewhodemonstratesensitivity,discretionandpropriety● Elizabeth● MrGardiner● MrsGardiner Thosewhoconflateclassandstatuswithpersonalworthordemonstratesnobbery● Collins● LadyCatherine● Caroline● Lucases● Darcy, initially Thosewhoareabletolookpastclassandstatusanddiscerntruemoralworth● Elizabeth● Bingley Thosewhoareirresponsible,indolentorindulgent● MrBennet● MrsBennet Thosewhoexhibitasenseofresponsibility● MrGardiner● Darcy

CompilationofQuotes Chap. Page KeyEvents VolumeOne 1 5 MrBennet’steasing● “Itisatruthuniversallyacknowledged…”● “Ishemarriedorsingle?Howso?Howcanitaffectthem?”● “MrBennetwassooddamixture…” 2 8 ● “Iamnotafraid,forthoughIamtheyoungest,I’mthetallest.”● “Whatsayyou,Mary?Foryouareayoungladyofdeepreflection,Iknow,andreadgreatbooksandmakeextracts.”● “Marywishedtosaysomethingsensible,butknewnothow.”● “Kittyhasnodiscretioninhercoughs…”● “Butifwedonotventuresomebodyelsewill…” 3 11 MerytonAssembly● “Atsuchanassemblyasthisitwouldbeinsupportable…”● “Sheistolerable,butnothandsomeenoughtotemptme…”● “Hewaslivelyandunreserved,dancedeverydance…”● “Tobefondofdancingwasacertainsteptowardsfallinginlove”● “hishavingtenthousandayear.Thegentlemenpronouncedhim…theladiesdeclared…”● “Hischaracterwasdecided.Hewastheproudest,mostdisagreeablemanintheworld…”● “CatherineandLydiahadbeenfortunateenoughtobeneverwithoutpartners,whichwasalltheyhadyetlearnttocareforataball”● “Mr.Bingleyhaddancedwithhertwice…Janewasasmuchgratifiedbythisashermothercouldbe,thoughinaquieterway.ElizabethfeltJane’spleasure.” 4 16 ReactionstotheMerytonAssembly● “Theirmannersarenotequaltohis.”● “Youneverseeafaultinanybody.Alltheworldaregoodandagreeableinyoureyes.Ineverheardyouspeakillofahumanbeinginyourlife…Youhavelikedmanyastupiderperson”● “Bingleyhadnevermetwithmorepleasantpeopleorprettiergirlsinhislife…Darcy,onthecontrary…” 5 19 “Pride”● “denominatedfromthatpe