pride and prejudice quotes

“My cousin, Mr Collins, who, when I am dead, may turn you all out of this house as soon as he pleases” - Mr Bennet

Gender roles - men have more than women, women seen as property, women need men, men in charge of women

Wealth - entailment causes this, Mr Collins’ becomes the owner making him in charge of money for the sisters

“Elizabeth felt all the impertinence of her questions, but answered them very composedly” - Narrator

Social class - less of class therefore should not speak out of turn, must show deference of those who are higher class

Regency society - it would be abnormal for Lizzy to speak her actual thoughts and truth therefore she keeps it cordial and answers ‘very composedly’

“A death of your daughter would have been a blessing in comparison of this” - Mr Collins

Reputation - Lydia’s elopement is so terrible that it would ruin the honour of the Bennet’s in Regency society,

Family - the entire Bennet family would have suffered

Pride - Mr Collins’ pompous and insensitive nature with pride and arrogance

Marriage - has to be legit otherwise frowned upon

“Till this point I never knew myself” - Lizzy

after reading darcy’s letter abt mr wickham, jane, and charles bingely

turning point for lizzy and novel

• Elizabeth’s self realisation

• her judgements were flawed

• ties in with title

• pride = overconfidence with her judgement of darcy

• prejudice = her jugement on darcy