Darcy quotations✅

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y t m a l h i a f b m a

You taught me a lesson, hard indeed at fist, but most advantageous

You taught me a lesson, hard indeed at fist, but most advantageous

• Juxtaposition between “hard indeed” and “advantageous” shows his character development

• Superlative “most” shows how he thinks highly of Elizabeth and that she helped him

o l w t o r

One looked white; the other red

One looked white; the other red

• Ambiguity and tension

• Shows how Darcy and Wickham are foils

c y e m t r i t i o y c

Could you expect me to rejoice in the inferiority of your connections?

Could you expect me to rejoice in the inferiority of your connections?

• Emphasises Darcy's internal conflict between love for Elizabeth, and social class

• Highlights marriage is often transactional

• Rhetorical question and sarcastic phrasing of “rejoice” belittles Elizabeth and shows their class difference

S i t b n h e t t m

She is tolerable but not handsome enough to tempt me

She is tolerable but not handsome enough to tempt me

• Shows Darcy is dismissive of people outside his social circle + class

• "not handsome enough to tempt me” highlights his superiority, as he acknowledges she is handsome, but not good enough for him

w a a a

Without any artificial appearance

Without any artificial appearance

• Describes Pemberley, which is a symbol for Darcy’s character

• Shows Darcy’s genuine nature - he does not abuse his status

n f a

Nor falsely adorned

Nor falsely adorned

• Shows how Darcy’s home is modest and authentic

• His wealth is tasteful and elegant, contrasting the ostentatiousness of Rosings Park

y m a m t t y h a i a a l y

You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you

You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you

• Expresses his true feelings

• Cathartic moment

• Modal verb “must” expresses desperation

S a f t i o a m i m

Saved a friend from the inconveniences of a most imprudent marriage

Saved a friend from the inconveniences of a most imprudent marriage

• Bingley marrying Jane would have been “imprudent” due to the Bennets' low connections

• Noun “inconveniences” downplays the emotional impact of love and heartbreak, presenting marriage as a matter of logistics and social reputation.

• Verb “saved” expresses how Darcy believes he acted nobly when really he overstepped

O h g a t g a t o a t a o i

One has got all the goodness, and the other all the appearance of it

One has got all the goodness, and the other all the appearance of it

• Juxtaposition between Wickham and Darcy shows how first impressions were wrong

• Exposes Wickham’s duplicitous nature