Pride and prejudice characters

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Elizabeth as proud

"I could not have been more wretchedly blind"

"More and more satisfied with coming when she found herself so affectionately received"

"Elizabeth found herself quite equal to the scene"

"It is unaccountable! In every view it is unaccountable!"

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Elizabeth as prejudiced against Darcy

"It would be quite a misfortune to be liked by him"

"He [Wickham] has been so unlucky to lose your friendship"

"Teasing, teasing man!"

"The change was so great, and struck so forcibly on her mind"

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Elizabeth as a Puppet in the patriarchal society

"Do not consider me now as an elegant female, intending to plague you, but as a rational creature, speaking from the truth of heart"

"She was humbled, she was grieved; she repented, though she hardly knew of what"

"Elizabeth was forced to be content"

"Elizabeth blushed and blushed again with shame and vexation"

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Elizabeth as rational

"And I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine"

"She had been blind, partial, prejudiced, absurd"

"Till that moment, I never knew myself"

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Darcy as proud

"He is the proudest, most disagreeable man in the world!

"For he was discovered to be proud, to be above his company, and above being pleased"

"She is tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt me"

"My good opinion once lost, is lost forever"

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Darcy as prejudiced against the lower classes (conditioned)

"He began to feel the danger of paying Elizabeth too much attention"

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

“But it must very materially lessen their chance of marrying men of any consideration in the world.” (Netherfield ball)

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Darcy as mysoginistic

"A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment"

"All this she must possess"

"[Miss Darcy] readily obeyed"

"There is not another woman in the room whom it would not be a punishment to me to stand up with"

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Mr Collins as Obsequious

“This is my idea of good company, Mr. Bennet,” said he. “People of rank and consequence.”

"I am happy on every occasion to offer those little delicate compliments which are always acceptable to ladies"

"But likewise by Lady Catherine and her daughter"

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Mr Collins as patronising

"It is usual for young ladies to reject the adresses of the man they secretly mean to accept"

"I shall hope to receive a more favourable answer than the one you have now given me"

"It is by no means certain that another offer of marriage may ever be made to you"

"Sincerly sympathise" (upon hearing news about Lydia)

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Mr Collins as proud

"She was not able to gratify him by any sigh of repentance"

"Set the example of matrimony in parish"

"Publish his prosperous love"

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Mr Collins as Ironic and hypocritical

“You must give me leave to flatter myself, my dear cousin, that your refusal of my addresses is merely words of course.”

“The death of your daughter would have been a blessing in comparison of this.”

"Throw off your unworthy child from your affection forever, and leave her to reap the fruits of her own heinous offence"