Pride and Prejudice quotes

Pride - I could easily…

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

Mrs Bennet - disregards convention (her response)

(Her response to Darcy leaves) "everyone surprised" (but she) "continued in her triumph" (when Lizzy was) "blushing".

LC exerting control, E resisting (you refuse)

You refuse then, to oblige me. You refuse to obey the claims of duty, honour, and gratitude.

Jane - view on marriage (oh, Lizzy!)

Oh, Lizzy! do anything rather than marry without affection.

Bingley sisters - irony “associating”

"associating with people of rank" "within every respect entitled to think well of themselves, and meanly of others

Mr Collins reaction to Lydia

The death of your daughter would have been a blessing in comparison

Ms Bingley + Hurst reaction to Elizabeth "incredible"

three miles so early in the day, in such dirty weather, and by herself, was almost incredible

Caroline Bingley - woman standards

A woman must have a thorough knowledge of music, singing, drawing, dancing, and the modern languages, to deserve the word;

Lizzie confronted by LC - gentleman

'He is a gentleman; I am a gentleman's daughter; so far we are equal.

Lydia - no development

"untamed, unabashed, wild"

Lizzie’s love for Jane (distance)

The distance is nothing when one has a motive

Elizabeth - consequence of Lydia's elopement (her)

Her power was sinking; everything must sink under such a proof of family weakness

Mr Darcy - first proposal (his sense)

His sense of her inferiority — of its being a degradation — of the family obstacles […] ,were dwelt on with a warmth which seemed due to the consequence he was wounding, but was very unlikely to recommend his suit.

Mr Collins - sycophantic (it shall)

It shall be my earnest endeavour to demean myself with grateful respect towards her Ladyship

Prejudice (Elizabeth's blurred judgement - implied by her fragmentary, jagged syntax - distorts her perception of Wickham): But [Mr Wickham]..

But [Mr Wickham] is, beyond all comparison, the most agreeable man I ever saw—and if he becomes really attached to me—I believe it will be better that he should not. I see the imprudence of it. Oh! that abominable Mr. Darcy!

Overcame prejudice (ch36) - that proud

that proud and repulsive as were his

manners, she had never […] seen anything that betrayed him to be unprincipled or unjust

Overcome prejudice (strong prejudice -> vanity)

strong prejudice against everything he might say (before reading his letter) ----> But vanity, not love, has been my folly […] till this moment i have never knew myself 'She had been blind, partial, prejudiced, absurd'

Stubborn, unconventional - Engaged (x2)

"Engaged to Mr. Collins! My dear Charlotte—impossible!" views it an "unsuitable match"

Stubborn to Darcy in proposal - I have every

I have every reason in the world to think ill of you.

Mrs Bennet's comment to Mr C (headstrong)

A very headstrong, foolish girl

Class - We are not

We are not rich enough or grand enough for them

Self-reflective - my courage

My courage always rises with every attempt to intimidate me.

Bants w Darcy - Your defect

"Your defect is a propensity to hate everybody." "And yours," he replied with a smile, "is willfully to misunderstand them."

Values to Mr Collins - You could not make

You could not make me happy, and I am convinced that I am the last woman in the world who would make you so.

Chapter 1 - "It is a truth…"Shows irony; the struggles of men in a book about women. Also highlights Mrs Bennet's desperation to marry off her children.

"It is a truth universally acknowleged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."

Lydia - silly attitude towards marriage {Lord}

Lord, how ashamed I should be of not being married before three and twenty!

Mrs. Bennet, Chapter 1 - "the business…"Mrs. Bennet's view of marriage is about practicality rather than love.

"the business of her life was to get her daughters married"

Elizabeth admiring Mr Gardiner, who is moral example of nouveau-riche in conversation with Darcy {marked} at Pemberley

“marked his intelligence, his taste, or his good manners”

Mr Darcy, Chapter 3 - "He was the…"Example of free indirect discourse - Lizzy's thoughts described in the third person to make the reader emphasise her. Makes it surprising that he turns out to be the romantic hero.

"He was the proudest, most disagreeable man in the world"

Darcy showing character building (by)

By you I was properly humbled

Charlotte on a woman’s affection

Nine times out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she feels

Charlotte, Chapter 6 - "When she is…"Charlotte represents the unromantic reasons for marriage; "secure", shows how she values security.

"When she is secure of him, there will be more leisure for falling in love"

Mr Bennet, Chapter 7 - "if she should…"Mocks Mrs Bennet.

"if she should die, it would be a comfort to know that it was all in pursuit of Mr Bingley, and under your orders"

Mr Bennet, Chapter 14 - "His cousin…"Shows Mr Bennet's mocking personality, but also his lack of input in parenting.

"His cousin was as absurd as he had hoped,"

Mr Wickham & Elizabeth, Chapter 16 - "Mr Wickham was…"Wickham is the romantic hero that the reader expects; his good parts are exaggerated.

"Mr Wickham was as far beyond them all in person, countenance, air, and walk,"

Elizabeth, Chapter 18 - "inexp…"Elizabeth must conform to society's expectations to keep her fragile reputation as a woman.

"inexpressible vexation"

Mr Collins, Ch.19 - "but before I am" ironic, transactional approach

But before I am run away with by my feelings on this subject, perhaps it would be advisable for me to state my reasons for marrying

Mr collins, self centred (secondly)

Secondly, that I am convinced it will add very greatly to my happiness

Lady Catherine, Chapter 31 - "If I had…"Openly arrogant, makes an assumption about her ability compared to Elizabeth who, according to her, will "never play really well".

"If I had ever learnt, I should have been a great proficient"

Mr Darcy, Chapter 34 - "In vain I…"Forceful nature of the proposal.

"In vain I have struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed."

LC - vain, judgy

No governess! How was that possible?

Mr and Mrs Bennet reasons for marriage

"captivated by youth and beauty" "had married a woman whose weak understanding and illiberal mind, had very early in the marriage put an end to all real affection for her"

Mr Bennet to Eliza (my child)

My child, let me not have the grief of seeing you unable to respect your partner in life

Darcy letter "the situation of "

The situation of your mother's family, though objectionable, was nothing in comparison of that total want of propriety so frequently, so almost uniformly betrayed by herself, by your three younger sisters, and occasionally even by your father.

Servant about Mr D "I have never"

"I have never known a cross word from him in my life,"

Elizabeth on Charlotte's marriage (her home)

Her home and her housekeeping, her parish and her poultry, and all their dependent concerns, had not yet lost their charms

Darcy abt E - "She is tolerable"

"She is tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt me; I am in no humour at present to give consequence to young ladies who are slighted by other men.

Darcy - Meryton, value of money "and the report"

and the report which was in general circulation within five minutes after his entrance, of his having ten thousand a year

E to D - accomplished women, "i am no longer"

"I am no longer surprised at your knowing only six accomplished women. I rather wonder now at your knowing any."

collins, self important "My situation"

"My situation in life, my connections with the family of De Bourgh, and my relationship to your own, are circumstances highly in my favour "it is by no means certain that another offer of marriage may ever be made you"

Mr C, Lady C - class distinction "Lady Catherine"

She likes to have the distinction of rank preserved"

Mr Darcy, angry proposal - "Could you"

"Could you expect me to rejoice in the inferiority of your connections? To congratulate myself on the hope of relations, whose condition in life is so decidedly beneath my own?"

LC- challenging E "Miss Bennet I"

"Miss Bennet I am shocked and astonished. I expected to find a more reasonable young woman.

Mr D- regretful about his previous actions - "It was"

"It was unpardonable. I cannot think of it without abhorrence."

Jane - criticism of Elizabeth's overly judgemental nature "my confidence"

"my confidence was as natural as your suspicion"

Charlotte view of marriage - "happiness"

"happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance"

LC - "are the" - rude, impolite

"Are the shades of Pemberly to be thus polluted"

Jane on Mr bingley

"He is just what a young man ought to be," said she, "sensible, good-humoured, lively

E to Jane - "You never see "W

You never see a fault in anybody. All the world are good and agreeable in your eyes.

Bingley - unjudgemental "if they had"

"If they had uncles enough to fill all Cheapside," cried Bingley, "it would not make them one jot less agreeable."

Elizabeth - prejudiced (to find)

To find a man agreeable whom one is determined to hate! - Do not wish me such an evil.

Darcy - proud ~(my)

My good opinion, once lost, is lost forever

Mr Collins on Lydia's elopement

The death of your daughter would have been a blessing in comparison

Mrs Hurst and Caroline Bingley comments in Ch8 about EB

'She really looked almost wild''

"Her hair, so untidy, so blowsy!'

'scampering about the country''

"an exhibition'

zoomorphism

Confronted by LC, lizzie about darcy as "equal"

'He is a gentleman; I am a gentleman's daughter; so far we are equal.

Lydia - no development

"untamed, unabashed, wild"