Pride & Prejudice Respond to Literature

Cause & Effect Pg. 14 2. Mr. Wickham claims that he doesn’t have warm feelings towards Mr. Darcy because after Mr. Darcy's father died, Mr. Darcy threw him out penniless. Mr. Darcy's father had been fond of Mr. Wickham (according to Mr. Wickham) and had planned to provide for Mr. Wickham so that he may join the ministry. Instead, penniless, he was forced to seek his fortune in the military. 3. She disapproves of Wickham because she believes he spreads untrue rumors about Darcy, whom she hopes to marry.

4. Jane is very good natured and strongly inclined to believe good about people. She finds it hard to believe that Darcy could have cheated Wickham out of an inheritance, so she finds it hard to believe. 5. Mrs. Bennet disclosed the relationship between Mr.Bingely and Jane in front of everyone. Also Mar sang badly. 6. Charlotte agrees to marry Mr. Collins for security and to avoid remaining an "old maid." Although her friend, Elizabeth, refused Mr. Collins' proposal, Charlotte decided to marry him when he asked her. Although she is not in love with him, she knows he can offer her a stable future, with a comfortable home and income, making it a respectable match.

7. Because he thought Elizabeth is going to agree later on 7. Because he thought Elizabeth is going to agree later on. As, he is the only person who is going to inherit Mr. Bennet’s property. 8. From the very beginning, Darcy proves himself to be conceited and rude. He takes his social status very seriously and seems to look down on those who are less wealthy than him. Most of the people in Netherfield start to dislike Darcy once Wickham spreads rumors about Darcy unjustly denying Wickham the money that Darcy's father left for Wickham when he died.

Analyzing Literature: Recall & Interpret: Pg.15 1. Elizabeth forms a very favorable impression of Mr. Wickham, and converses with him at length during the evening. Elizabeth is curious to find out about the obvious animosity which exists between him and Darcy. Elizabeth expressed her dislike of Darcy to Wickham, Wickham divulges to Elizabeth that Darcy's father was his godfather and had promised to provide an ample living for him, but after his death Darcy had evaded his father's promise and had given the living to someone else because of his dislike for Wickham. Elizabeth and Wickham also speak of Darcy's pride, which Wickham believes is the source of all his generosity in the use of his money and excellent care for his sister. Wickham also mentions to Elizabeth that Lady Catherine de Bourgh is Mr. Darcy's aunt, and that Mr. Darcy is expected to marry Miss de Bourgh in order to unite the fortunes of the two families. As the novel goes on, I believe that Mr. Wickham has a deceptive personality.

Pg. 15 2. She all but flat out refuses him, in an acceptable manner of course. She is courteous in her refusal but begins to lose temperament when Collins persists. It shows that she is one to think for herself and assert her independence, and reaffirms her loving nature as she refuses to marry unless for true love. 3. Initially, Jane is upset because Bingley has left Netherfield to go to London. His sisters are behind his sudden departure but Jane doesn't know this. Because Elizabeth knows it that is why she is angry.

Evaluate & Connect Pg. 16 1. Wickham is very good at telling a convincing story. He convinces Elizabeth that Darcy has cruelly deprived him of an inheritance Darcy's father clearly intended to provide for him. Elizabeth forms an acquaintance with Mr. Wickham, a military officer. This tale, and Elizabeth's attraction to Mr. Wickham, adds fuel to her dislike of Mr. Darcy. 2. Indeed I do. It is understandable that Charlotte was in search of financial security but I always find it sad how she gives up on ever finding true love. There are little hints throughout the novel that hint her marriage. None the less it was good that Elizabeth supported her friend in her decision, even if it was a selfish one.

Literature & Writing: Pg. 8 Although Mr and Mrs Bennet are not the protagonists of Jane Austen's “Pride and Prejudice”, they are both described psychologically in the first chapter of the novel. In the opening, Austen describes the dialogues of the married couple with such an incredible realism and irony that the couple arguments seem to be extracted by a film scene. Mr Bennet is a self-controlled and good-tempered man who usually uses lively and sarcastic humour. His favorite daughter is Elizabeth and he appreciates her for her intelligence. His wife, Mrs Bennet, is a chatty, gossipy, impulsive and uneducated woman who's completely incapable of understanding his husband's irony and subtlety of speech and keeps on indulging in romantic speculations about their daughters' futures. The relationship between Bennets is more likely to be based upon respect and tolerance rather than love, passion and complicity, which should be the roots of an ideal matrimony. According to Daniel Defoe's “Moll Flanders”, marriage was just a commercial contract in the eighteenth century, “carrying on business, and Love had no share, or but very little, in the matter”. Bennets' marriage is conform to all the marriages of that time but it does not conciliate with the modern definition of a “good” marriage not because of the couple incompatibility, but for the lack of the virtues, previously quoted.