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    may turn into arrogant. In the story, Mr. Darcy was arrogant, which shares the same characteristic in the high society. All of the people were afraid to approach him except his family. It did not make him any good as he made a negative impression to others. Only Elizabeth could know the kindness of him at the end. Indeed, pride can give us confidence and it can motivate us to strive for improvement. However, it may also build a cold wall in between. If Mr. Darcy showed his generosity, Elizabeth would

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    During the 19th century in the rural area of Longbourn, England, Mrs. Bennet, one of the major characters in Pride and Prejudice, is eager to find her daughters a husband. In the countryside, you usually don’t see many people or in Mrs. Bennet’s case, a potential husband for one of her daughters. To her liking, she discovers news of a wealthy man who rented a manor not too far, so this is her time for one of her daughters to ingratiate with him. Pride and Prejudice, written by Jane Austen, concentrates

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    title and Mr. Darcy stands for the pride. This seems to be correct; Elizabeth is quick to make judgments and is very stubborn as she judges Mr. Darcy too quickly and with too little information by accepting Wickham’s words without judgment and therefore believes nothing Darcy says is positive about his feelings towards her. Mr. Darcy acts as if he were superior to the people in Hertfordshire. Mr. Darcy was overly proud, underrating the ladies at the Meriton ball. Mr. Bingley asks Mr. Darcy to dance

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    coming in and out of her life, forcing her character to change the way she views others, each time a man comes in contact with her. There are three men in particular that influence Elizabeth the most in this short novel; Mr. Collins, Mr Wickham, and the handsome and powerful Mr. Darcy. They each impact her in a way that is both positive and negative, and they all help her lead into her final conclusion of who she is supposed to spend the rest her life

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    Elizabeth not to enter an engagement with Darcy. Lady de Bourgh believed the Bennets to be a bad connection and bring her family utter shame and public scrutiny, if a matrimony were to happen between Elizabeth and Darcy. Elizabeth, not concerned with Lady de Bourgh’s rank, did not grant her what she wanted and had all the intent on accepting Darcy, if he were to propose. Lady Catherine de Bourgh confronted Elizabeth and encouraged her not to engage with Darcy, claiming it will bring shame and disappointment

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    and Darcy show that she treats her friends and family unfairly because of her pride, prejudice, and unjustified opinions of them. Elizabeth’s conversation with Jane about her love life displays her pride. When the Bennett sisters are gossiping about Mr. Bingley’s request to dance with Jane a second time, Elizabeth says,

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    image that affiliates wealthy people with arrogance, lack of compassion, and insolence. She is never impressed with Mr. Darcy because she is too proud to admit she was wrong. Essentially, Elizabeth’s pride and prejudice stand in between her one chance at love. Elizabeth and Darcy must avoid and surmount numerous differences in order for their relationship to survive. For example, Darcy and Elizabeth need to overcome the faltering blocks of their ego and bigotry. During their first encounter, Darcy’s

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    and everyone else. Mr Bingley is very good looking and has a very good personality. The general opinion of Mr Bingley when we first meet him is that he has very fine looks, with easy, unaffected manners and personality. He is a very likable man who can easily get along with a lot of people. Bingley presents himself very well towards the women by introducing himself to them and then asking them to dance. He is sensible, good humoured, lively and very good mannered. “Mr Bingley was good looking

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    Elizabeth lives in Longbourn with her parents, Mr and Mrs Bennet and her four sisters. Elizabeth 's mother wants all of her daughters to get married soon because it is a great pride to have in the 19th Century. She wants her daughters to marry someone who is "well off", or rich. In the beginning of the novel, Elizabeth 's prejudice mindset and strong opinion blinds her from realizations happening around her. She puts her trust in a man named Wickham, who Mrs Bennet approves and hopes for a marriage between

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    will likely not forget what she feels for Mr. Bingley. “‘He may live in my memory as the most amiable man of my acquaintance, but that is all. I have nothing either to hope or fear, and nothing to reproach him with’” (Austen 100). 2. Who is Mrs. Gardiner? Why do you think Elizabeth is fond of her? Mrs. Gardiner is the aunt of the Bennet’s; the wife of Mrs. Bennet’s brother, Mr. Gardiner. She is aptly described

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