2) Please respond to the text. Use direct examples from the novel, but make connections to the things we talked about today dealing with our choices in life partners. Also, please ask me questions. Let me know what you would like to discuss. What is confusing? What would you like to discuss further?
"Are you playing hard to get, you elegant female?"
"I am declining your offer with a decapitation!"
"I married him...and all I got was this hat."
"And a marriage bed, my dear! Do not forget that!"
"Yes... how could I forget that...I really am happy....so.....so.....happy...."
"I married him...and all I got was this hat."
"And a marriage bed, my dear! Do not forget that!"
"Yes... how could I forget that...I really am happy....so.....so.....happy...."
I found these chapters to be funny because the reason everyone is going down to Hunsford is to visit Mr. Collins and the newly married Mrs. Collins, however the whole trip I feel like revolves around Lady Catherine de Bourgh. They go to all of her dinners and everyone is intimidated by her but also wants to have conversation with her. Even Mr. Collins, the one who is getting married is only concerned about her. He speaks better and more of Lady Catherine than his own wife and he says “We dine at Rosings twice every week, and are never allowed to walk home. Her ladyship’s carriage is regularly ordered, for us. I should say, one of her ladyship’s carriages, for she has several” (108). I find Charlotte’s choice in her life partner sad because she doesn't love him and he obviously doesn’t love her (as he tries to make Elizabeth regret not marrying him), everything is based around the greed for money and status in this relationship. What I don’t understand is why Darcy has “very strong objections against” (127) Jane. If it is her status and thinks that Bingley is too good for her, why is he trying to flirt with Elizabeth who has the same status as Jane? I guess he just wants his sister with Bingley, but I am excited to see if Elizabeth brings it up to Darcy in the upcoming chapters.
ReplyDeleteI think he might be involuntarily flirting with Elizabeth. Since we know that he doesn't approve of their social status. So I think whatever flirting he's doing is probably natural and he has acknowledged that he can't make it stop.
DeleteIt's always money. These marriages seem to be based on money. The money doesn't enter into it! "'Unless the elder brother is very sickly, I suppose you would not ask above £50,000.00'"(125) It's not about how much money you have, it's about who you are!
DeleteAnd why does Lady Catherine have so many carriages? Does everybody carpool with her or something.
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DeleteAn interesting thing I noticed during reading this section was the way Mrs. Gardner talks to Elizabeth. She speaks in a manner that seems as if she is looking down on her, and that she lacks age to understand what’s happening and tries to help her reach a conclusion. She interjected Elizabeth describing the relationship between Jane and Bingley by saying, “But that expression of ‘violently in love’ is so hackneyed, so doubtful, so indefinite, that it gives me very little idea” (96). Another instance in which Elizabeth is looked down on is during the visit to Lady Catherine de Bourgh. She asked Elizabeth whether or not she has learned music, and when she claims she hasn’t, she says, “This is very strange. But I suppose you had no opportunity” (112). Lady Catherine is very prejudiced based on someone’s societal status and it affects the way she interacts with people. I think Elizabeth catches on to this because when she is asked her age, she decided not to give a “direct answer” and said, “I am not one and twenty” (113). I thought these chapters were very interesting in the way that we get to meet Lady Catherine who, since we first met Mr. Collins, has been put up on this pedestal as this higher person. However, when we do meet her, we find out she is quite rude, prejudiced, and prideful.
ReplyDeleteI see what you're saying. I don't like Lady Catherine very much, she thinks too highly of herself.
DeleteI also thought it was interesting how Elizabeth does not always compliment and adore Lady Catherine and how she actually goes against Lady Catherine sometimes, which many would not even dare to do. I wonder if there will be a consequence for Elizabeth's "impolite" actions towards Lady Catherine.
DeleteI think Lady Catherine's the one who will more likely have to redeem herself.
DeleteI think its interesting how lady Catherine is the way she is to Elizabeth, because she was extremely mean, basically saying that her and her sisters were good-for-nothing failures, and that her parents had failed as parents. Also, on the note of choosing your partner, I think that the fact that Colonel Fitzwilliam was into Elizabeth shows that when you marry someone, you should choose someone that you really, really love because so many guys so far have shown interest in Elizabeth, and I think it would be a good idea for her to wait for one that is truly perfect. When the novel says "but she wished to see whether he would betray any consciousness of what had passed between the Bingleys and Jane". This quote shows Elizabeth being smart about choosing a man, as she seems to be testing his personality.
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DeleteThese chapters have emphasized the idea of choosing wisely. In the present-day world, everyone gets to choose who they want to marry based on their experiences with the certain person. However, this was only the case for Elizabeth (and good for her too!). Everyone else just kinda accepts thier life partner. For example, Charlotte had accepted Mr. Collins, but then when Elizabeth visits her friend, Charlotte merely enjoys the pleasures she gained, not Mr. Collins himself: "by Charlotte's evident enjoyment of it, Elizabeth supposed he must be often forgotten" (107). In other words, Charlotte was only happy in the absence of Mr. Collins. Perhaps she might regret picking this life partner, but it seems to be balanced by the pleasures she has gained in terms of living conditions. Elizabeth, on the other hand, was thrilled at her decision of not marrying Mr. Collins. His attitude and manner towards others didn't change as she found out when "“... he detained her some minutes at the gate” (106). This sounds like Mr. Collins is holding her at the gate against her will, making Elizabeth relieved that he is not her life partner. It must have been a really difficult life as a women back during this time as they had little choice as to who their life partner was going to be.
ReplyDeleteYou are right it must have been very hard on both women and men having partners in which they did not love but instead got something out of being married to them.
DeleteThis set of reading was more eventful than predicted. We meet the illustrious Lady Catherine and reconnect with Mr. Darcy, who is just as head over heels for Elizabeth as before. We also meet his cousin Colonel Fitzwilliam, who is quite pleasant. I really enjoyed the banter they had when eating at Rosings for Easter. Elizabeth being her satirical self, and Darcy awkwardly but fittingly exchanging words lightheartedly. They were flirting so much and were so in balance with each other despite not talking for months that it's hard to imagine they were ever apart, or that Elizabeth hated his guts. Darcy is still quite obviously in love, and Elizabeth is still oblivious, and all I want is for them to get together already honestly. But you can tell they are both quite deeply in adoration as when Darcy moves to watch Elizabeth play, she "turned to him with an arch smile" (118) and later "laughed heartily" (119). Both actions were in response to Darcy, which does not resemble her distaste for him before. It's like as soon as he was in front of her once more, she was so far gone she couldn't even tell she had left. And Mr. Darcy, our brooding favorite, he "smiled and said, 'You are perfectly right'" (120). Darcy smiled and admitted Elizabeth was right. These are head over heels Darcy actions, somewhat content and accepting in his love toward Elizabeth.
ReplyDeleteCharlotte is an interesting subject. Despite being married to Collins, she's quite happy. It makes you realize how different they are despite being such good friends. They may have similar beliefs but Charlotte is willing to be in an unsatisfactory marriage for advantage while Elizabeth is not. And they will probably always be at odds because of that.
Back on the hot subject, Darcy is about to be thrown a curveball after all this niceness from Elizabeth since she heard of the actions he made to separate Bingley and Jane. That was just wrong. I get looking out for a friend, since I would protect and slow someone down when they were pretty suspicious and moving fast, but I wouldn't trick and deceive so my friend would be kept too far away from the person they love. I'd probably confront the person to understand their motives. Now I get that this is a different time period, but there are steps that Darcy could've taken instead of just cutting them off. Now both parties are morose and the only real winner is Miss Caroline Bingley and she sucks. And the way Colonel Fitzwilliam phrased it, the problem was Jane. Good, sweet, totally in love but is modest about it Jane. It wasn't the family or the money, but "'very strong objections against the lady'" (127). What the hEck?? Like Jane is literally the loveliest bean and she deserves better but instead she was a pawn and a victim martyr sort of thing. ANyways, hope Darcy is put in his place soon.
I agree that it's frustrating that Darcy did that to them but also that Caroline Bingley wins in this situation.
DeleteIKR like stop doing dumb!! things people!! they only know,,, how to hurt themselves,, :((
DeleteWhat I was confused about was when Lizzy was talking to Mrs. Gardiner about Wickham, why was Lizzy so quick to defend him? I get that she doesn't want to this badly of him but if she was interested in him and he showed some feelings for her, wouldn't she be more inclined to agree with Mrs. Gardiner? Miss King is very wealthy so I would personally agree with Mrs. Gardiner. I do also see Lizzy's point of view with her saying that he is planning for the future, because she plans to marry a man who can provide for her and help her family out. So maybe she thinks that this is what he plans to do? I know she is still testing the waters and seeing who is the best fit for her. Once again Jane Austen throws us a curve ball for who will end up with who.
ReplyDeleteOne thing I noticed while reading was just how much Lizzy and Lady Caroline contrast from each other. There's the obvious wealth gap between them, and then there's their personalities. Lizzy is usually a quite and witty girl while Caroline essentially says what's on her mind ALL THE TIME. Lady Caroline also seems a bit scatter-brained. As I noted in class, she seems to jump from topic to topic very rapidly. This is evident in a few quotes:
ReplyDelete"Oh! then -- some time or other we shall be happy to hear you. Our instrument is a capital one, probably superior to-- You shall try it someday.-- Do your sisters play and sing?" (112).
"Why did not you all learn?-- You ought to have learned. The Miss Webbs all lay, and their father has not so good an income as yours. --Do you draw?" (112).
To add on to this, I agree with what someone said in class, which was basically that she's saying this stuff to prove that she's better and richer than everyone else. She's trying to hide her insecurities behind a shield of wealth.
There's also a quote from a person named Godot (I can't remember what he's from) but it goes like: "No matter the [person], we all wear masks... Either on our faces or over our hearts." I think that quote makes sense when it is applied to Lady Caroline.
Do you think Elizabeth has caught on that Lady Catherine is gloating about her wealth excessively?
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DeleteIn these set of chapters we were introduced to lady Catherine, and we also met three new characters: the two Gardiners, and Colonel Fitzwilliam. Before reading this I did not think Lady Catherine would be as vain and egotistical as she is. "Do not make yourself uneasy, my dear cousin, about your apparel. Lady Catherine is far from requiring that elegance of dress in us which becomes herself and her daughter. I could advise you merely to put on whatever of your clothes is superior to the rest—there is no occasion for anything more. Lady Catherine will not think the worse of you for being simply dressed. She likes to have the distinction of rank preserved" (109). In this quote when Mr. Collins speaks about Lady Catherine to Elizabeth you could tell that Catherine always tried to look socially superior to people especially her guests. Darcy visits the Collins with his cousin Colonel Fitzwilliam knowing Elizabeth is there as well. Darcy's cousin seems to hitting it off pretty well with Elizabeth, and they flirt with each other quite often, which causes Darcy to linger over them, but that doesn't stop him from trying to get closer to Elizabeth. Elizabeth advises Darcy to start speaking with people he does not know very well instead of isolating himself from all the guests. "But why Mr. Darcy came so often to the Parsonage, it was more difficult to understand. It could not be for society, as he frequently sat there ten minutes together without opening his lips; and when he did speak, it seemed the effect of necessity rather than of choice—a sacrifice to propriety, not a pleasure to himself. He seldom appeared really animated" (123). Even though Darcy isn't doing a very good job he is in fact trying, but Elizabeth is assured that he still as arrogant as he was before. I don't understand why Elizabeth is still hung up on the idea that Darcy is a conceited person (which he may be sometimes). We can all tell that Elizabeth has some sort of feelings for Darcy, so why won't she just save us some time and confess her them!
ReplyDeleteI find it really interesting how Lady Catherine kind of belittles Elizabeth and her sisters during their conversations. Such as how they talk about who out of the sisters can play instruments and Lady Catherine seems pretty baffled none of the sisters can draw. This kinda goes along with the standards of what a women should be able to do in that time period and how the more well off someone is the more likely they are to abide to these stereotypes so they could live these luxurious lives.
ReplyDeleteYeah I also agree with you Cole. I think that Lady Catherine’s pride gets in the way of how she perceives and act those around her, depending how well educated and sophisticated someone can be
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ReplyDeleteI enjoyed seeing Elizabeth interact with people outside of her usual circle because you were able to see a different side to her personality. For example, in these chapters she seemed much meaker, but at the same time she stood her ground “Elizabeth was ready to speak whenever there was an opening…”; I wouldn’t call her outgoing, but she is particular in her words which is a contrast to Mr Collins or Catherine. Another part of this section I enjoyed was when we saw the first true moment of openly enjoying one another’s company between Elizabeth and Darcy. It was a brief moment, but it truly showed that their relationship could develope into something sweet, loving and substantial. I also highly disliked Catherine because it felt like she talked alot, but with no reason; I know people who can talk forever and never actually make a point and it is the most frustrating thing to listen to.
Also the quote “My courage always rises with every attempt to intimidate me” is my new favorite quote. I think the meaning is beautiful; I always think of courage as different than confidence and I like the idea that no matter how much you try to intimidate and get in my face I will always be courageous (maybe not confident in it) to say something. I have friends who are like this and I try to emulate it.
I also think that quote is really beautiful. It came from the book, right? What page?
DeleteI feel that if anything she is quite herself. She may be hiding her nature a bit with respect to Lady Catherine, but she is so truly herself that it seems even louder, though I do get what you mean by "meeker."
DeleteBefore reading the section where Elizabeth meets Lady Catherine I imagined her to be elegant and refined but it’s very clear now that she is a snob. When Elizabeth responded to a question about singing, Catherine responded with “Why did not you all learn? - You ought all to have learned” (112). There is no reason for Elizabeth to be responsible for her sisters’ talent with singing. The only reason for Catherine’s remark is because she looks down on her because of her status. I’m amazed at how Elizabeth kept her cool and stood her ground. Near the end of chapter 33, Elizabeth learns about the reason of Bingley and Jane’s separation. She finds out that Mr.Darcy “was the cause, his pride and caprice were the cause of all that Jane had suffered, and still continued to suffer”(127). I thought Mr.Darcy had a decent chance with Elizabeth before but now he shot himself in the foot. How will he manage to fix this situation if at all?
ReplyDeleteIn the chapters we read, everybody has gone to Hunsford to see Mr. and Mrs. Collins since they are newly married. I imagine this is awkward for Elizabeth, Charlotte was her close friend and they came from a similar class level, so to see her now living at Hunsford with Mr. Collins who had just recently proposed to Elizabeth, must feel odd for both of them. I quite disliked Lady Catherine's personality, she was very snobbish, but more than that I got the sense that she expected everyone around her to flatter her and even Elizabeth noticed that the people who spoke to Lady Catherine went out of their way to be polite.
ReplyDeleteI agree in a sense she might be even worse than Darcy because at least he is not fake with his kindiness and when he does give kindness you know it is honest they both show alot of pride but in different ways.
DeleteOverall, the relationship between Darcy and Elizabeth is very funny to watch unfold, since Darcy so clearly likes Elizabeth and denies those feelings, while Elizabeth remains entirely oblivious to his indications of his feelings. It fact while at the Parsonage, Mrs. Collins noticed that “he certainly looked at her friend a great deal… [with] an earnest, steadfast gaze” (123). Mrs Collins later suggests to Elizabeth that Mr. Darcy may be ‘partial’ to her, yet Elizabeth simply laughs at the idea. However, Darcy seems to go out of his way to remain near Elizabeth, pushing off leaving for Kent multiple times, and ‘accidentally’ running into her during her walks through the park. He also made conversation with her, “asking some off unconnected questions - about her pleasure in being at Hunsford, her love of solitary walks, and her opinion of Mr. and Mrs. Collins’s happiness” (124), yet she tries to ignore what those questions could mean (Darcy could not possibly be hinting at wanting to spend more time with her or marry her), since she cannot believe that Darcy would ever be interested in her.
ReplyDeleteOn a separate note, I also liked how Austen chose to show the difference between people in the upper classes and those with large amounts of money. While Lady Catherine is rather snobbish and “ likes to have the distinction of rank preserved” (109) in order to show off her superior wealth, Mr. Darcy does not try to flaunt his wealth and seems to be a good person underneath a large amount of pride. Lady Catherine seems to be focused on appearances, her wealth, and making sure that everyone else knows that she is superior to them. I believe, that over the course of the novel, in order to make Elizabeth happy and want to marry him in the end, Darcy will try to change to show his good character that is underneath his proud demeanor which Elizabeth currently sees.
I agree Elizabeth and Mr.Darcy have a funny relationship that's entertaining to watch.
DeleteIn this reading I was interested in two things, Lady Catherine de Bourgh and Mr. Darcy. When Mr. Collins spent all the time describing Lady Catherine, I made the assumption that she was a nice woman. However, she turned out to be an unpleasant woman who put herself about everybody else. I was interested in the fact that she had judged Elizabeth a lot for not being raised the way that she thought she should have. “‘Do you play and sing Ms. Bennet?’ ‘A little.’ ‘Oh’...’Do your sisters play and sing?’ ‘One of them does.’ ‘Why did you not all learn? You ought all to have learned…. Do you draw?’ ‘No, not at all’ ‘What, none of you?’ ‘Not one.’ ‘That is very strange.’” (112) This exchange between Lady Catherine and Elizabeth clearly shows how Lady Catherine doesn’t seem to approve how Elizabeth doesn’t know all the things she believes a woman should be able to do. Later on in the chapter when Mr. Darcy had showed, I thought that he came back to try to continue his goal of winning over Elizabeth. “More than once did Elizabeth in her ramble within the Park, unexpectedly meet Mr. Darcy. She felt all of the perverseness of the mischance that should bring him where no one else was brought; and to prevent its ever happening again, took care to inform him at first, that it was a favorite haunt of hers. How could it occur a second time therefore it was very odd! Yet it did and even a third.” (124) In this excerpt, it shows how Elizabeth has the unfortunate luck of running into Mr. Darcy on her walks. However it seems that Mr. Darcy is almost trying to plan these meetings between them to try and spur something between them, but Elizabeth doesn’t see any of it. Especially after the event of her conversation with Mr. Fitzwilliam, where he told her how Mr. Darcy had recently claimed to be proud of stopping a further relationship between two people. Elizabeth was able to conclude that he was the reason Bingley had left Jane which didn’t help her gain any more attraction towards him.
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For me, I feel like this section is one of THE MOST conflicting and confusing part of the novel. First, Charlotte decides to marry Mr. Collins bc of his wealth and how much he was offering his fortune to her and her family. Which I find it surprising because you’d never thought they would even be together in the first place, but Jane Austen put them in that position anyways. Secondly, one of my favorite parts of this section of the novel is when Lady Catherine asked Elizabeth too many invasive questions and was shocked that the Bennets don’t follow customs in their society and learn and choose different subjects without a governess. I find it hilarious what Lady Catherine’s reactions were, saying “No governess! How was that possible? Five daughters brought up at home without a governess!- I never heard of such a thing. Your mother must have been quite a slave to your education.” (112) Now I really want her reaction when she finds out about Mr. Darcy’s affections toward Elizabeth lol. And thirdly, but lastly, Elizabeth finds out from Colonel Fitzwilliam that it was actually Mr. Darcy himself that separated Mr. Bingley from her sister Jane, and not all in the Bingley sisters. Colonel Fitzwilliam even clearly states to Elizabeth this is “what he told me merely this; he congratulated himself on having lately saved a friend from the inconveniences of a most imprudent marriage.” (126) Of course Elizabeth becomes more furious with Mr. Darcy and I think will later tell him confront him about it.
ReplyDeleteI think it'll be quite entertaining when she does confront him.
DeleteIn this chapter, Lizzy met Lady Catherine de bourgh in Rosings park. The reveal of Lady Catherine has been greatly anticipated by Mr. Collins and his endless compliments for her. Because Mr. Collins has painted LAdy Catherine as a polite woman at the height of society, I assumed that Lady Catherine would express some of the "desired" qualities of a woman that was popular in the 1800s: for her to not speak her mind, wear an elegant clean gown, and to be very reserved and proper in the way she held herself(the exact opposite of Elizabeth). However, once Lady Catherine was introduced, she possessed some qualities that were surprisingly similar to Elizabeth: her expression of her opinions, and her talkative manner. Lady Catherine did not hesitate in telling the group her opinion and moved from topic to topic with her guests while she led the conversation. This personality was similar to Elizabeth because Elizabeth has no desire to hide her opinion when she feels it should be taken into consideration. Lizzy will also never back down from an argument just as Lady Catherine was persistent in arguing with Lizzy on how her family should behave. However, despite their similarities in personality, Lady Catherine is applauded while Lizzy is criticized. Why is this? I thought that the only reason for this is because Lady Catherine is so fabulously wealthy. Because of her success and social status, others weigh her opinion as more valuable and appropriate in comparison to Lizzy's because her wealth trumps every other fault she may posses, while Lizzy's lower status puts her "faults" and personality on the chopping block. Lady Catherine does not know what it is like to lose an argument or be argued against because nobody had ever dared. She would deliver, "her opinion on every subject in so decisive a manner as proved that she was not used to have her judgement controverted"(111). I think this divine status of Lady Catherine and her opinion made Lizzy's and Lady Catherine's argument very groundbreaking because it was most likely the first time Lady Catherine herself had been challenged just like any other person with opinions not so divine, that could be shut down.
ReplyDeleteYou're actually really right; for some reason money gives people credibility and power in this world. Whack!
DeleteThis was not my favorite section of chapters but it was still pretty eventful and a fun read. Poor Jane I am still sad and just want her to be happy. I understand why he got Bingley to not marry her because his feels on class and staying with in it but I am heartbroken still. I thought is was funny when Colonel Fitzwilliam said "It is a circumstance which Darcy of course would not wish to be generally known, because if it were to get around to the lady's family, it would be an unpleasing thing.(126)" I thought this was funny because he does'nt know that Elizabeth is the lady's family so by Darcy not telling him lead Darcy to be exposed. With Elizabeth going to Mr.Collins home we see both Charlotte again and the famous Lady Cathrine. You can see Charlotte was content and made sly hints that she almost never has to be with Mr.Collins and the way she decribes Lady Cathrine as "a very respectable, sensible women(108)" I feel she sees her the same way that Elizabeth does but just excepts this unlike Elizabeth. I want more Darcy and Elizabeth and I know I am going to get it because of Elizabeth know about his part in the leaving of Bingley and she will confront him and I am ready for it.
ReplyDeleteIn the chapters Charlotte a friend of Elizabeth and Mr.Collins get together so everyone goes to see the Collins after to celebrate their marriage. The most part of the chapters that I noticed the most was how rude and almost narcissistic Lady Catherine is and how unkind she was to Elizabeth yet Elizabeth managed to keep stay level headed. I felt that this chapter was strange because Elizabeth had just denied Mr. Collins a little before which gave me a weird feeling throughout reading the chapters. Also Mrs. Collins does not even necessarily like Mr.Collins so it will be interesting as to how their relationship turns out even though it most likely will not result well. Also Elizabeth finds out that Jane and Mr.Bingley are currently separated because of Mr. Darcy who already is on her bad side which makes Elizabeth upset so I am intrigued as to how that will go.
ReplyDeleteMoney moves are being MADE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!! Darcy has finally grown a pair and made a direct approach to Elizabeth while out in Collins' house. It is wild because he even states as he enters the chamber where Elizabeth is that he KNEW she was in there, and then he proceeds to try and make some interesting conversation. Elizabeth was very relieved to have him enter the chamber. This could be because she thought it was Catherine coming to assault her, but I like to believe it is because she secretly likes Darcy ;^). Money moves are being made, like I said!
ReplyDeleteAlso, I think Catherine is a fraud. She only knows about liberal & fine arts because she has money, which on page 112 she kind of exposes about herself. She claims that Lizzy has never played on a finer piano, where she then stutters to name another type of piano because she knows little on the subject that she criticizes. She also speaks in logical fallacies and is just the W.O.A.T (worst of all time). What do you all think? Fraud or no fraud?
DeleteIn the chapters, Elizabeth sees Jane in London on the way to Charlotte's new home with Mr Collins. Jane is living with Ms Gardiner. We find out that Wickham is now with a rich girl. When Elizabeth and Sir Lucas arrive at Charlotte new house, she finds that she has created a nice life for herself. We also finally get to meet Lady Catherine who turns out to be a rude and disrespectful lady, and Elizabeth relates her to Mr Darcy. Mr Collins is very fond of Lady Catherine, and says "She is all affability and condescension, and I doubt not but you will be honoured with some portion of her notice when service is over." I believe Charlotte is not really into Mr Collins, and I think Elizabeth was right to pass on him. I wonder if Elizabeth and Darcy are going to find each other again now that they are in London.
ReplyDeleteI guess I am still confused on what Darcy thinks. Sometimes it feels like he is very into Elizabeth and other times it feels like he is very into Lady Catherine. I hope he ends up with Elizabeth for happy ever after sake but the dude really just needs to step up and decide.
ReplyDeleteElizabeth is more impressive the more a read. If you really think about the time period (and even though we've talked about this) Its absolutely insane that she's turning these people down. She clearly cares about love, which overall seemed to be a love priority in rich cultures at the time.
ReplyDeleteI think lady catherine is the reason people don’t like rich people. People who believe they are better than solely due to monetary value and often much less of an enjoyable person than those around them with less money. I’ve been noticing as I get older that money doesn't have much to do with happiness. You can be the richest person in the world and still be depressed. I think Lady Catherine is a good example of this. You can be poor, and as long as you have food and shelter, you can make the best of things.