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  1. austenvariations.com › prideprejudiceproprietyPride, Prejudice & Propriety - Jane Austen Variations

    May 27, 2015 · Accepting Darcy’s letter is a complete breach of propriety, as the text itself tells us. Darcy holds out “a letter, which she instinctively took” (my italics). Jane Austen added that “instinctively” because she had to justify Elizabeth behaving in a completely unacceptable manner. But even having taken it instinctively, Elizabeth ...

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  3. www.sparknotes.com › lit › pridePride and Prejudice Chapters 35–42 - SparkNotes

    Analysis: Chapters 35–42. Darcy’s letter begins a humbling process for both Elizabeth and him, which results in a maturation of each of their attitudes toward the other. In Darcy’s case, the rejection of his proposal strikes a blow to his pride and compels him to respond to Elizabeth’s anger. The resulting letter reveals to Elizabeth ...

  4. www.cliffsnotes.com › literature › pChapters 33-36 (Volume II, 10-13) - CliffsNotes

    Because most of the story is told from Elizabeth's perspective, readers have little chance to know Darcy beyond his outward behavior. But the most important aspect of the letter is the impact it has on Elizabeth. Through Elizabeth's reactions to the letter, Austen masterfully displays the process of revelation and self-discovery.

  5. booksonthewall.com › blog › pride-and-prejudice-quotes15 Pride and Prejudice Quotes: Elizabeth Bennet, Mr. Darcy ...

    • “I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! — When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.”
    • “A lady’s imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.” After Mr. Darcy tells Caroline Bingley he is thinking about Elizabeth Bennet’s eyes, Bingley jokingly asks him when his wedding is to be scheduled.
    • “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” Every list of World Literature’s most famous opening sentences must include this gem from Pride & Prejudice.
    • “What are young men to rocks and mountains?” Jane Austen was writing at a time of great transition in European thought and literature. While the start of the 18th century was characterized by Enlightenment ideals (e.g.

  6. www.enotes.com › topics › pride-and-prejudiceThe evolution of Elizabeth and Darcy's characters and ...

    Oct 3, 2024 · When Elizabeth and Darcy chance to meet at the entrance to his park walks, Darcy is at pains to present himself in a new light resultant upon the realizations wrought upon his mind by the ...

  7. www.litcharts.com › lit › pride-and-prejudicePride and Prejudice Chapter 58 Summary & Analysis - LitCharts

    Bingley was angry about being deceived while Jane was in London, but he has forgiven Darcy. Darcy does penance for his blatantly wrong decision to lie and must ask forgiveness: another example that Darcy has relinquished his pride. Fyfe, Paul. "Pride and Prejudice Chapter 58." LitCharts.

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    Quick answer: In Pride and Prejudice, Mr. Darcy falls in love with Elizabeth Bennet because of her lively spirit and, in particular, because she stands up to him and refuses to flatter him. He ...