Elizabeth Flashcards
'’he is also handsome… his character is their by complete” - Elizabeth, ch4
- technique: characterisation, social consensus
- themes: reputation ,integrity,
- further, the motif of a character ‘they compete should they both be handsome and full liveness according to Elizabeth is then contrast with her soon being attraction to army, whom according to her standers is enter a complete man or a suitable partner for her
“Mr Darcy is all politeness’ said Elizabeth, smiling” - Elizabeth, ch6
- technique: sarcasm humour
- themes: reputations, person worth , prejudice
“walked three miles so early in the day, in such dirty weather, and by herself” - Elizabeth walking to Netherfield, ch7
- technique: characterisation
- themes: family
- the character of Elizabeth is further shown here, where she deeply values the well-being of the others, in this case, Jane, over both her own safety and her pride as such, Austen emphasises that whilst Elizabeth is able to suppress her pride for the good of others, such a feat is not as easily able to be completed by Darcy. symbolic of the upper wealthier class
“you must comprehend a great deal in your idea of an accomplished woman”
- Elizabeth regarding Darcy, ch8
- sacrciams, characterisation
- pride, reputation
- Elizabeth;s sdacrism ion darcy accentues her aphte to the manerism with which darcy odncuts hismelf, expecially shwon at the meryton ball.
“no, stay where you are - you are charmingly grouped” - Elizabeth (regarding the path only being wide enough to fit three people walking), ch10
- sarcasm, characterisation
- sarcasm by ezlaibeth, as she rejects a more upper class way of sorting the situation
“and your defect is a propensity to hate everybody” - Elizabeth, ch11
characterisation
integrity, pride
elzibarth acknowledging what she views as darcy’s flaw
“his boasting.. of his having an unforgiven temper” - Elizabeth regarding Darcy, ch16
irony,juxtapostion,
pride , personal worth,
darcy’s ‘boasting… of his hanvin anunfrogiven tempoer;’ as accounted for by ezlaiebth seeks to juxtapose im to the perceived more amiable character of mr Wickham - whoever,thsi proves t be ironic in that she later recounts his view to be misguided and ill judged
“he should not have been too proud to be dishonest!” - Elizabeth regarding Darcy, ch16
chaarcterstion, foreshadowing
although proud it is his excessive pride, as suppsoedeuly reveals day mr wickham , that causes leiabeth to dislike mr darcy
(- regarding mr Daryl;s excessive pride in not treating wickham with civility following his father’s death )
“can such abominable pride as his have ever done him good” - Elizabeth, ch16,
inquisition, irony
pride
stemming from wick hams perception of pride as being a negative flaw, exlaibeth is similarly inclined to view darcy’s ‘abominable pride’ as something which no good can arise from
“the greatest misfortune of all… to find a man agreeable whom one is determined to hate!” - Elizabeth (regarding Mr Darcy), ch18
‘irony, foreshadowing,
perusal worth , integrity
emphasis elxibeth;s decidedness to uphold her prejudiced beefs on the character that mr darcy is, regarding it as ‘the greatest msifoptunte of all’ . in doing so, elziabrth isn revolting the upper middle class character she is supposed to be during the time, and actively refuting my darcy on the basis of his unlinessless
“it is your turn to say something now, Mr Darcy, you ought to make some kind of remark on the size of the room” - Elizabeth ch18
sarcasm, irony, satires, mockery
personal worth,
social class pride, gender roles
such sarcasm exhibited by elxibeth is instrumental in Austen’s texts as the sarcasm of an upper middle class woman saericually undermining a wa;hty upper class geentlermn refuse women’s role in society to be accepting of both a man and a man of greater class
“I have always seen a great similarity in the turn of our minds’ - Elizabeth about Darcy, ch18
irony, satires, forwshawoing
“never allow yourself to be blinded by prejudice?” - Elizabeth to Darcy, ch18
inquisition, irony, satire, sarcasm
prejuiidce
it is this inquisition by ezlaibeth that explicitly reveals the dynamic of Elizabeth and darcy outlined especially in the titlte. although both found by pride and prejudiced, neither character is cemented in these roles, as mr darcy is shown to be proud, as question by Elizabeth
“you are too hasty.. you forget that I have made no answer” - Elizabeth, ch19,
juxtaposition
gender roles, personal worth , marriage
mr collins haste to discuss th ebeenfts of marriage to Elizabeth is stunted by her ahcnolwrgdment that she has ‘made no answer’ to his proposal. th belief that Elizabeth wpoiuld undeiba;y affirm his proposal pinpoints Austen’s belief that amtriomy was not up t the choice of a woman, and it was often for the convince and avdnategs of the mariaget that it was convenient
“‘we must not always expect a lividly young man”
“it is very often nothing but our own vanity that deceives us” - Elizabeth - Jane, ch24
foreshadowing, irony, characterisation
Jane’s insightful proposition as to execcsicve pride being a deception highlights her alikeness to elzibeth in maintaining a critical view of people and their flaws as being insightful into the true nature of their character. it is such a proposition that both regards darcy’s vanity to comprehend his desire for Elizabeth, much as elziuabeth is hindered by her expecting ‘a lively young man’ to marry her - and it is such that ezliabeth is similarly blinded by vanity as to her expectations of marriage
“Had [Mr Darcy] behaved in a more gentleman-like manner”
“Obstinate, headstrong girl”
- She is strong minded
“Feeling that she had been blind, partial, prejudiced, absurd”
- She is self reflective
“She had a lively and playful disposition, which delighted in anything ridiculous”
- She has a sense of humour
“Lizzy has something more of quickness than her sisters”
- She’s intelligent
“Beautiful expression of her dark eyes”
- She’s good-looking
Her figure is “light and pleasing”
- She’s good-looking
“I deserve neither such praise nor censure. I am not a great reader and I have pleasure in many things”
- She’s eloquent
“I, who have prided myself of my discernment”
- Proud
“I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine”
- Proud
“I had not known you a month before I felt that you were the last man in the world whom I could ever be prevailed on to marry”
- Prejudiced
“Her deeply-rooted dislike”
- Prejudice
“With a strong prejudice against everything he might say”
- Prejudice
“I dearly love a laugh”
- Elizabeth loves to laugh and be happy
“Do not consider me now as an elegant female intending to plague you, but as a rational creature speaking the truth from her heart”
- She’s mature/rational
“She ran gaily off, rejoicing as she rambled about”
- She’s independent
“Mr Darcy is all politeness”
- Shows that she’s witty
“She told the story however with great spirit among her friends” - about how Darcy rejects her
- Shows that she’s resilient
“Elizabeth continued her walk alone, crossing field after field at a quick pace, jumping over stiles” - about Elizabeth
- She doesn’t care much for the conventions of society of behaving ‘lady-like’.