Pride and Prejudice Full GCSE cards Flashcards
“A single man of large fortune […] what a fine thing for our girls”
Who: Mrs Bennet
When: Ch 1 on hearing Netherfield Park is let
AO2:
-materialistic objectives
-possessive pronoun ‘our’, claims over Bingley’s wealth and status
AO3:
-Reflects socio-economic reasons for marriage; typical of Mrs Bennet’s mercenary attitude towards potential suitors ( she had to be worried because of the entailment law tho )
“His manners gave a disgust which turned the tide of his popularity”
Who: Narrator about Darcy voicing the villagers
When: Meryton Ball
AO2:
-nautical metaphor of ‘turned the tide’ reflects how the Regency upper class think as one, regardless of the damage of gossip
-judgemental noun ‘disgust’ suggests a tone of disapproval and distaste.
AO3:
-importance of manners in Regency Soceity and mocking the herd mentality of the contemporary rich
“She is tolerable; but not handsome enough to tempt me”
Who: Darcy about Lizzie
When: Ch 3 at the Meryton ball
AO2:
-arrogant tone objectifies Elizabeth and suggests his position of power as a man and social superior
-degrading adjective ‘tolerable’ is barely a compliment and shows his pompous nature.
AO3:
-reflects the upper class beliefs in social superiority and Regency superficial attitudes towards womenbased on looks.
“proudest, most disagreeable man in the world”
Who: Darcy
When: Meryton ball
AO2:
-offensive superlatives create an emphatic and exaggerated tone, suggesting it’s an overreaction and a little ridiculous.
-the all encompassing noun ‘world’ shows Regency’s fickle tendency to blow things out of proportion.
AO3:
-Regency preoccupation with manners and decorum and how characters are judged accordingly.
“he has a right to be proud”
Who: Charlotte to Lizzy about Darcy
When: ch 5 , 1st tripartite
AO2:
-the monosyllabic statement of him being ‘proud’ suggests a simple unarguable truth
-the privileged noun ‘right’ connotes a collective agreement of the Regency upper class that money is the most important thing in social status.
AO3:
-Charlotte demonstrates a respect for social superiors much like her fawning father Sir William
“I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine”
Who: Lizzy about Darcy
When: ch 5
AO2:
-stubborn tone reflects Lizzie’s nature and how once offended takes a long time to forgive
-the wounded emotive verb ‘mortified’ shows the extent of damage one sentence from Darcy did to Elizabeth and how she subconsciously cares about his opinion
AO3:
-atypical attitude for women in Regency England, she refuses to sacrifice her right to be respected
“She was almost wild!”
Who: Mrs Hurst about Lizzie walking to Netherfield
When: ch 8
AO2:
-the pointed exclamative suggests a snippy gossipy tone and highlights the scandalous nature of Elizabeth’s actions
-animalistic adjective ‘wild’ shows her behaviour is considered improper and unfeminine
AO3:
-the expectation of propriety in the upper class
-also parallels with Lydia who is also described as ‘wild’ later on in the novel.
“such low connections” and “ such vulgar relations”
Who: Miss Caroline Bingley
When: ch 8
AO2:
-distasteful adjectives suggest Caroline’s imperious [arrogant] judgement of the Bennet sisters.
-exclamative tone is created through the anaphora [repetition] of ‘such’
AO3:
-Regency preoccupation with social position and connections
“my connections with the family of de Bourgh create circumstances highly in my favour”
Who: Mr Collins
When: 1st tripartite
AO2:
-insistent repetition of pronoun ‘my’ , he is possessive and determined to link himself with the de bourghs
-superficial abstract noun ‘favour’ reflects his grovelling, sycophantic nature
AO3:
-contemporary readers may sympathise with Mr Collins as he represents the very vital need for the aristocracy’s support, funding and connections.
“your portion is unhappily so small””
Who: Mr Collins
When: spectacularly unromantic proposal to Lizzie
AO2:
-emotive intensifier ‘unhappily’ reflects a materialistic attitude designed to pressure her into acceptance
-offensive alliteration ‘so small’ creates dramatic, pitiful tone
AO3:
-monetary focus reflects socio-economical motives for marriage and his disbelief of rejection stems from her position as a woman dependent on marriage for a secure future.
“happiness in marriage is a matter of chance” “i am not romanic, you know i never was”
Who: Charlotte
When: discussing marriage to Collins with Elizabeth 1st tripartite
AO2:
-abstract concepts
