Pride and Prejudice project: Chapters 52-61

Chapter 10 and chapter 11: literary devices Chapter 52:
Foreshadowing: the chapter is trying to interpret whether or not Mr. Darcy still has feelings for Elizabeth and whether or not he still wants her hand in marriage. Once Elizabeth finds out that Darcy paid for Mr. Wickham and Lydia to get married she knew that he still has feelings for her and this is what leads to Elizabeth agreeing to marry Mr. Darcy. Evidence for this is found in chapter 52 in the sentence “the vague and unsettled suspicions which uncertainly had produced of what Mr. Darcy might have been doing to forward her sister’s match which she had feared to encourage, as an exertion of goodness too great to be probable, and at the same time too dreaded to be just, from the pain of obligation, were proved beyond their greatest to be true!”(By: Austen 315 par.2) this shows that Darcy still has feelings for Elizabeth.
Point of View: this chapter is about Mr. Gardiner’s point of view on Lydia and Wickham’s marriage and how Darcy paid for it in secret and he tells his point of view from a letter. This letter is found on pages 311-314.
Chapter 53:
Allusion: Mrs. Bennet acted as if she did not mind Mr. Bingley coming to town, but it obviously added stress to her emotions. This is shown on page 321stated as “I do assure you, that the news does not affect me either with pleasure or pain. I am god of one thing, that he comes alone because we shall see the less of him.”(By: Austen 321 par.1)this shows that Mrs. Bennet is hiding her feelings about Mr. Bingley.
Mood: this describes the chapter the best because everyone is nervous about the arrival of Mr. Bingley, and they are all on edge about why he has returned. The evidence of this is shown on page 230 saying “Miss Bennet had not been able to hear of his coming without changing color.”(By: Austen 230 par.6) This proves that there were a lot of nerves going on in everyone because of his arrival.<br>

Character analysis: Mr. Darcy Darcy may be described as wealthy, proud, and judgmental. It is safe to say that he is a dynamic, as well as round, character because of the way he develops throughout the story. He is Elizabeth’s love interest throughout the story, he even proposes to her, but she denied is proposal the first time.
    Darcy is very wealthy, and this is made very clear from the beginning of the story. He makes about 10,000 pounds annually, which was a lot of money during the time of the book. He knows how wealthy he is, and he does not try to hide how much money he has. Because of how much money he makes, he has a very high social standing, which he likes to brag about quite often, making him a very proud person. No one ever says anything about how proud he can be, until Elizabeth makes him realize it. She turned down his proposal because he was too snobby, which made him change the way he was. He slowly started to overcome his pride, which made Elizabeth very happy. He later realizes why he was always so arrogant, saying that it was because of the way his parents raised him. He said his parents spoiled him and encouraged him to think the worst of people and be a selfish person. As a result of how he was raised, he thought the worst of people before giving them the benefit of the doubt. This led to him being very judgmental, which ended up being another reason why Elizabeth turned down his proposal. As previously stated, the way Elizabeth thought of him slowly made him develop into a much better person. Darcy was able to overcome being very judgmental and proud. As a result of the way he changed, he may be considered a dynamic character in Pride and Prejudice.
  Darcy started off as a wealthy, proud, and judgmental man, but he was able to overcome his pride as well as how judgmental he was. He was a very dynamic and round character throughout the story, which made him a very interesting character throughout the whole novel. Elizabeth promoted the change in his behavior, which made their relationship intriguing as the story developed.<br>

Chapter 12: summary As soon as the chapter starts, Elizabeth takes a walk to clear her mind to think about the way Darcy behaved. She was feeling very unsure about the way that he felt about her. She says, “Why, if he came only to be silent, grave, and indifferent… did he come at all? He could be still amiable, still pleasing, to my uncle and aunt, when he was in town; and why not to me? If he fears me, why come hither? If he no longer cares for me, why silent? Teasing, teasing, man! I will think no more about him.” Elizabeth was doubting that Darcy still had feelings for her and told herself she would no longer think about him. Then, Jane joins her with a very happy look on her face, she seemed very relaxed and they talked about Darcy and Mr. Bingley. On Tuesday, there was going to be a party that both Darcy and Mr. Bingley were going to attend. During dinnertime, Elizabeth noticed that Bingley showed a strong admiration for her sister, she also noticed how happy they made each other. Elizabeth was not very happy because Darcy was sitting very far away from her, although he was sitting next to her mother. She knew that they were not very happy to be sitting near each other, but she saw that they were talking, though Elizabeth could not hear what they were talking about. She hoped that throughout the night she would get the opportunity to talk to him, rather than just a hello or goodbye. Elizabeth said, “If he does not come to me, then, I shall give him up forever.”  Darcy then left the room, but Elizabeth watched attentively watched where he was going. He soon came back with a cup of coffee in his hands, and she finally decided to talk to him. The conversation was very short and a little bit awkward because they did not have much to talk about. Mrs. Bennett was planning on making Bingley and Darcy stay as long as possible, but she failed to do so because their carriage was ordered before any of the others. Although she could not manage to keep them around any longer, she was very happy to see the way Bingley and Jane were interacting. The chapter ends with a short discussion between Mrs. Bennett and Elizabeth, as well as Jane. A noticeable theme throughout the chapter is marriage. This chapter really focuses on Jane and Bingley’s relationship and the way they interact. Elizabeth as well as Mrs. Bennett are very sure that Bingley will soon propose to Jane. A vocabulary word in the chapter is rapacity, found on page 323 in the sentence, “… when all her views were overthrown, by seeing him fall a victim to her mother’s rapacity for whist players, and in a few moments after seated with the rest of the party.” Rapacity means aggressive greed.<br>

Chapter 12: literary devices An example of a literary technique in this chapter is an oxymoron on page 321. It says, "He bore it with noble indifference, and she would have imagined that Bingley had received his sanction to be happy..." The oxymoron is shown in the words "noble indifference." Something noble is something of high importance or status, whereas indifference may indicate that something is unimportant.
A literary element that is actively shown in this chapter is point of view, this chapter shows a lot from Elizabeth’s point of view more than anyone else’s. It really shows what she is thinking throughout the whole chapter, but one example is on page 322,  “If he does not come to me, then, I shall give him up for ever.” It is common throughout the chapter to see Elizabeth’s thinking.<br>

Chapter 13 summary In chapter 55 , Mrs. Bennet invites Bingley over for dinner. He explains that he is busy, but eagerly accepts the invitation for the next day. When he arrived all the girls were not dressed and ready, and Mrs. Bennet yells at them to “make haste” After the meal, Mrs. Bennet accomplished the task of leaving Jane and Bingley alone at the dinner table in hopes that Bingley will propose, yet he does not. The next day, Bingley and Mr. Bennet go shooting and Bingley stays for dinner. After the meal, Jane and him are left alone again. This time, Bingley asked Jane to marry him. The rest of the day is filled with excitement. The author wrote this chapter to show that Jane and Bingley got engaged and are in love. A vocabulary word I did not understand was “premeditation”. Premeditation means the consideration or planning of an act beforehand that shows intent to commit that act. The quote that this word was in is “Jane instantly gave a look at Elizabeth, which spoke her distress at such premeditation and her entreaty that she would not give into.”(Pg.328) The theme of this chapter is marriage, because this is the chapter where Mr. Bingley and Jane got engaged.<br>

Chapter 14 summary About a week after Bingley and Jane’s announced engagement, Lady Catherine de Bourgh came to visit. Shortly after, Elizabeth was asked to talk with lady Catherine outside. Lady Catherine informs Elizabeth about the rumor that Darcy, her own nephew, was planning to marry her. She insists she knows “it must be a scandalous falsehood”, seeing as there is a tactic for the engagement of Darcy to her own daughter. Elizabeth is very harsh to Lady Catherine , and states that the rumors are in fact invalid. Despite Lady Catherine’s demands, Elizabeth states “I will make no promise of the kind”( Pg.340) after Lady Catherine demanded Elizabeth to promise to never get engaged to Darcy. A vocab word I did not understand was “propriety”. This means excepted standards of behavior or morals. The sentence this was used in was – “Are you lost to every feeling of propriety and delicacy?” (Pg.338) The authors purpose was to foreshadow that Darcy and Elizabeth were getting married. The theme of this chapter is prejudice, because Lady Catherine came over only to interrogate Elizabeth on the rumors she believes are preposterous. She can not believe her own nephew would propose to Elizabeth Bennet. She states, “You have no regard, then, for the honour and credit of my nephew! Unfeeling, selfish girl! Do you not consider that a connection with you must disgrace him in the eyes of everybody?(pg. 341)<br>

Chapter 13 and chapter 14: literary devices Chapter 55:
Repetition: “make haste, make haste, make haste.” Austen used repetition to show the characters (in this case Ms. Bingley) were in panic.
Point of view: Austen uses third person several times in this book to let the readers know the thoughts and feelings of the characters at the moment. A quote that uses point of view is “Elizabeth went to bed in the happy belief that all must speedily concluded.”(pg.329)
Chapter 56:
Antagonist: The antagonist in this chapter is Lady Catherine. Lady Catherine and Elizabeth had an argument. In the book, Lady Catherine says to Elizabeth “ I take no leave of you, Miss Bennet. I send no compliments to your mother. You deserve no such attention. I a most seriously displeased.”
Tone : the tone in this chapter is aggressive. The quote form Elizabeth “I wonder you took the trouble of coming so far. What could your ladyship propose by it?(pg.337) shows Elizabeth is not pleased with Lady Catherine’s presence.
Hyperbole: The sentence a hyperbole is found in is “Do you not consider that a connection with you must disgrace him in the eyes of everybody?”(pg. 341)<br>

Chapter 15: summary A major event that happened in chapter 57 is that Mr. Bennet received a letter from Mr. Collins which presents the rumor of Elizabeth and Darcy possibly getting married and advises Elizabeth not to upset Lady Catherine. Moreover, Mr. Bennet is amused by this letter because he thinks Elizabeth and Darcy still hate each other. Mr. Bennet even says, “Mr. Darcy, Who never looks at any woman but to see a blemish, and who probably never looked at you in his life! It is admirable!”, which shows that Mr. Bennet does not feel that Elizabeth and Darcy’s marriage is possible. Furthermore, A major theme in this chapter is love. This theme is portrayed in the story when the author writes “A colour now rushed into Elizabeth’s cheeks in the instantaneous conviction of its being a letter from the nephew…” This portrays the theme of love because Elizabeth blushes at the thought of Darcy possibly being the one who wrote the letter which shows that Elizabeth likes Darcy. Moreover the author wrote this chapter to foreshadow that Darcy and Elizabeth will end up getting married. Lastly, vocabulary words that were introduced in this chapter are illustrious, which means highly distinguished and is presented in the sentence “…may be looked up to as one of the most illustrious personages…”(pg.350), and abominate, which means to dislike strongly and is presented in the sentence “… As much as I abominate writing...” Clearly, Chapter 57 is a chapter that has much significance in the storyline.<br>

Chapter 16: summary Some of the major events that happened in chapter 58 are that Darcy and Elizabeth are left to walk together. Elizabeth thanks Darcy for what he did for Lydia. It is then revealed that Darcy did what he did as much out of guilt for not revealing Wickham as to gain the favor of Elizabeth. It is also revealed that Darcy does not want anyone to feel indebted to him for what he did. Next, Darcy tells Elizabeth “…If your feelings are still what they were last April, tell me so at once…”Elizabeth then tells Darcy that her feelings for him have changed and talks about how they have come together despite past “prejudices.” Additionally, a major them in this chapter is love. This theme is shown in the chapter when Darcy says “…That the wish of giving happiness to you might add to the other inducements which led me…” this shows that Darcy will do anything to please Elizabeth which also shows that he likes Elizabeth. Furthermore, the author wrote this chapter to further illustrate how close Darcy and Elizabeth have become and how their previous “prejudices” have been discarded. Lastly, New vocabulary terms that have been introduced in this chapter are quarrel(noun), which means to argue and is used in the sentence “We will not quarrel for the greater share of blame annexed to that evening…”(pg.355), and frankness(noun), which means plainness of speech and is used in the sentence “Yes, you know enough of my frankness to believe me…”Clearly, Chapter 58 shows that despite their many past conflicts Darcy and Elizabeth still love each other.<br>

Chapter 15 and 16: literary devices Chapter 15:
foreshadowing: “your daughter Elizabeth will no longer bear the name of Bennet..” this foreshadows that Elizabeth will get married.(Pg.350)
Antagonist: the antagonist in this chapter is Lady Catherine as the letter sent by Mr. Collins advises Elizabeth to not upset Lady Catherine as she disapproves of Elizabeth getting engaged to Darcy.
Chapter 16:
Characterization: it is revealed that Mr. Darcy regrets his past behavior towards Elizabeth when he says “…my behaviour to you at the time had merited the severest reproof. It was unpardonable. I cannot think of it without abhorrence.”(pg.355)
Allusion: when Darcy says “… But you and your family owe me nothing.” (pg.354) this calls to mind what Darcy did for Lydia, without explicitly stating what he did for Lydia.<br>

Chapter 17 and 18 summary Mr. Phillips held a dinner party. Wickham becomes the center of attention almost immediately. Wickham and Elizabeth start a conversation about how he had planned to become part of the ministry, rather than the militia, but could not due to insufficient funding. Originally, Darcy’s father was going to fund him, but Darcy found a way to keep all the money. Elizabeth blindly trusted him and believed the story without need of more investigation. Elizabeth leaves the party later learning nothing but that story and decides for herself that Darcy deserves nothing but contempt. Much to Elizabeth’s dismay. Wickham does not attend the ball. Mr. Denny tells Elizabeth and Lydia that Darcy’s presence keeps Wickham away from Netherfield. Elizabeth’s unhappiness increases during two clumsy dances with Mr. Collins and reaches its peak when she finds herself dancing with Darcy. Their conversation is awkward, especially when she mentions Wickham, a subject Darcy clearly wishes to avoid. At the end of the dance, Elizabeth encounters Ms. Bingley, who warns he not to trust Wickham. Elizabeth assumes that Bingley’s sister is only being spiteful, however, and choses to ignore the warning. Jane then tells her sister that she has asked Bingley for information of Wickham. But everything Bingley knows about the officer comes from Darcy and is therefore ( in Elizabeth’s mind) suspect. In Chapter 17, a vocab word I found was rebuke(verb); which means to express sharp, stern disapproval. This word was found in the sentence “and she was rather surprised to find that he entertained no scruple whatever on that head, and was very far from dreading a rebuke either from the Archbishop, or Lady Catherine, by venturing to dance.” In chapter 17, the theme was recovery; truthfully, the whole chapter is based on the characters talking to each other about their relationships with other characters, and how, the fact that they met under strange terms and did not actually get to learn the right things about each other. It sets up the rest of the book for learning and fixing relationships. Ironically, the book is based upon romance, and marriage; fighting in long term relationships is actually commonly found. In Chapter 18, two vocab words I found were upbraid-ing(verb) which means to find fault with someone or scold. This word was found in the sentence “ You will not thank me for detaining you from bewitching converse of that young lady, whose bright eyes are so upbraiding me.”; another vocab word I found was insolent ( Adjective) which means showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect. This word was found in the sentence “Insolent girl!”. The theme in Chapter 18 was prejudice. This is shown when Darcy’s dance invite shows his growing feelings for Elizabeth, but now Elizabeth’s prejudice against him is in full effect. Also because Elizabeth is set in her ow prejudice, she interprets everything against Darcy and blames him for everything.<br>

Chapter 17 and Chapter 18: literary devices Chapter 17:
Foreshadowing: (pg.51) “They have both, said she, been deceived, I dare say, in some way or other, of which we can form no idea. Interested people have perhaps misrepresented each to this other.” I think this shows foreshadowing as if in the future people that are currently antagonizing against each other will later start to understand each other and their motives.
Chapter 18:
Personification: In the beginning of chapter 18, I think the author was actually using personification when she writes that “Elizabeth looked in the mess of coats in the room for the presence of Mr. Wickham”, as if the room could tell her that he was there “ and looked in vain for Mr. Wickham among the cluster of red coats there assembled.”
In the same place, it is also showing setting and where this takes place, in Mr. Phillip’s coat room we see that they explain the room in vivid detail.<br>

Chapter 19 summary Chapter 60 Summary:
    Elizabeth has come to a final conclusion to accept Mr. Darcy’s proposal in marriage. Elizabeth asks Mr. Darcy how he first fell in love with her. Mr. Darcy admits that even when he didn’t know he loved her he was always falling for her. He also said he admired her mind; Lizzy suggested that he liked her because she was different from other women. After their discussion, Elizabeth asks Mr. Darcy why he has been shy around her since he returned to Longbourn. He responds to her by saying that she had given him no encouragement and that he was embarrassed. Elizabeth wonders if Mr. Darcy would have proposed to her if she had not thanked him for his kindness towards Lydia; Mr. Darcy answers her wonders by saying he would have proposed again due to Lady Catherine’s views on their disagreement. Mr. Darcy explains that he had come back to Netherfield only to see Lizzy again and seek out her feelings towards him. Elizabeth invites her aunt to Pemberley for Christmas and feels immensely happy. Miss Darcy is very happy with the news while Miss Bingley is quite unhappy. Elizabeth looks forward to her days of being a married woman. Sheer- “He also says that he had come back to Netherfield with the sheer purpose of seeing Lizzy, and determining what her feelings for him were” (Chapter 60 P&P). The word Sheer as used in this sentence means none other than, a sole purpose for doing something. A common theme in this chapter is love; Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth become officially engaged and tell their family members their exciting news. The author wrote this chapter to start to conclude the novel so that we could predict Mr. Darcy’s and Elizabeth’s future. One conflict in this chapter is that Miss Bingley is displeased with the news of the engagement. This is a man vs. society conflict because almost everyone else seems to be happy with the engagement including Mrs. Bennett and we all know she is extremely hard to please. A literary device from this chapter is repetition. As the reader, we are having to hear reactions from yet another Elizabeth proposal, this time turning into and engagement. “Miss Bingley’s congratulations to her brother on his approaching marriage were all that affectionate and insincere” (Chapter 60 P&P). This quote reminds the reader when Mrs. Bennett had a negative reaction the Mr. Collins proposal to Elizabeth.<br>

Chapter 20 Summary Jane and Elizabeth get married on the same day; Mrs. Bennet jumping with joy due to the new wealth coming into the family. Mr. Bennett missed his second daughter very much after Elizabeth moved away with Mr. Darcy. Mr. Bingley and Jane only stayed in Netherfield for another year before they decided to move to Derbyshire; only 30 miles from Elizabeth.  Kitty improved her character and wasn’t so ungovernable anymore. Mary was the only daughter that stayed at home; she was no longer being compared to her two older sisters. Lydia and Wickham didn’t suffer and change due to the marriage of her sisters. Elizabeth received a letter from Lydia wishing Elizabeth all the happiness in the world. She explains to Elizabeth how it is a great comfort to have a sister that is very wealthy. Lydia explains that her and Wickham don’t make a whole lot of money and if Elizabeth could send  them $300 or $400 a year she would greatly appreciate it. There was a plead at the end of the letter asking Elizabeth not to tell Mr. Darcy about the money. Elizabeth and Jane do have to help out the Wickhams. Overtime, Lydia and Wickham grow apart from each other and lose affection for one another. Mr. Darcy allows Lydia to visit Elizabeth and him in Pemberley. The Wickhams do visit the Bingley’s but usually overstay their visit ending up with the Bingley’s asking them to leave. Miss Bingley is still upset about Mr. Darcy’s marriage but keeps it to herself in order to keep the privilege of visiting them in Pemberley. Georgiana moves to Pemberley and Elizabeth and her become fond of each other and very good friends; making Mr. Darcy extremely happy. Lady Catherine is the other person upset with her nephew’s marriage and sends him  letter describing her thoughts. This dispute between Lady Catherine and Rm. Darcy ends with the end of conversation between them for a long time. Elizabeth later persuades Mr. Darcy to forgive his aunt. The Darcy’s and Gardiners remain intimate friends and will never forget the luck that brought them together in Derbyshire. Condescended- “But at length, by Elizabeth’s persuasion, he was prevailed on to over look the offence, and seek a reconciliation; and, after a little farther resistance on the part of his aunt, her resentment gave way, either to her affection for him, or her curiosity to see how his wife conducted herself: and she condescended to wait them at Pemberley, in spite of that pollution which its woods had received, not merely from the presence of such a mistress, but the visits of he uncle and aunt from the city” (Chapter 61 P&P). In this sentence, condescended means that Lady Catherine showed feelings of superiority over others. The author wrote this chapter to conclude the book and describe everyone’s character ending place in the book; as well as mind the reader of where the book started. “Darcy, as well as Elizabeth, really loved them; and they were both ever sensible of the warmest gratitude towards the person who, by bringing her into Derbyshire, has been the means of uniting them” (Chapter 61 P&P). This quote shows shows us the end of the book but also explains where it all started. A common theme in this chapter is thankfulness. Lydia is thankful for her sister, Mrs. Bennett is thankful for her daughters, and Mr. Darcy is thankful for his wife. A literary device for this chapter would be dramatic irony. Any place would do, of about three or four hundred a year: but, however, do not speak to Mr. Darcy about it, if you had rather not” (Chapter 61 P&P). The reader knows that Elizabeth will send money to Lydia whereas Mr. Darcy will not know.<br>

Chapter 19 and Chapter 20: literary devices Chapter 60:
A literary device from this chapter is repetition. As the reader, we are having to hear reactions from yet another Elizabeth proposal, this time turning into and engagement. “Miss Bingley’s congratulations to her brother on his approaching marriage were all that affectionate and insincere” (Chapter 60 P&P). This quote reminds the reader when Mrs. Bennett had a negative reaction the Mr. Collins proposal to Elizabeth.
Chapter 61:
A literary device for this chapter would be dramatic irony. “Any place would do, of about three or four hundred a year: but, however, do not speak to Mr. Darcy about it, if you had rather not” (Chapter 61 P&P). The reader knows that Elizabeth will send money to Lydia whereas Mr. Darcy will not know.<br>