Sunday, March 29, 2009

P& P #7 3/27: 6-10

"If his own vanity, however, did not mislead him, he was the cause, his pride and caprice were the cause of all that Jane had suffered and still continued to suffer. He had ruined for a while every hope of happiness for the most affectionate, generous heart in the world; and no one could say how lasting an evil he might have inflicted" (Austen 177).

- Here Elizabeth is communicating her anger about Mr. Darcy breaking the union between Mr. Bingley and Jane. This incident just adds to her hate for Mr. Darcy seeing that she blames him for breaking her sister's heart. This only makes Mr. Darcy's situation worse, due to the fact that he admires Elizabeth, but Elizabeth absolutely hates him. And Mr. Darcy, not knowing how angry she is at him, will most likely try to do something to show his affection for her, which will result with her rejecting him, as well as her vehemently criticizing his actions and his personality.

Question:
Elizabeth feelings for Colonel Fitzwilliam are:

I. contempt
II. adoration
III. similar to how she felt about Mr. Wickham

a. I
b. II
c. III
d. II and III
e. none of the above

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