... younger sisters are still chasing young officers. Suddenly when everything looks its brightest for Jane, Bingley picks up and leaves Netherfield. This event leaves the family in total despair. Elizabeth decides to go off to live with her aunt in London, Jane goes with another aunt, and Lydia leaves for Brighton ... his true feelings and hands it to Elizabeth. The letter is the turning point of the novel. Elizabeth, the only character who is seeking only true love in a marriage, is totally blind when it is right in front of her. She becomes "absolutely ashamed of herself" (171). Up to t...

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... Darcy also opposes the relationship and believes that Jane is indifferent to Bingley. Meanwhile, Darcy finds himself attracted to Elizabeth despite his objections to her family. As Darcy grows more interested in Elizabeth, Elizabeth continues to despise him and is instead attracted to George Wickham, a handsome and personable militia officer ... and offended when she refuses him. He quickly turns his attention to Elizabeth's friend, Charlotte Lucas, who wants to marry for security rather than love. The two are soon engaged and married. At the same time, Jane is dismayed to find out that B...

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• Grade Level: High School

... house and be left destitute. Therefore for the survival of the girls and their mother at least one of them must make a favourable marriage. Jane falls in love with the afore mentioned eligible bachelor', and though they are split up by a friend' for a while they do eventually marry. An extremely rich and famous ... in that she immediately sees Mr Collins as a pompous fool, and Lady Catherine as a tyrant. She can also see the faults of her family despite her closeness and love to them. The only problem with this is that she is quick to judge and once she has judged will stay with this op...

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... a high social status, Darcy is very rare in that his intentions are not for a marriage to further his reputation or fortune, but for love, which Austen sees as the best basis for marriage. It is for this reason that Darcy goes to such lengths to keep Elizabeth as he ... tarnishing her reputation forever if a marriage does not ensue. Darcy would not be able to connect himself with such an incident, so because of his love for Elizabeth, he proceeds to travel to London, encounter Mr. Wickham, and pay him the amount he desired to wed Lydia. Also, Darcy's character ... and Mrs. Bennet's dism...

• Word Count: 1964
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School