Author: Jane Austen
notes
- Pride and Prejudice is popular because of its timeless and effective philosophical arguments
- Love in Pride and Prejudice
- Pride and vanity
- Mr. Darcy’s pride & Elizabeth’s prejudice
- Respect for women in Pride and Prejudice
- Mr. and Mrs. Bennet’s roles in establishing Elizabeth’s character
- Love is the desire for the power to make another happy
- Talent, virtue, and lively conversation is more important than material desires
- Actions speak louder than words
- In an equal marriage, each party learns from the other
- On Elizabeth’s reprehension, Darcy says that he “was angry perhaps at first, but [his] anger soon began to take a proper direction” (349). His experience demonstrates that anger can initially be a wild burst of emotion that, when properly harnessed, can become a catalyst for change.