P&P #11

"We must endeavor to forget all that has passed on either side, I hope and trust they will yet be happy. His consenting to marry her is a proof, I will believe, that he is come to a right way of thinking" (231)

I chose this quote because it shows how, after everything that had happened in her family, Jane is still able to be optimistic about everything. Even though everyone else can see how the marriage between Lydia and Wickham is a sham, Jane still believes that it is a marriage full of love on some respect since Wickham was willing to marry her. Her kind spirit is somewhat comforting and brings some sense into the situation. Jane's belief that they will be happy together is drastically different from everyone else's view point, but Jane's personality looks at anything as possible.

"Had Lydia's marriage been concluded on the most honourable terms, it was not to be supposed that Mr. Darcy would connect himself with a family, where to every other objection would now be added, an alliance and relationship of the nearest kind with the man whome he so justly scorned" (236)

I chose this quote because it shows how Darcy's love for Lizzy has been blocked by so many obstacles throughout the book. Mr. Darcy had fought throught so much anguish with insults and social classes, but he pushed through with his determination until he met his biggest obstacle in Mr. Wickham. The hatred between the two seems so small, but it touches the lives of so many people in the story. Mr. Darcy's true test will be to see if his love for Lizzy is strong enough to get over his feud with Wickham.