P&P #8

"She grew absolutely ashamed of herself.-Of neither Darcy nor Wickham could she think, without feeling that she had been blind, partial, prejudiced, absurd" (159)

I chose this quote because it shows how Elizabeth had been wrong in her judgments about Mr. Dacry and Mr. Wickham. Her prejudice towards Mr. Darcy inabled Elizabeth to see the truth in the two men, instead, she listened to what she wanted to hear and this the first time that Elizabeth realizes the truth about them. This is difficult for Lizzy to accept because she had always been such a level-headed person, and now that she sees the variation in her character, her credibilty in the story takes a hit.

"'There certainly was some great mismanagement in the education of those two young men. One has got all the goodness, and the other all the appearance of it'" (172)

I chose this quote because, even though it is comparing Mr. Darcy and Mr. Wickham, I feel it can be placed on many other characters in the story. First, I think that the quote is very true because Mr. Darcy is the quiet man who tells the truth even if it hurts himself, while Mr. Wickham tells noble stories about the feud between him and Mr. Darcy when, in fact, they are not true. Also, I think there are many other characters who have the appearance of goodness such as Jane. Jane is definitely a nice person who thinks well of everyone, but there is no substance behind her feelings which make it hard for her to be a respectable character. Mr. Collins also has the appearance of goodness because he tries to act like he belongs with the Bennets and Mr. Darcy when, in actuality, his is far out of his league.