In the midst of this promising situation, Elizabeth receives two letters from Jane telling her that Lydia has eloped with Wickham, causing Elizabeth and the Gardiners to leave for home immediately. Elizabeth fears that Lydia and the Bennet family are permanently disgraced and that her newly-discovered love for Darcy is hopeless.
When Lydia is found, however, she and Wickham marry. After the wedding, Elizabeth discovers that Darcy was instrumental in orchestrating the marriage, thereby saving the reputation and marriageability of the other Bennet daughters.
Bingley returns to Netherfield and soon asks Jane to marry him. Jane, of course, accepts, and Mrs. Bennet's exultation is only lessened by her irritation at Darcy's occasional presence. Meanwhile, Elizabeth's happiness for her sister is interrupted by a visit from Lady Catherine De Bourgh, who has heard a rumor that Darcy and Elizabeth are engaged, which they are not. She lectures Elizabeth on the imprudence of such a match, and then demands that Elizabeth promise not to accept any proposal from Darcy.
Elizabeth refuses, causing Lady Catherine to tell Darcy about Elizabeth's impertinence and to scold him about the folly of an engagement between them. Lady Catherine's description of Elizabeth's response to her demands gives Darcy hope that Elizabeth has had a change of heart. He proposes again and Elizabeth happily accepts. Next About Pride and Prejudice. Removing book from your Reading List will also remove any bookmarked pages associated with this title. Are you sure you want to remove bookConfirmation and any corresponding bookmarks?
My Preferences My Reading List. Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen. She is confronted by Miss. Bingley, a woman of a snobbish nature who is pursuing Mr. When Elizabeth arrives, she notices that Mr. Darcy is paying quite the attention to Elizabeth, so she starts feeling spiteful towards her.
When the girls return to their house, they find a visitor there — Mr. Collins, who is the next one in line to inherit Mr. He is not amusing to the girls, but he finds them amusing in turn, especially Elizabeth, whom he makes a marriage proposal to. She is not happy, because she believes that Charlotte cannot love him, but her friend assures her of her happiness : as she is getting older, it is much harder to get a marriage prospect, so she is happy that she finally can create a family.
Elizabeth promises to visit her in her new home and does so later on. In the meantime, the girls make friends with a young soldier Mr. Wickham, whom Elizabeth finds quite charming.
As the winter begins, Mr. Bingley, his sister, and Mr. Darcy leave Netherfield and return to their home in London. She goes to London to visit friends, hoping she would also run to Mr. The following spring, Elizabeth goes to visit Charlotte as she promised. Charlotte and her husband Mr. Hence, Elizabeth encounters Darcy, and she is shocked by his sudden proposal of marriage during one of their meetings. Her refusal is far from just a disinterested one: she tells him about all the bad feelings and opinions she has about him, especially after he urged his friend to distance himself from her sister.
Why is Lizzy Mr. Why does Darcy dislike Wickham? Why does Lizzy form a negative first impression of Darcy? According to Mr. What role do letters play in the novel? What is revealed about the characters after Elizabeth rejects Mr. How is the novel a critique of the social norms of its time?
How are Mr. Bennet different? What is entailment, and what role does it play in the novel? Who is Lady Catherine de Bourgh, and how does she influence the plot? Why does Wickham lie to Elizabeth? What role does prejudice play in the novel?
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