So, it is one of those happily ever after stories.
Lydia and Wickham's visit at Longbourn was very uncomfortble. Lydia and her mother's continuous chatter made it unpleasant for everyone but themselves. They both seemed to have forgotten about the circumstances that got them to the wedding After the marriage, Elizabeth receives a letter from her aunt, Mrs. Gardiner. The letter said that Darcy was the one that found the missing couple and convinced her uncle to pay for Wickham's bribe. Elizabeth is so grateful for his actions, and her fondness of him continues to grow.
Mr. Bingley is said to come to town. Mrs. Bennet invites him to their house for dinner almost immediately. However, he brings a surprise guest, Mr. Darcy. Jane and Elizabeth don't know how to react. It's like you could cut the awkwardness in the room with a knife.
Bingley and Darcy continue to visit. Jane and Bingley's affections become more evident while Elizabeth and Darcy's are still weird. Bingley proposes to Jane, and the family could not be happier. Mrs. Bennet becomes obsessed with the engagement, since marriage is the only thing that matters to her. They were truly in love, and Elizabeth couldn't be any happier for her sister.
Lady Catherine de Bourgh makes an unexpected visit to Longbourn. She comes to warn Elizabeth against marrying Mr. Darcy. Elizabeth is taken off guard because she didn't know that he still wanted to marry her. Lady Catherine simply tells her that she is not good enough for her nephew and that he was her daughter's future husband. Elizabeth holds nothing back in the confrontation. She tells Lady Catherine that her intentions were none of her busines, and she basically do whatever she wanted without her approval.
Bingley and Darcy arrive at Longbourn again. Elizabeth and Darcy take a walk outside that will change things forever. Elizabeth confronts him about his strange behavior. They both confess their affections for each other, and Darcy proposes. The family is shocked because they thought she despised him. After having to explain herself, everyone is happy for her, including Mrs. Bennet, who made her hatred for him quite obvious. They get married and live a wonderful life in Pemberly.
This book had such a great ending. I was happy that Jane and Bingley finally got together. Such a sweet person deserved happiness. Elizabeth is an amazing young woman. I absolutely loved how she handled herself with Lady Catherine. She stood her ground, and didn't let anyone disrespect her. I also loved how she had the courage to confront Darcy about his strange behavior. They are two strong minded individuals that were made for one another. I didn't even get mad at Mrs. Bennet's reaction. I just laughed at her shallowness. Elizabeth deserved a great life, and I'm glad she got what she wanted - a beautiful life with the man she loved.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Pride and Prejudice Chapters 35-50
So Mr. Darcy isn't the bad guy after all.
After Elizabeth and Darcy's heated argument, he gives her a letter explaining his side of the story for all of the awful things he for which he was accused. The charming Wickham isn't everything he seemed to be. Elizabeth is appaled to find out that he was involved in a scam with Darcy's younger sister and he misused the kindness of Darcy's father's inheritance. Elizabeth is so shocked that she doesn't know how to feel towards Darcy. However, she is really guilty for everything she thought without any solid proof.
Elizabeth and the Gardiners go on a vacation to see the lakes, but make a stop at Pemberly, Darcy's home. She doesn't expect to see him, but of course, she does. She is shocked by how he acts towards her. He is so civil and admiring of her. Elizabeth isn't sure how to react and she has no idea what she wants, like so many women, myself included. She enjoys meeting his family and friends at dinners and such, but their trip comes to an abrupt halt by a family crisis.
Lydia runs off with Wickham. It comes as a total shock to the whole family except Kitty, of course. Jane informs Elizabeth with a letter requesting that their uncle come home at once to help their father in the search for her. They are thought to have gone to Scotland to get married, but other evidence suggested they were in London and not intending on marrying at all. Such a scandal was unheard of in those days. The whole family is grieved, especially Mrs. Bennet. Lydia and Wickham are finally discovered by Mr. Gardiner. He bribed Wickham with astronomical amounts of money to marry Lydia. They are obviously not in love, but Wickham could not pass up the money to pay his massive gambling debts. Elizabeth believes any hopes of getting Darcy are ruined by this scandal, and she is upset at the loss of him. Mrs. Bennet is miraculously better after the news of the engagement and gets to making extravagent wedding plans. Lydia and Wickham plan to visit Longbourn once more before they must move to Northern England.
While they were at Pemberly, I found myself wanting Elizabeth to be more direct with Darcy. She liked him the whole time, but she held herself back. I wanted her to be bold and go after what she wanted. I know she regretted it in the end.
I find the Lydia situation hilarious though. She's such a little skank. I would have never expected this though. It's funny how they all think that them having an affair before marriage is such an unthinkinable scandal, when it's such a normal occurence today. I guess that shows how low our morals have gotten in our society. I'm starting to like Mr. Bennet now. He has such a dry and sarcastic humor that his time period really couldn't understand. Mrs. Bennet, however, I hate even more than I did. Marriage is literally the only thing she cares about. The fact that she completely ignores Lydia running away when she is engaged to Wickham blows my mind. It shows how much she really doesn't care about her daughters. I also find it funny how all the daughters think they will not marry well now because of Lydia's actions. Society should have looked past their family and looked to individual character, but I guess having a good reputation is all that mattered back then.
I found this part of the book easier to read and more interesting, and I'm anxious to see how it ends.
After Elizabeth and Darcy's heated argument, he gives her a letter explaining his side of the story for all of the awful things he for which he was accused. The charming Wickham isn't everything he seemed to be. Elizabeth is appaled to find out that he was involved in a scam with Darcy's younger sister and he misused the kindness of Darcy's father's inheritance. Elizabeth is so shocked that she doesn't know how to feel towards Darcy. However, she is really guilty for everything she thought without any solid proof.
Elizabeth and the Gardiners go on a vacation to see the lakes, but make a stop at Pemberly, Darcy's home. She doesn't expect to see him, but of course, she does. She is shocked by how he acts towards her. He is so civil and admiring of her. Elizabeth isn't sure how to react and she has no idea what she wants, like so many women, myself included. She enjoys meeting his family and friends at dinners and such, but their trip comes to an abrupt halt by a family crisis.
Lydia runs off with Wickham. It comes as a total shock to the whole family except Kitty, of course. Jane informs Elizabeth with a letter requesting that their uncle come home at once to help their father in the search for her. They are thought to have gone to Scotland to get married, but other evidence suggested they were in London and not intending on marrying at all. Such a scandal was unheard of in those days. The whole family is grieved, especially Mrs. Bennet. Lydia and Wickham are finally discovered by Mr. Gardiner. He bribed Wickham with astronomical amounts of money to marry Lydia. They are obviously not in love, but Wickham could not pass up the money to pay his massive gambling debts. Elizabeth believes any hopes of getting Darcy are ruined by this scandal, and she is upset at the loss of him. Mrs. Bennet is miraculously better after the news of the engagement and gets to making extravagent wedding plans. Lydia and Wickham plan to visit Longbourn once more before they must move to Northern England.
While they were at Pemberly, I found myself wanting Elizabeth to be more direct with Darcy. She liked him the whole time, but she held herself back. I wanted her to be bold and go after what she wanted. I know she regretted it in the end.
I find the Lydia situation hilarious though. She's such a little skank. I would have never expected this though. It's funny how they all think that them having an affair before marriage is such an unthinkinable scandal, when it's such a normal occurence today. I guess that shows how low our morals have gotten in our society. I'm starting to like Mr. Bennet now. He has such a dry and sarcastic humor that his time period really couldn't understand. Mrs. Bennet, however, I hate even more than I did. Marriage is literally the only thing she cares about. The fact that she completely ignores Lydia running away when she is engaged to Wickham blows my mind. It shows how much she really doesn't care about her daughters. I also find it funny how all the daughters think they will not marry well now because of Lydia's actions. Society should have looked past their family and looked to individual character, but I guess having a good reputation is all that mattered back then.
I found this part of the book easier to read and more interesting, and I'm anxious to see how it ends.
Friday, January 1, 2010
Pride and Prejudice Blog Number 1
Okay, so I'm new to all this blogging thing but hopefully I did this right.
Pride and Prejudice has been a nice read though. I can understand why it's a classic. Sometimes I find myself getting confused in the dialouge and rereading paragraphs to catch all the deeper meaning in their conversations. It's a challenge, but, this is AP...
I find myself getting frustrated with the mother, Mrs. Bennet. She is so caught up in marrying off her daughters, that she loses sight of who her daughters really are as individuals. Their whole society is so wrapped up in rules and hospitality that no one is original and nothing else is valued other than tradition.
I do love Elizabeth, though. She is definitely strong willed and she knows what she wants. She knows what's going on in the world around her and she's not afraid to stand up for herself. I love how she stands by her sister, Jane's, side every step of the way and is not afraid to fight for her in her struggle with the Bingley sisters. By not accepting Mr. Collins' ideal engagement, she put her interests ahead of what everyone else thought was best for her. I gained so much respect for her in that moment. In a society that credits women so little, it would've been so easy just to marry him to get the estate, but she valued her happiness more than the approval of her family and land ownership. However, I don't really know how I would've reacted with my best friend getting engaged to him a few days later. Awkward situation, I guess.
Mr. Darcy is a mystery to me. I know he really likes Elizabeth, but I don't know what his problem is. There is a lot more to him that has been revealed yet, and I'm ready to see the what is behind all those walls he has up. I've never read the book or even seen the movie for that matter, but I do know Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy end up together in the end. And judging by Chapter 34's conversation, a lot is going to have to happen before that can be possible.
And I'm ready to find out.
Pride and Prejudice has been a nice read though. I can understand why it's a classic. Sometimes I find myself getting confused in the dialouge and rereading paragraphs to catch all the deeper meaning in their conversations. It's a challenge, but, this is AP...
I find myself getting frustrated with the mother, Mrs. Bennet. She is so caught up in marrying off her daughters, that she loses sight of who her daughters really are as individuals. Their whole society is so wrapped up in rules and hospitality that no one is original and nothing else is valued other than tradition.
I do love Elizabeth, though. She is definitely strong willed and she knows what she wants. She knows what's going on in the world around her and she's not afraid to stand up for herself. I love how she stands by her sister, Jane's, side every step of the way and is not afraid to fight for her in her struggle with the Bingley sisters. By not accepting Mr. Collins' ideal engagement, she put her interests ahead of what everyone else thought was best for her. I gained so much respect for her in that moment. In a society that credits women so little, it would've been so easy just to marry him to get the estate, but she valued her happiness more than the approval of her family and land ownership. However, I don't really know how I would've reacted with my best friend getting engaged to him a few days later. Awkward situation, I guess.
Mr. Darcy is a mystery to me. I know he really likes Elizabeth, but I don't know what his problem is. There is a lot more to him that has been revealed yet, and I'm ready to see the what is behind all those walls he has up. I've never read the book or even seen the movie for that matter, but I do know Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy end up together in the end. And judging by Chapter 34's conversation, a lot is going to have to happen before that can be possible.
And I'm ready to find out.
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