Pride and Prejudice: Ch. 17- 20

Quote 1: "It was not long before her mother [Mrs. Bennet] gave her [Elizabeth] to understand that the probability of their marriage was exceedingly agreeable to her" (67).

The only reason Elizabeth and Mr. Collins would get married is for its practicality. After Mr. Bennet's death, Mr. Collins would entail all of the property and eventually have some money; therefore, the question is why would this marriage be wrong? Mr. Collins has established himself through awkward mannerism by apologizing continuously and showing high regards to people simply because of their wealth. Mr. Bennet finds Mr. Collins quite ridiculous just like the rest of society who has met him. Mrs. Bennet believes this marriage to be agreeable without consulting Elizabeth on her feelings towards him or looking at his interactions with other people. This shows how inconsiderate Mrs. Bennet is towards her daughters. First, making Jane intentionally sick to win Mr. Bingley's heart and now, considering a marriage that is extremely disagreeable.

Quote 2: "Mr. Bingley's defence of his friend was a very able one I dare say, but since he is unacquainted with several parts of the story, and has learnt the rest from that friend himself, I shall venture still to think of both gentlemen as I did before" (73).

Elizabeth is "unacquainted with several parts of the story". She is being prejudice towards Mr. Wickham simply because she likes him. There is not enough information that is given about Mr. Wickham to tell whether he is a liar, but we do know he is neither well-known nor wealthy, whereas Mr. Darcy may seem arrogant, but is very blunt when he speaks. From an objective standpoint, Mr. Darcy sounds more reasonable than Mr. Wickham when he told Mr. Bingley the tension between Mr. Wickham and himself. Elizabeth refuses to agree with Mr. Darcy's feelings towards Mr. Wickham because she despised Mr. Darcy from the very beginning. She let her emotions overcome her good sense of reason. Hopefully, she will step outside this prejudice, and put two and two together.