Kristie
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Post by Kristie on Jul 14, 2009 16:55:41 GMT -5
Do you think Mr. Darcy is the proud or the prejudiced? What about Elizabeth? I realized that not everyone probably feels the same on this, so I thought it'd be interesting to see what you all think about it.
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Lu
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Post by Lu on Jul 15, 2009 7:13:42 GMT -5
That's interesting! I think they're both. Elizabeth takes pride in being a free-minded person and, after Mr. Darcy snubs her, she's lead by her prejudice against him. At same time Mr.Darcy is clearly a proud man. I think his behaviour towards people in Hertfordshire shows he is also a bit prejudiced, I always get the same impression also from the passage where Mr.Darcy meets the Gardiners and he's surprised by their being Elizabeth's relatives...lol, Mr.Gardiner doesn't seem Mrs. Bennett's brother!
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Isa
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Post by Isa on Jul 16, 2009 7:10:49 GMT -5
I also think they're a bit of both. It's tempting to say Mr. Darcy's the proud one and Elizabeth is the prejudiced one, but when you think about it, Elizabeth has a lot of pride too and Mr. Darcy is sometimes prejudiced. I think they both realize this character flaw at some point by seeing their own faults reflected in the other person, and they both become better persons after that.
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Kristie
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Post by Kristie on Jul 17, 2009 8:47:53 GMT -5
For the longest time, it has been stuck in my head that Elizabeth is the proud one and Darcy is the prejudiced one. I guess I feel this way because Elizabeth never really shows any prejudice. The people who annoy her and turn her off of to some of the wealthy--example, Miss Bingley and Darcy--give her ample opportunity to show her proud side. She doesn't become prejudiced towards the wealthy, however, because she lkes Mr. Bingley and acknowledges that not all wealthy people are like Darcy and Miss Bingley.
I think Darcy portrays a bit of both characters. He is obviously prejudiced--just look at his reaction to the first ball he attends in Merryton and how he talks of Elizabeth. He does not like to associate with the lower classes. But he is also proud as well, which is probably the cause of his prejudice.
I voted that Elizabeth is proud and Darcy is prejudiced because I see that mostly.
But I like your point, Isa, about how you think Elizabeth and Darcy become better people after realizing their faults in the others. I had never really thought about that before
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