"A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment(19)."
-Mr. Darcy
This quote would be under figurative language, and specifically be a hyperbole. A hyperbole is a purposeful exaggeration for emphasis or humor. This quote shows both(although some people might beg the differ). It is an emphasis on just how quickly a person's mind will be to judge on its own with just a single detail of information. For example, In the scene that belongs to this quote, Mr.Darcy had just told Miss Bingley that he was looking at a beautiful women and with that single strand of information she was sparked with joy. This is also humorous because it shows just how quickly a single show of admiration could come across in the mind of a women as marriage. It is more on humor of absurdity. It helps the reader know how quickly desperate the need for a partner was and shows a bit of the disparity people had. It means that a lady's mind is quick to think of one little act of kindness of a gentleman and blow it up to proportions and come out thinking he had just proposed.
-Lilly
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Victorian Blog #1: Historical Context
"They had often attempted to explain it before, but it was a subject on which Mrs. Bennet was beyond the reach of reason; and she continued to rail bitterly against the cruelty of settling an estate away from a family of five daughters, in favour of a man whom nobody cared about (46)."
This quote clears up a bit more on how much power a women had in England around the time of the novel. I thought it was quite unfair that an estate that belonged to a father could not be handed down to any of his five daughters and was instead to be given to a man, Mr.Collins. It is unjust that they could not be given the estate just because they were women. This is just one power that women did not possess at that time. There are also other elements such as the marriages that were mostly set up solely because of the fortune that would come out of them. Although I see them as being unfair, they do supply the story very much. They serve as obstacles that the character must overcome. Which means more excitement added on into the story. They help the reader know Elizabeth's frustrations and make them feel caged in, just as she would have felt.
-Lilly
This quote clears up a bit more on how much power a women had in England around the time of the novel. I thought it was quite unfair that an estate that belonged to a father could not be handed down to any of his five daughters and was instead to be given to a man, Mr.Collins. It is unjust that they could not be given the estate just because they were women. This is just one power that women did not possess at that time. There are also other elements such as the marriages that were mostly set up solely because of the fortune that would come out of them. Although I see them as being unfair, they do supply the story very much. They serve as obstacles that the character must overcome. Which means more excitement added on into the story. They help the reader know Elizabeth's frustrations and make them feel caged in, just as she would have felt.
-Lilly
Victorian Blog #1: Romance/Relationship Elements
The main relationship that has been constantly pointed out in half of the novel, is that of Elizabeth and Mr.Darcy (although none really know that there is any romantic relationship going on between each other, something that Elizabeth would disgustingly decline to, as would I if I were in her position). Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy are both affected by the others actions, whether they see it or not. For example, although Mr. Darcy was soon to judge her beauty, he later on starts to admire Elizabeth's qualities such as her "fine eyes" and and her personality. The reader can also tell that he is falling for her because he starts to think differently of Elizabeth.In one chapter of the book, instead of being disgusted by her appearance after she walked three miles in mud with nothing but her boots to help her to visit her sick sister (something that I would never due for my brother), he finds that instead of complaining about her muddy petticoat, he is admiring her rosy cheeks that came from the long walk. And she is affected by Mr. Darcy by her observations of his arrogance toward others. Although they do not show affection for each other, they are affected by the others feelings and actions. There relationship is important to the story because it is amusing to the reader to see two ignorant people, eventually start to fall in love with each other. This relationship is not how people would normally start to like each other, so it is unique and interesting of how this happens and keeps the reader entertained.
-Lilly
-Lilly
Victorian Blog #1: Literary Element
"I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine (13)."
-Elizabeth Bennet
The literary element that applies to this quote is a conflict, specifically a person against a person. The two people who are referred to in this quote are Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth. So far, from what I have read, Elizabeth despises Mr. Darcy for his arrogant, cold, and non-sociable character. And Mr. Darcy disliked Elizabeth because she was not "handsome"(a word that I still find weird because every time I see it being applied to a girl's beauty, it makes me think that the girl is not "manly" enough). Going back to the main point though, in the beginning of the story Elizabeth overheard Mr. Darcy talking about her and criticizing her beauty to his friend, Mr.Bingley, a more amiable person than Mr. Darcy. And since Mr. Darcy was not even acquainted with her, but was judging her very harshly based on her looks, she of course would take offense to this and dislike him. Thus, we come to the understand of the quote that she could have easily pardoned his own pride, if he had not wounded her own. This quote then gives the reader Elizabeth's reason for not liking Mr. Darcy and how impactful this first impression of him affects how she treats him throughout the novel.
-Lilly
-Elizabeth Bennet
The literary element that applies to this quote is a conflict, specifically a person against a person. The two people who are referred to in this quote are Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth. So far, from what I have read, Elizabeth despises Mr. Darcy for his arrogant, cold, and non-sociable character. And Mr. Darcy disliked Elizabeth because she was not "handsome"(a word that I still find weird because every time I see it being applied to a girl's beauty, it makes me think that the girl is not "manly" enough). Going back to the main point though, in the beginning of the story Elizabeth overheard Mr. Darcy talking about her and criticizing her beauty to his friend, Mr.Bingley, a more amiable person than Mr. Darcy. And since Mr. Darcy was not even acquainted with her, but was judging her very harshly based on her looks, she of course would take offense to this and dislike him. Thus, we come to the understand of the quote that she could have easily pardoned his own pride, if he had not wounded her own. This quote then gives the reader Elizabeth's reason for not liking Mr. Darcy and how impactful this first impression of him affects how she treats him throughout the novel.
-Lilly
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