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Pride and Prejudice, Vol. 2
Personal Notes
Chapter 1
 Hyperbole: “Hope was over, entirely over…” (133)
 2nd & 3rd ¶s (133):numerous alliterations
 E.B. seems quick to judge : “Her heart was divided
between concerns for her sister and resentment
against all others” (133)
 3rd ¶ (134):E.B. seems frustrated with her mother’s
pushiness
 5th ¶ (134):a lot of alliteration
 Dramatic irony? J.B. says, “…more than an error
of fancy on my side” (134).
 Lines 2-6 (135): E.B. does not think well of whom
she loves, at least not holistically: “There are few
people whom I really love, and still fewer of whom
I think well.”
 Does E.B. refer to Wickham: “I have met with two
instances lately: one I will not mention, the
other is Charlotte’s marriage” (135)?
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 1st full ¶ (135): J.B. favors the Lucus/Collin’s
wedding. Does she favor marrying for security
over marrying for love?
 Collins, according to E.B. is, “a conceited,
pompous, marrow-minded, silly man” (135).
 Last sentence, 2nd ¶ (135): foreshadowing? Will
Jane make a poor choice, marriage-wise?
 Not happiness (theme): “…selfishness is prudence,
and insensibility of danger security for happiness”
(135).
 Theme connection: “I hope you will be convinced
of it, by seeing them happy together” (135).
 In the last ¶ J.B. cautions E.B. against judging
Darcy. Does she know something? Foreshadowing?
 Prejudice theme: “It is very often nothing but our
own vanity that deceives us” (136).
 J.B. is naive in regards to the Bingley sisters: “Why
should they try to influence him? They can only
wish his happiness” (136). This also ties with one
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of the themes.
 “pride” reference in 9th ¶ (136): theme? I agree
with Jane here. They may wish him happiness in a
way that E.B. may not understand b/c what makes
her happy is quite different from the Bingleys.
 Is this a shift happening in the focus of the novel:
“…from this time Mr. Bingley’s name was scarcely
ever mentioned between them” (137)? If so, how
long will it last?
 I LOVE this quote by Mr. Bennet: “…a girl likes to
be crossed in love a little now and then” (137).
It’s still fitting in 2010.
 “Let Wickham be your man” (137). Does Mr.
Bennet really want this? Why? Is he not of a lower
class? Is it because he see E.B. happy with a man?
And, E.B. believes, “…a less agreeable man would
satisfy me” (137). Does she think Wickham too
good for her?
 Prejudice regarding F.D. (138): “…every body was
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pleased to think how much they had always
disliked Mr. Darcy before they had known any
thing of the matter.” This also shows how the nar.
is really controlling how much information the
reader has access to.
 The chapter ends, “…Mr. Darcy was condemned as
the worst of men” (138): hyperbolic.
Chapter 1 summary
J.B. receives a note from C.B. that makes her
feel as if there is no chance between her and Mr.
B. E.B. thinks this may not be the case b/c she feels
that C.B. is purposely false, seeing as she doesn’t
want J.B. to marry Mr. B.(she’s simply too low a
class). The sisters argue over C.B. and what she is
truly like. There is also discussion of marriage in
general.
Mr. Bennet thinks E.B. should marry W. but E.B.
thinks he could do better than her (shows that she
isn’t as confident as I first thought).
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This chapter also addresses (again) F.D.’s
pride , as well as his overall craptasticness.
Chapter 1 general notes
 In the film version I don’t recall Mr. Bennet
wishing E.B. to marry W.
 Why would Mr. Bennet want E.B. to marry W.? Are
not soldiers of a lower class? Does it depend on the
solider? W. has no money (b/c of Darcy?), so he is
of a lower class? Then , does Mr. Bennet not care
100% about societal expectations, like E.B.?
 E.B. doesn’t think she is good enough for W. Maybe
her self image is not as strong as I thought.
 The two examples of hyperbole in ch. 1 belong to
the narrator. Is he/she/it unreliable? Or, since
they are in reference to the thoughts of the
Bennet women, does it add to characterization?
Chapter 2
 “solemnity” (139). = special formality
 Setting/time: “…Christmas at Longbourn” (139).
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Goal Setting Time…
Turn to the first page of your Grendel notes in your Reading Journal and
answer the following on the LEFT side. At this time , only answer your
questions in relation to the Grendel portion of your journal.
1. Were you as thorough with your R.J. as you could have been?
2. What, specifically, could/should you have done differently?
Once you have answered the above for Grendel, then answer the same two
questions on the LEFT side of your A Midsummer Night’s Dream RJ notes.
Then, answer the same questions for Vol. 1 of Pride and Prejudice (adjacent
to where you took them).
Now, BELOW your LEFT side of P&P Vol. 1, also answer the following questions:
3. Is your R.J. currently helping you grow as a reader? If not, why not?
If so, how so?
4. How are you going to put into action those elements you addressed
in number 2 (for Grendel, Midsummer…, and Pride and Prejudice)?