Pride and Prejudice quote card

Question	Answer
"We are not rich enough or grand enough for them" - Elizabeth	Social status creates barriers in the society when Jane Austen lived.
"The death of your daughter would have been a blessing in comparison to this" - Mr Collins	Lydia eloping with Mr Wickham is seen as such a damaging thing to the Bennet family's already low reputation, it would have been better for them if she had died.
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife" - Narrator	Reveals themes of marriage and class. Individuals are defined by their marital opportunities and financial holdings.
"I would forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine" - Elizabeth	Even though Elizabeth likes to think of herself as not existing within the cultural normal, she admits she does have pride, as Darcy does.
"When she is secure of him, there will be more leisure for falling in love" - Charlotte Lucas	Charlotte's pragmatic view of marriage is a stark contrast to Elizabeth's views. This shows the patriarchal society they live in.
"Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance" - Charlotte Lucas	Marriage is purely for her future financial security. Her pragmatic view is concealing her fear and desperation. She see's a husband as a commodity.

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