Articles Index (Pride and Prejudice)

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Characters

• Human Character in Pride and Prejudice
• Psychological Growth in Pride and Prejudice
• Power of Mr.Bennet's Decision
• Individuality:Darcy’s transformation
• Jane's Equanimity
• Mr. Bennet
• Mrs. Bennet
• Jane Bennet
• Elizabeth Bennet
• Lydia Bennet
• Charlotte Lucas
• Charles Bingley
• Fitzwilliam Darcy
• George Wickham
• William Collins
• Secondary Characters
• Gardiners
• Lady Catherine de Bourgh
• Caroline Bingley
• Kitty Bennet
• Mary Bennet
• Mrs. Phillip
• The Lucases
• The Hursts
• Colonel Fitzwilliam
• Anne de Bourgh
• Georgiana Darcy

Life Response in Pride and Prejudice

• Bingley and Darcy's arrival in Hertfordshire
• Mr.Bennet refuses to call on Bingley
• Mr.Bennet's favorite is Elizabeth, Mrs.Bennet's is Lydia
• Neither Mr.Bennet nor his wife cares much for Mary
• Mrs.Bennet's greatest aspiration is her daughters' marriages
• Mrs.Bennet rejoices over Bingley's arrival
• Bingley tries to get Darcy and Elizabeth to dance
• Darcy insults Elizabeth
• Jane and Bingley are happy with each other
• Jane finds no fault with Bingley's sisters
• Mrs.Bennet is magnanimously to Charlotte
• Charlotte narrates Mr.Robinson's conversation
• Charlotte warns about Jane's passivity
• Charlotte disbelieves in romance
• Elizabeth's ideals
• Elizabeth talks about Darcy to Charlotte
• Charlotte persuades Elizabeth to play the piano
• Sir Lucas tries to bring Elizabeth and Darcy together
• Caroline asks Darcy when she is to wish him joy
• Mr and Mrs.Bennet talk of Jane dying
• Elizabeth, Bingley and Darcy argue over Bingley's character
• Jane falls ill at Netherfield
• Elizabeth refuses to dance with Darcy twice
• Caroline tries to tease Darcy out of his interest in Elizabeth
• Jane comes back from Netherfield in Bingley's carriage
• Collins comes to Longbourn with goodwill
• Collins is interrupted as he is about to announce his intention
• Lydia offends Collins
• Meeting at Meryton
• Wickham sits with Elizabeth and Lydia
• Elizabeth readily believes Wickham's lies
• Wickham talks to Elizabeth about Darcy's marriage
• Jane refuses to think ill of Darcy
• Elizabeth teases Collins
• The general mood after the Lucases and Netherfield balls
• Elizabeth talks about Wickham, and Sir Lucas interferes
• Caroline's warning to Elizabeth
• Mrs.Bennet gloats to Lady Lucas, Lady Lucas triumphs in return
• When Collins proposes to Elizabeth, they talk about Lady Catherine
• Elizabeth gets two insulting marriage proposals
• Mr.Bennet warns Elizabeth of the consequences of her marriage
• Charlotte arrives just in time, to a hurt, disappointed Collins
• Wickham comes to Longbourn, Caroline's letter follows
• Elizabeth sees through Caroline and her letter
• Mr.Bennet asks Elizabeth when she is to be jilted, by Wickham
• Elizabeth is shocked by Charlotte's engagement
• Charlotte is the first to marry
• Jane refuses to think ill of Bingley or his sisters
• It had better happen to you, Lizzy - Mrs.Gardiner
• Wickham turns his attentions to Mary King, Elizabeth goes to Hunsford
• After Elizabeth parts with Wickham, she is invited to the Lakes with the Gardiners
• Elizabeth is not awed by Rosings or Lady Catherine
• Elizabeth and Lady Catherine offend each other
• Darcy calls on Elizabeth when she is reading Jane's letters
• Charlotte has always noticed Darcy's feelings for Elizabeth
• Col. Fitzwilliam lets slip the truth about Darcy's interference
• Darcy's first proposal
• It is a beautiful morning when Darcy gives Elizabeth his letter
• Elizabeth transforms, so does Darcy
• Lydia makes Jane and Elizabeth pay for her food at the inn
• Lydia wants to marry before her sisters
• Jane and Elizabeth decide not to expose Wickham
• Mrs.Bennet gives up on Bingley
• Mr.Bennet gives in to Lydia's demand ignoring Elizabeth's warnings
• After Wickham leaves, Elizabeth goes to Derbyshire
• Elizabeth is cheeful even when travel plans change
• Elizabeth visits Pemberley, Darcy arrives
• Darcy is an attentive, loving brother
• Gardiners take Elizabeth to Pemberley
• Caroline taunts Elizabeth in Darcy's presence
• Jane's first letter arrives late
• Darcy arrives when news of the elopement comes
• Mrs.Bennet blames everyone else except herself
• Collins writes to Mr.Bennet
• Mr.Bennet takes responsibility
• Darcy pays for Wickham Lydia's marriage
• Mr.Bennet saves no money
• Gardiners play a role in Lydia's marriage
• After Mr.Bennet gives up, Darcy takes over
• At no point does any woman blame Wickham
• When news of Bingley's arrival comes, Mrs.Bennet is not excited
• Mr.Bennet does not call on Bingley
• Elizabeth wishes she never sees Darcy again
• Mrs.Bennet's plans and schemes to get Bingley to propose to Jane fail
• Lady Catherine helps in bringing about Darcy's marriage to Elizabeth
• Elizabeth expresses her gratitude to Darcy
• Darcy gets engaged after Bingley
• Jane and Elizabeth continue to pay for Wickham and Lydia
• Gardiners are always welcome at Pemberley

• Characters in Pride and Prejudice
• Text Commentary on Pride & Prejudice
• Brief Chapter Summaries and Links to Text & Commentary
• Detailed Chapter Summaries and Links to Text & Commentary
• Timeline
• Family Tree

Character of Life in Pride and Prejudice

• What is Life?
• Decisions make life respond
• Truths of Life in Pride and Prejudice
• Life Indicates the Future
• Values
• The Principles of The Secret in Pride and Prejudice
• The Secret of Romance
• Truth and Falsehood in Pride and Prejudice
• A Study of the Character of Life in Pride and Prejudice
• Acts repeat
• Acts reverse
• Assertion and Submission
• Simultaneity
• Intentions get fulfilled in unexpected ways
• Life takes unilateral initiative
• Timing
• Physical Attraction
• Expectation
• Speech
• Silent Will
• Silent will & positive thinking
• Subconscious knowledge
• Inner-outer correspondences
• Signs & Indications: Foreknowledge
• Falsehood
• Secrets
• Meanness & Ill-will
• Role of a negative influence
• Role of a postive influence
• Goodwill
• Gratitude
• Web of Interrelations
• Human initiative
• Acts have consequences opposite to the intention
• Help to the undeserving leads to misfortune
• The Eighth Reversal
• Humiliation

Individual Accomplishment in Pride and Prejudice

• Accomplishment in Pride and Prejudice
• Psychological Growth in Pride and Prejudice
• Personality and Accomplishment in Pride and Prejudice

• Bingley's arrival in the neighborhood
• Lucases' Ball
• Darcy refuses to dance with Elizabeth
• Elizabeth refuses to dance with Darcy
• Arrival of a militia regiment at Meryton
• Jane's trip to Netherfield
• Darcy's attraction for Elizabeth
• Collins arrives
• Meeting at Meryton
• Meryton Ball
• Netherfield Ball
• Bingley and his party leave Netherfield
• Collins' proposal
• Charlotte accepts Collins
• Wickham turns attention to Mary King
• Jane goes to London
• Elizabeth goes to Hunsford
• Gardiners invite Elizabeth to the Lakes
• Darcy arrives at Rosings
• Col Fitzwilliam reveals Darcy's secret
• Darcy's first proposal
• Darcy's letter
• Elizabeth realises the truth
• Kitty and Lydia receive Jane and Elizabeth
• Elizabeth reveals the events at Hunsford to Jane
• Lydia goes to Brighton
• Wickham takes leave of Elizabeth
• The Gardiners' change travel plans
• Elizabeth visits Pemberley
• Darcy arrives
• Change in Elizabeth's feelings for Darcy
• Caroline teases Elizabeth
• Letters from Jane
• Darcy's arrives on the scene
• Lydia's elopement
• Mr.Bennet goes in search of Lydia
• Mrs.Bennet blames everyone
• Collins writes condemning the elopement
• Mr.Bennet takes responsibility
• Mr.Gardiner's letter
• Wickham and Lydia visit Longbourn
• Lydia discloses that Darcy attended her wedding
• Mrs.Gardiner's reveals the secret
• Bingley and Darcy come back
• Bingley's proposal
• Lady Catherine's visit
• Collins writes again, warning Elizabeth against marrying Darcy
• Darcy's second proposal
• The family's reaction to the engagement
• Jane marries Bingley
• Elizabeth marries Darcy
• Elizabeth and Jane continune to pay for Lydia and Wickham
• Gardiners are welcome guests at Pemberley

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