Agreeable~gossip~disagreeable

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=__Pride and Prejudice:__= It is supposedly one of the best novels in the English language. Being a guy, I haughtily disagree (look what it made me say! No one uses "haughtily" in daily language!). However boring and horrible it may be to the male species, we as a group have taken it upon ourselves to create a guide for the book that not only knocks the Cliff notes silly, but also kicks them while they're on the ground. We might even deliver a finishing blow. If we get around to it. Yeah. That aside, we have created a guide to the book, with character profiles, an overall summary, chapter summaries, and poems and pictures. Hopefully, those who read this guide don't succumb to the urges of dousing their copy of the book in gasoline and lighting it on fire spectacularly. Oil is expensive these days. - Debo

__Responsibilities:__
Note: Instead of detailing 12 major events as described in the Project Instructions, we have decided to describe all of the major events, in chapter summary form, as our group is so big.
 * Ben**- Chapter Summaries 1 - 9, Create a Pride and Prejudice Poem
 * Phillip**- 10 - 18, 1 Costume and Dress picture and description
 * Dakota**- 19 - 24, Minor Characters Section
 * Carter**- 25 - 33, 1 Entertainment (during Victorian age) picture and description
 * Kenny**- 34 - 43, 1 Author Biography of Jane Austen
 * Michael**- 44 - 52, 1 poem from same time period
 * Debo**- 53 - 61, Overall Summary, 1 piece of Art

__Character Profiles:__
This section profiles the majority of the characters in the book. If we missed a few, cut us some slack. We're //__guys__// reading a __CHICK FLICK NOVEL__. Stuff doesn't register with us sometimes.

Major Characters:
-Dakota
 * Elizabeth Bennet || The main character in the story. She is the second-born Bennet sister. She doesn't see marriage as just something a woman does because she was asked. She ends up turning down two requests, both from suitable (don't make me say agreeable) men. ||
 * Jane Bennet || Elizabeth's confidante; she is the eldest Bennet sister. ||
 * Mr. Darcy || A very wealthy man who falls in love with Elizabeth Bennet; he is quite shy. ||
 * Mr. Bingley || A friend of Mr. Darcy who falls in love with Jane Bennet. ||
 * Mr. Wickham || An enemy of Mr. Darcy who has very kind manners. ||
 * Mr. Bingley || A friend of Mr. Darcy who falls in love with Jane Bennet. ||
 * Mr. Wickham || An enemy of Mr. Darcy who has very kind manners. ||
 * Mr. Wickham || An enemy of Mr. Darcy who has very kind manners. ||
 * Mr. Wickham || An enemy of Mr. Darcy who has very kind manners. ||

Minor Characters:
There are a lot of freakin' characters in this book. But since i am such a good person, and a ninja, I decided to shimmy up a quick summary of the minor characters that play a good role in the book. -Dakota
 * Mrs. Bennet || The annoying mother of the five Bennet sisters. She is looking out for the better welfare of her daughters and wants them to be married. ||
 * Mr. Bennet || The not so wealthy father of the five Bennet sisters. I believe he has a favorite daughter, who just happens to be the main character, conveniently. ||
 * Lydia Bennet || The youngest Bennet sister who runs off with Mr. Wickham because she believes they are in "Love". With which Elizabeth disagrees with. ||
 * Mr.Collins || The witty and stupid cousin of Mr. Bennet who at first likes Elizabeth, then goes to marry Elizabeth's best friend, Charlotte Lucas. ||
 * Charlotte Lucas || The best friend of our heroic character, also the wife of Mr. Collins. ||
 * Sir William Lucas || Knighted by the queen of England, also the father of Charlotte Lucas. ||
 * Mrs. Lucas || Kind woman who is not very smart, but smart enough to marry Sir William Lucas. ||
 * Mrs. Gardiner || Elizabeth's aunt. ||
 * Mr. Gardiner || Mr. Bennet's brother, and Elizabeth's uncle. They live in London. ||
 * Lady Catherine de Bourgh || Mr. Darcy's aunt. Lives on the same property as Mr. Collins. She doesn't want Darcy to marry a commoner. ||
 * Colonel Fitzwilliam || Mr. Darcy's cousin. An agreeable man who is not very good looking. ||
 * Catherine Bennet || Known as Kitty. Also a Bennet. She often follows Lydia's ways in a "peer pressure" sort of way. ||
 * Mary Bennet || The last Bennet sister that I have to write about, she likes to sing but is very plain looking. ||

__Chapter Summaries:__
Yep. We did it. We deserve to be hit with a newspaper.

Chapter 1:
(Personal note: WARNING---This is the beginning of the end. Nope, too late. You're doomed for eternity. Nice)

The scene opens with Mr. and Mrs. Bennet discussing the happenings in the town. Mrs. Bennet discloses the information that a young, rich man from London named Mr. Bingley has bought a manor in the town called Netherfield Park. She sees this as an opportunity to marry off one of her five daughters. She insists that Mr. Bennet must go over and introduce himself. Mr. Bennet does not like this prospect. They get into a discussion and the chapter ends. -Ben

Chapter 2:
We meet Elizabeth and Jane who are the two eldest Bennet sisters and they are very eager to meet Mr. Bingley and get married eventually. Not to him, well maybe, but not really, I don't know. -Ben

Chapter 3:
How exciting! The Bennets finally meet Mr. Bingley at a ball. He is very gentlemanly and polite. He ends up dancing with Jane twice, a very good compliment. They also meet Mr. Darcy, Mr. Bingley’s good friend. He is very rude and nobody really likes him. -Ben

Chapter 4:
In this chapter, Jane and Elizabeth talk about the fantastic ball they were just at. -Ben

Chapter 5:
In this chapter, the Lucas family is introduced. Sir William Lucas lives near Meryton, the town where the Bennets live. He is married to Lady Lucas, a kind woman, but not the sharpest knife in the drawer. They have many children. The oldest, Charlotte, is Elizabeth’s best friend. The chapter involves the two famlilies discussing the happenings of the the ball the previous day. -Ben

Chapter 6:
In chapter six, the folk from Netherfield visit the Bennets at Longbourn and stay for dinner. Mrs. Bennet is extremely impressed with manners and civility of Miss Bingley and Mrs. Hurst, Mr. Bingley's two sisters. Elizabeth noticed the way the Bingleys treated their family. They were rather cool to them, mainly paying attention to only Jane. As she discusses this with Charlotte, they come to an understanding that they are really only doing this for Mr. Bingley. They are then approached by Mr. Darcy, and Elizabeth quickly shuts down the conversation by singing to the rest of the group. Darcy asks Elizabeth to dance, but is refused, and the evening winds down. -Ben

Chapter 7:
In this chapter, we learn a little bit more about how the Bennets live. Mr. Bennet’s estate earns the family around two thousand pounds per year. They live in the village of Longbourn, a mile from the city of Meryton. The five daughters often wlk over to tiown, about four times a week. Jane receives a letter from Miss Bingley inviting her to dinner at Netherfield because Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy will be eating with the officers. Mrs. Bennet sends her on horseback so that she can’t return when it rains. Ir rains early. though, and Jane gets soaked and becomes ill. Elizabeth comes to Netherfield to stay with her. -Ben

Chapter 8:
This chapter takes place at Netherfield Park. Mr. Bingley is very worried about Jane, and was gald to have on of her family members there to help her. It is obvious the Miss Bingley and Mrs. Hurst absolutly loathe Jane. When she is out of the room, they talk lots of crap about her. -Ben

Chapter 9:
Mrs. Bennet and her other three daughters visits Jane and checks up on her. She is not terribly ill, so Mrs. Bennet doesn’t want her to get beter quickly. While they are discussing Janes ealth, Br. bingley lets out that if he were to wish to leave Netherfield, he would be gone in five minutes. Elizabeth announces that she completely understands Mr. Bingley. I this heated discussion, Mr. Darcy says the country is inferior to the city, which offends Mrs. Bennet. The fight is eventually settled, Mrs. Bennet and company leave, and Elizabeth returns to Jane’s side. -Ben

Chapter 10:
At the Bingley residence, where Jane stayed as she was sick and Elizabeth waited for her to get better, Miss Bingley sat near Darcy, pining for his attention. She tried pretending she was interested in the letter he was writing and would not stop unsuccessfully trying to make small talk. A conversation eventually began between Elizabeth, Darcy, and Bingley, and they later played piano. Darcy seemed to show a liking for Elizabeth and Miss Bingley grew extremely jealous. She tried to convince Mr. Darcy to despise Elizabeth the next day, but unluckily ran into Mrs. Hurst and Elizabeth herself. Basically, a lot of stuff that you really didn't need to know happened. -Phillip

Chapter 11:
The next day at the Bingley residence, Miss Bingley again tried with a bit too much efford to garner Mr. Darcy's attention and became ever more jealous of Elizabeth's ability to charm him. She in turn offered to walk around the room together, as she knew walking was the only thing she was better at than Elizabeth. Mr. Darcy still paid more attention to only Elisabeth. -Phillip

Chapter 12:
Elizabeth and Jane, who was feeling much better, sent thier parents a message asking for the carriage to return home. Mrs. Bennet denied, requesting that they stay at least until Tuesday. I suppose Mrs. Bennet doesn't like her kids all that much. But anyway, Elizabeth, feeling tired of the EVIL people in the Bingley residence, asked for the Bingleys' carriage, which they used to return home... Oh God, I'm starting to talk like them. -Phillip

Chapter 13:
Mr. Bennet on the next day informs his family of a letter he recieved about four months ago. The letter was from a clergyman and the girls' cousin, Mr. Collins. He arrived soon after Mr. Bennet responded to his letter, which stated that Lady Catherine de Barf would be taking control of their residence once Mr. Bennet passed away. Mr. Collins turns out to be a nice, but unsensible man. -Phillip

Chapter 14:
Mr. Collins and the Bennets converse. Collins talks mainly of Lady Catherine and her amazingness-icity. She turns out to have a daughter destined to inherit Rosings, a rather spiffy manor. Mr. Bennet finds him very absurd, which was just as he had hoped. Collins later tries to read the girls a story, but Lydia interrupts him. He ends up ridiculing on how girls like her tend not to enjoy books of a "serious stamp". He then plays a game of backgammon, whatever the heck that is. I think my grandparents used to play backgammon. Yeah. They even tried to teach me how to play it. I didn't really like it. And I still wonder what idiot named it "backgammon". It's got nothing to do with backs or gammons. I don't even think gammons exist! Oh... sorry. Was I rambling again? -Phillip

Chapter 15:
Mr. Collins and a few of the Bennet girls take a walk outside. They find a new officer, Mr. Denny. They introduce themselves and meet Denny's friend from London, Mr. Wickham. Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy then come down the street and converse a bit with the group. Things seem uneasy between Darcy and Wickham.They travel to the Philips house (hey cool! They've got my name!) after the departure of the two others and are all welcomed inside. They are invited to return the next day and go home until then. -Phillip

Chapter 16:
The next day whilst (oh God! I said whilst! Debo was right! This book is possessive!!!) in the Philips residence, a conversation about Mr. Darcy passes between Elizabeth and Mr. Wickham. It turns out that Darcy is so bitter because his father, who had kicked the bucket a while ago, seemed to like Wickham better than Mr. Darcy himself. Catherine de Bourgh is also Darcy's aunt. That's about all you really need to know. And all you didn't //want// to know. Unless you're a girl. Or a guy with really weird taste in books. I myself am rather indifferent to this book. Wait a minute... no, I actually dislike it with the utmost intensity ("hate" is a strong word). -Phillip P.S.: Please don't dislike me for rambling on and on after most of my summaries. I just have to find //some// way to make this a wee bit more entertaining for the readers.

Chapter 17:
On the return to their home, the group of Bennets and Mr. Collins discussed what was told of Mr. Darcy. The Bingleys later showed up to the Bennet residence with an invitation to a ball that Mr. Bingley would be throwing at Netherfield. Mr. Collins immediately asked Elizabeth, HIS COUSIN, to the first two dances, which she reluctantly agreed to. She and Mrs. Bennet then talked about the probability of Mr. Collins asking Elizabeth, //HIS COUSIN//, to marry him. I'm really glad I didn't live in the Victorian age. Seriously. What kind of screwed up time period is named after a dude named Victor? Victor is a goat's name. -Phillip

Chapter 18:
Oh hey... the Victorian age was named after Queen Victoria, not a goat named Victor... my bad. But anyway, in chapter 18, the longest chapter in the book, thank you very much, the Netherfield ball is held. Mr. Collins turns out to be a horrible dancer and Mr. Wickham does not attend on account of Mr. Darcy's presence. Mr. Darcy, however, asks Elizabeth to dance and they meanwhile scratch the surface of the subject on Wickham and Darcy's past. After their dance, Miss Bingley makes an attempt at verbally attacking Elizabeth. She later talks with Jane, who had danced and talked with Bingley, who had at some time talked to Darcy, who we all know has talked to Wickham and said that Wickham was the antagonist in the whole situation between he and Darcy. Mr. Collins then discovers that Darcy is Lady Catherine de Brough's nephew and practically has a seizure trying to speak with him. Mrs. Bennet was later overheard speaking of Jane getting married to Bingley and Elizabeth getting married to Mr. Collins, //HER COUSIN.// So... throughout this entire chapter it's "agreeable~gossip~disagreeable". -Phillip (I'm done!) Chapter 19:The summary of this chapter includes the following: Mr. Collins asks Elizabeth to marry him, and she talks about him being agreeable, but she does not want to because she does not like him all that much. She thanks him for the compliment of asking, but turns him down. Ooooh. Score one for Elizabeth. -Dakota

Chapter 20:
Mrs. Bennet is talking to Mr. Collins about why Elizabeth turned him down and how she is a “stubborn” girl. But now Charlotte Lucas is visiting the family and I smell trouble a brooin. But that’s just because I read already what is going to happen. -Dakota

Chapter 21:
All our so called heroic character does in this chapter is whine and complain about the men and how they are so disagreeable and it just takes forever for them to get over themselves and realize that maybe certain guys don’t like their certain types of girls, so I think that the entire Bennet family should get over themselves and think of what other people think instead of just themselves. Score: Dakota 1 Pride and Prejudice –4. -Dakota

Chapter 22:
The Bennet family is taking a nice family trip to the Lucas' house and visiting Charlotte's family. They also brought along Mr. Collins where all these people enjoyed a nice cup of tea, while also talking of all the gossip that goes on within the town. This chapter "foreshadowed" , hey I used forshadowed, what will happen in the next chapter. -Dakota

Chapter 23:
Sir William Lucas, charlotte's dad, has announced that Mr. Collins and Charlotted are to be engaged and married in the next few months. This one comes as a shocker for Elizabeth who was just proposed to by Mr. Collins nearly a week ago. It seems to me that Mr. Collins may get around quite a bit with the ladies, JK JK. -Dakota

Chapter 24:
The letter from Mr. Bingley arrives from where he is now going to stay. It seems that the sisters have lost hope for at least for the summer of any of them getting married. Elizabeth is mad that Mr. Darcy left, and Jane is dumbstruck that Mr. Bingley had left so suddenly. I wonder if this next part of the book is just going to be them locked up inside the house gossiping. Oh my gosh. Can you imagine that, it would be like fourty pages of agreeable and disagreeable. Makes me want to puke. -Dakota

Chapter 25:
Needless to say, Jane is super angry that she can’t have Bingley. Mr. Bennet’s brother, Mr. Gardiner, comes into town to visit and immediately notices Jane’s dismay. They offer to have her come back to London with them. She gratefully accepts and hopes to see Bingley there because she’s really obsessed with him, and needs to sort out her priorities something fierce. Meanwhile, Mrs. Gardiner is not approving of Elizabeth and Wickham because of his lack of money. These are seriously weird times. -Carter

Chapter 26:
At the first chance, Mrs. Gardiner puts in her word about Wickham and his lack of assets. (Gossip) and says that she shouldn’t get attached because it will upset daddy. And Elizabeth replies with what we would say in normal speak as “I’ll try.” In London, Jane sends a letter about her experience in London with Ms. Bingley. She was basically a meanie to her and essentially sees her as an obstacle in Mr. Bingley getting married to Mr. Darcy’s sister. Back home, Elizabeth gets news Wickham isn’t liking her as much and is instead is going after Ms. King on account of the butt load of money she just got. Shallow, huh? -Carter

Chapter 27:
Elizabeth goes to visit Charlotte and on the way she stays the night with the Gardiners. They gossip about Wickham and how shallow he is. Then they offer to give Elizabeth a tour of some area of somewhere not important and she accepts. -Carter

Chapter 28:
Elizabeth gets to Hunsford. Mr. Collins and Charlotte greet her warmly. On the second day of the visit, she catches a glimpse of Miss de Bourgh’s daughter. Elizabeth describes her as sickly and cross. She thinks about Darcy marrying her and later she is invited to dine at Rosings, a really big mansion owned by Lady Catherine de Bourgh. -Carter

Chapter 29:
That night they had dinner and Elizabeth had a run in with Lady Catherine. Excuse my language but in short she was being a flat out bitch. She grills Elizabeth on how poor her upbringing was and basically tells her the Bennet family is a piece of crap. She is a mean lady. -Carter

Chapter 30:
Happy with his daughter's arrangement, Sir William leaves. Then Darcy and his cousin Colonel Fitzwilliam leave to visit their aunt at Rosings. They then accompany Mr. Collins back to his parsonage after he talks with Elizabeth and Charlotte. -Carter

Chapter 31:
Elizabeth goes to dinner at Rosings again and during dinner Colonel Fitzwilliam pays special attention to her. Later she plays piano and makes fun of Darcy. Then Catherine goes into mega meanie mode again and makes Elizabeth play the piano all night. -Carter

Chapter 32:
Darcy visits again and speaks with Elizabeth. He says that it is highly unlikely that Mr. Bingley will be spending much more time at Netherfield Park in the future. They talk for a while longer and it is really awkward. Charlotte makes a point that since he talked to Elizabeth in such a weird way, they must be in love. In the following weeks Darcy and Fitzwilliam visit a lot and it seems Fitzwilliam has taken a liking to Elizabeth. -Carter

Chapter 33:
They go on lots of walks there. Elizabeth runs into Darcy and his cousin a lot. Fitzwilliam claims Darcy says he split up Bingley and Jane. So now Elizabeth thinks Darcy is the source of Jane's unhappiness. -Carter

Chapter 34:
Elizabeth, who is trying to forget about Mr. Darcy, has decided to busy herself by reading over all the letters Jane has written her while she has been in Kent. Mr. Darcy then approaches her, and after a long period of silence, declares his love for her and proposes. However, Elizabeth refuses him and Mr. Darcy becomes surprised and angry. He then asks why he was rejected and Elizabeth goes into a long rant of him being uncivil in many ways. Elizabeth brings up him keeping Jane and Bingley apart and his supposed treatment of Mr. Wickham. They both become very angry and the argument ends with Elizabeth stating that Mr. Darcy is the last man in the world she would marry. Mr. Darcy then dismisses her and hastily leaves the room. Elizabeth then cries for awhile and returns to her room as Lady Catherine’s carriage arrives. -Kenny

Chapter 35:
Elizabeth awakens the next day and goes for a walk around the park. She then meets Mr. Darcy who comes up to give her a letter. All he says is “please do me the honor of reading the letter” then bows and walks away. The letter explains the back story between Mr. Wickham and Mr. Darcy. Mr. Wickham has turned out to have cheated Mr. Darcy out of money and this reveals how horrible a man Mr. Wickham is, and Elizabeth is shocked. -Kenny

Chapter 36:
Elizabeth is in complete denial of the truth of the letter, however she rereads it and slowly realizes everything in the letter is truth. She is ashamed and depressed after thinking of her previous behavior. After a long period of reflecting upon what she has done she returns to the parsonage to find that Mr. Darcy and Mr. Fitzwilliam have packed up their things and gone. -Kenny

Chapter 37:
Elizabeth, Mr. Collins, and Mrs. Collins are invited to dine at Rosings. Lady Catherine notices Elizabeth is depressed and finds she plans on returning home soon. Catherine tries to convince Lizzy to stay a bit longer, but she is too focused on her previous treatment of Mr. Darcy and her embarrassment of how her family acts in public. She puts up with Lady Catherine for the rest of week, as she is continually called back to Rosings throughout the rest of the week, and she tells Elizabeth how to pack and travel repetitively. When Elizabeth finally parts with Catherine she wishes Elizabeth a good journey and invites her to come to Hunsford next year. -Kenny

Chapter 38:
Elizabeth dines with the Collinses who discuss Lady Catherine and praise Elizabeth throughout their Sunday morning breakfast. Elizabeth’s carriage arrives and she says farewell to the Collinses. Once in the carriage Elizabeth gossips with Maria while they travel to the Gardiner’s residence where they are to reside for a few days before going home to Longbourn. Elizabeth thinks about how much she wants to tell Jane about Mr. Darcy’s proposal and letter during the ride. -Kenny

Chapter 39:
Elizabeth and Jane return to Hertfordshire to be picked up by Mr. Bennet’s carriage. Kitty and Lydia are eagerly awaiting their arrival along with Mr. Bennet. The two younger sisters tell Elizabeth and Jane about the officers and continue to gossip on for a few pages then tell their sisters that the regiment of soldiers is moving to Brighton. The sisters are also informed that Wickham has stopped seeing Mary King. Lydia also mentions that Mrs. Bennet agrees that it would be nice to take a vacation to Brighton to be with the regiment; Elizabeth is worried that Mr. Bennet will allow the trip to happen. -Kenny

Chapter 40:
Elizabeth talks to Jane of Mr. Darcy and his marriage proposal, and several parts of his letter, but does not mention anything about Mr. Bingley’s sisters trying to keep him away from Jane. She tells only Jane about Mr. Wickham being the bad guy in the story and Mr. Darcy getting cheated by him, she will just let the soldiers move on to Brighton in a few weeks. Towards the end of the chapter Mrs. Bennet states that “Jane is sure to die of a broken heart”. She says she doubts Bingley will ever return to Netherfield then goes on to gossip about how well the Collinses are doing. -Kenny

Chapter 41:
The chapter starts with Lydia ranting about how nice it would be to go to Brighton, then she receives an invitation from Mrs. Forster, the wife of a colonel in the regiment of soldiers that is soon leaving to go to the town. Elizabeth is worried she will act foolish in the town and people who see her will judge the Bennet family, but Mr. Bennet is sure that other people won't judge the family based off of one of the younger daughters. The officers and Wickham dine at Longbourn on their last day in town and the Bennet family attends the party. Mr. Wickham tries to talk to Elizabeth but he is scared off by her tell him that Mr. Darcy seems more likeable every time she sees him and that she is beginning to understand him better. Lydia returns home with Mrs. Forester who leave for Brighton the next day. -Kenny

Chapter 42:
The chapter begins with Elizabeth deep in thought, she finds there is no reason, other than the fact that Wickham is gone, to celebrate the leaving of the regiment. She finds the parties have become less exiting and her mother keeps dwelling on the dullness of the town. Kitty has become very bored without Lydia. Elizabeth’s vacation with Mr. and Mrs. Gardiners is shortened because Mr. Gardiner is restricted by business matters in London. The three will go no further than Pemberly in Derbyshire, this disappoints Elizabeth because she had her heart set on seeing some of the lakes further north. Another issue regarding Derbyshire is the possibility that she will run into Mr. Darcy while on her trip, this further disappoints Elizabeth. Several weeks later the Gardiners arrive at Longbourne and prepare to make the trip to Derbyshire. -Kenny

Chapter 43:
Elizabeth and the Gardiners reach Pemeberly and Elizabeth begins to think that it would have been her house if she had accepted Darcy’s marriage proposal. Elizabeth begins to think more fondly of Darcy as she hears praise for him from the housekeeper and see the many portraits of him around the house. Elizabeth becomes stressed and uncomfortable when she realizes Darcy has come back to his house earlier than expected and encounters him at the front door. Darcy then proceeds to tell her that Mr. Bingly, his sisters, and Ms. Darcy will be arriving the next day. Darcy asks Elizabeth if he can introduce her to his sister and Elizabeth becomes very confused and see he still cares for her. Elizabeth then explains to her aunt and uncle that Mr. Wickham cheated Mr. Darcy and their opinion of him becomes very good. -Kenny

Chapter 44:
Elizabeth and the Gardiners are at an inn. They are called upon by Mr. Darcy and his sister Georgiana as well as Mr. Bingley. Elizabeth immediately sees that Miss Darcy is not proud, she is just shy. Lizzy watches Miss Darcy and Mr. Bingley to see if there is anything romantic between them and observes that there is none. The Gardiners notice that Darcy is in love with Elizabeth, but do not know her feelings towards him. -Michael

Chapter 45:
The morning after Mr. and Miss Darcy visit Elizabeth, they invite her to visit Pemberley (Darcy’s estate). Mr. Gardiner goes fishing with Darcy, Bingley, and the other men. The women stay at the house and… guess what they do…. GOSSIP… shocker, eh? Miss Bingley treats Elizabeth poorly, but Elizabeth thinks it is because of jealousy. When Darcy returns, he clearly shows that he is head over heels for Elizabeth. Miss Bingley basically attempts to make fun of Elizabeth in front of Darcy, but Lizzy replies with calm and collected answers that make Miss Bingley seem stupid. Darcy then calls Elizabeth “one of the handsomest women of my acquaintance.” -Michael

Chapter 46:
Elizabeth gets two letters from Jane at the same time. The letters explain that Lydia has run away with Mr. Wickham. They also say that Mr. Bennet is going to London to search for them because that is where they were spotted last. Mr. Bennet asks Mr. Gardiner to go to London to help. Lizzy then goes to find her uncle, but she runs into Mr. Darcy. Elizabeth begins to cry and tell Darcy what happened. Darcy sends for her Uncle and is concerned that he is responsible because he didn’t tell Elizabeth about Wickham. Lizzy realizes that Darcy is in love with her and thinks that Lizzy running away might ruin his love for her. The Gardiners and Elizabeth leave. -Michael

Chapter 47:
The Gardiners and Lizzy go back to Longbourn and discus Lydia and the Gardiners hope she has married, but Lizzy doubts it. When they arrive, they find that Mr. Bennet is gone and Mrs. Bennet is upstairs and her “nerves” are making go into a mad fury. Due to this, Jane is running the house. -Michael

Chapter 48:
Mr. Gardiner goes to London to help look for Lydia and Wickham. When he gets there they have no luck finding her because they have no leads. They also think that they are lying low to avoid the family and the people who Mr. Wickham owes money to. Mr. Gardiner convinces Mr. Bennet to go home and he agrees to. When he gets there he tells Kitty that he is going to be stricter to her so she won’t do the same thing Lydia did. -Michael

Chapter 49:
The Bennets get a letter that says that Lydia and Wickham have been found. Mr. Gardiner has agreed to pay off all of Wickham’s debts so he will marry Lydia. He also says he will pay a small allowance to them every month. Mr. Bennet feels he is indebted to his brother-in-law and he can’t pay him that kind of money. Bennet is now mad at Lydia… on the other hand Mrs. Bennet is very excited. -Michael

Chapter 50:
Mr. Gardiner tells Mr. Bennet to think not of the debt. Wickham has left the militia and joined the regulars. His post is far north. Jane and Lizzy are glad they are living far away, but Mrs. Bennet isn’t. Mr. Bennet is still mad at Lydia and won’t let her visit before she leaves. Jane and Lizzy convince him to let her visit, but they aren’t happy either. -Michael

Chapter 51:
Lydia and Wickham arrive at the Bennets. They are unashamed that they are married. Lizzy observes that Lydia is more in love with Wickham than he is with her… more gossip occurs. And Elizabeth says that she wants to have a good relationship with Wickham, even though she knows about his past. -Michael

Chapter 52:
One morning, during breakfast, Lydia says that Darcy was at the wedding. Lizzy then writes to Mrs. Gardiner for more info. She replies that it was Darcy that found the couple, not Mr. Gardiner. Darcy was also the one to work out the weeding agreement. Mrs. Gardiner then goes on to say that he did it out of guilt and love for Elizabeth. Lizzy wants to believe her and wonders if he has feelings for her. -Michael

Chapter 53:
Lydia and Wickham left Longbourn after their wedding, and headed for Wickham's regiment. Mrs. Bennet was somewhat heartbroken that her daughter had gone away. News was then disclosed that Mr. Bingley would be coming to stay at Netherfield for several weeks, and Mrs. Bennet's spirits were lifted. Mr. Bingley arrived at Longbourn soon after, with Mr. Darcy in tow. Jane and Elizabeth were very nervous and anxious, and winced inside as their mother crudely welcomed the guests. Mr. Bingley glanced over at Jane many times, and the two began talking again. Mrs. Bennet conversed with Mr. Bingley about a "forgotten" engagement on his part, and Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy soon left. -Debo

Chapter 54:
After the departure of Bingley and Darcy, the Bennets had to wait until Tuesday for the two men to return. They did, and a dinner party was assembled at Longbourn. Mr. Bingley sat next to Jane at the table, and the two smiled and talked throughout. Elizabeth, however, was seated far from Mr. Darcy, the one who she secretly admired. Darcy had been seated next to Mrs. Bennet, and the two coldly interacted. Later, when the gaming begun (after dinner), Elizabeth was hopeful that Mr. Darcy would be seated at her table. He wasn't, and she felt very badly about it. Once the two men left, Jane was satisfied with Mr. Bingley's behavior, but Elizabeth was not satisfied with Mr. Darcy's. -Debo

Chapter 55:
Mr. Bingley began visiting Longbourn more often, and talked with Jane more and more. The two really seemed to hit it off. One night, Elizabeth went into the drawing-room to write a letter. When she came out, she noticed Jane and Mr. Bingley by the fire. The two seemed excited. Upon noticing Elizabeth, Mr. Bingley left the room. Jane then revealed to Elizabeth that Mr. Bingley had proposed, and she had accepted his proposal. After that night, Bingley began coming to Longbourn every day at breakfast time. Jane and Bingley seldom discussed things other than themselves and how happy they would be together. Jane also pitied Elizabeth for not having found a man like Jane had. Rumors about the soon-to-be marriage soon began to spread around Meryton. -Debo

Chapter 56:
An unexpected carriage arrived at Longbourn about a week after the marriage proposal, and Jane and Mr. Bingley hastily left for the shrubbery, as they did not wish to be seen. Lady Catherine de Bourgh arrived in the carriage, and came into the house. She made small talk about the Collinses, and then asked for a private tour of the walks around Longbourn with Elizabeth. Once alone, Lady Catherine disclosed that she had heard rumors of her nephew, Mr. Darcy, and Elizabeth being engaged to be married. Lady Catherine expressed her discontent about such an arrangement, and repeatedly asked Elizabeth if it was true. Elizabeth repeatedly dodged her questioning, and angered Lady Catherine immensely. Apparently, it was Lady Catherine's design to marry her daughter to Mr. Darcy, and she didn't want an "unconnected" woman to interfere with her plan. Eventually, Elizabeth told Lady Catherine that she was not engaged. Lady Catherine, still somewhat furious, then asked Elizabeth to promise not to marry Mr. Darcy. Elizabeth refused, and Lady Catherine left in a huff. -Debo

Chapter 57:
Elizabeth, still shocked after her meeting with Lady Catherine, pondered the probability of such a marriage between herself and Mr. Darcy. She concluded that the advice of Mr. Darcy's aunt could sway his feelings and stop such an engagement altogether. Once she had thought of that, her father interrupted her with a letter. The letter was from Mr. Collins, and it described the Collins' happiness about Jane's coming marriage, as well as that a rumor was circulating about Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy getting married. Mr. Collins advised against the marriage, as Lady Catherine disliked the idea. Mr. Collins also urged Elizabeth not to rush into something so poorly sanctioned as such a union, as her connections weren't up to snuff. Mr. Bennet was quite amused by the letter, and Elizabeth had to pretend to be amused as well, because her father didn't know about the talk that had been had between Lady Catherine and Elizabeth. Elizabeth had definitely bitten off more than she could chew. -Debo

Chapter 58:
Jane, Mr. Bingley, Elizabeth, Mr. Darcy, and Kitty went for a walk at Longbourn. Jane and Mr. Bingley lagged behind, obviously to talk about themselves, and Kitty went off to the Lucases' house to meet up with Maria. This left Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy alone, and the two talked about what each had taught the other. Elizabeth taught Mr. Darcy not to be selfish and conceited in his actions (Pride), and Mr. Darcy taught Elizabeth not to judge people or stick with first impressions (Prejudice). The two really hit it off and continued yammering all the way back to Longbourn. They considered themselves engaged to be married. -Debo

Chapter 59:
Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy returned to the house and ate dinner. That night, after dinner, Elizabeth revealed her feelings and crap for Mr. Darcy to Jane. Jane initially didn't believe Elizabeth, but did eventually. The next day, Mr. Darcy asked Mr. Bennet for his consent to marry Elizabeth. Mr. Bennet said yes, and he then asked Elizabeth about it. She told him the whole story regarding Mr. Darcy's paying for Lydia and Wickham, and also got her father's consent to marry Mr. Darcy. That night, Elizabeth told her mother about everything that had happened. Mrs. Bennet was astounded that such a wealthy man would want to marry her Elizabeth, and gave Elizabeth her consent for the two to be married. -Debo

Chapter 60:
Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth then proceeded to discuss how they fell in love in the first place. Elizabeth told Darcy that it was because she was unwilling to yield to him or go out of her way to please him. Because Darcy had been spoiled all of his life, he respected a person who was impertinent to him. Elizabeth also told Darcy that he liked her because she was very unlike all of the women who courted him due to want of //his// liking, not their own. They both proceeded to talk about their relations and their relations' feelings. Realizing that each of their aunts (Elizabeth's - Mrs. Gardiner; Mr. Darcy's - Lady Catherine) would like to know about the marriage, they wrote letters to them at the same time. Awwwwww. They then received letters of congratulations from their other relations. -Debo

Chapter 61:
Mrs. Bennet was very, very happy that she had married off her two eldest daughters. Jane and Bingley stayed at Netherfield for only a year, and then relocated to be near to Pemberley. Mr. Bennet was sad because he had lost his favorite daughter, Elizabeth, so he frequently came to visit the Darcy estate and his newly married daughter. Kitty visited the two estates and stayed there often, and she gradually began to become a better person than she was while Lydia was around. Mary stayed at home most of the time, and rarely went out. Lydia and Wickham's relationship somewhat weakened, and they both lost their affection for each other. They often asked Elizabeth for money, which she gave without her husband knowing. Georgiana, Mr. Darcy's little sister, began to look up to Elizabeth as a role model. Lady Catherine was still somewhat irked by the marriage, but she contained herself enough to visit Pemberley. As for the Gardiners, Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy often visited with them, and they were intimate friends. Everything turned out happy, so that's it. -Debo

__Overall Summary:__
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Pride and Prejudice, as you probably already know, was written a long time ago. However, it is still somewhat relevant to us in this modern day and age. The story essentially chronicles the love life of Elizabeth Bennet, a somewhat average-born girl who wants to find true love in marriage, not money. If you've gotten this far, guys who are reading this, pat yourself on the back. Her family and peers are only worried about getting married, not the specifics. Elizabeth meets many men, one who is very kind but kind of oafish (Mr. Bingley), one who is exceptionally proud of himself, and secretly in love with Elizabeth(Mr. Darcy), one who is very flattering in manner but lacking in character (Mr. Wickham), and one who is a major suck-up as well as her cousin (Mr. Collins). She first meets Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy at a ball. Mr. Bingley proves to be very well-humored, and dances with Jane, Elizabeth's older sister, many times. Mr. Darcy, however, doesn't dance much at all and is seen by the rest of the people as conceited and anti-social. This earns Bingley Elizabeth's respect, and Darcy her hatred. Jane and Mr. Bingley become very close, and seem to truly love each other. As this goes on, Mr. Collins, Elizabeth's cousin, eventually proposes to her, but she rejects him. Her friend, Charlotte, takes up the offer and marries him for security in status, not love. Bingley still loves Jane, but he moves to London for the winter. Jane is heartbroken, and follows Bingley by staying at a relative's house. Elizabeth also comes to London, and confronts Mr. Darcy. Darcy never tells Bingley that Jane is in town, and Elizabeth sees that as an insult to her family. After returning to her hometown, Elizabeth then supposedly becomes enamored with Mr. Wickham. During the period in which she is in love with Mr. Wickham, Mr. Darcy proposes to her. He is also speedily rejected and pretty much chewed out by Elizabeth. Her perception of him is of evil and wickedness, and she makes that perfectly clear to him. Later on, a letter from Darcy explains to Elizabeth that Wickham is in fact the evil one, and that Mr. Darcy is the nice one. Elizabeth then realizes her mistake in hating Darcy, and gradually begins to admire him. After a fiasco in which the fourth Bennet sister, Lydia, leaves the town with Wickham, Mr. Darcy pays for Lydia and Wickham's wedding, despite his being Mr. Darcy's enemy. Elizabeth clearly sees that she had been wrong about Darcy's character, and forgives him. Darcy and Bingley then come back to the Bennets' estate after a long leave, and Jane and Mr. Bingley hit it off again. Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth both realize that their characters have been changed by each other, and thank each other for it. Elizabeth, in chewing Darcy out and rejecting him, had made him act less conceited and proud. Darcy, in proving to be a nice person, had proven Elizabeth's prejudice against him wrong. Mr. Darcy was proud (hence the Pride in the title) and Elizabeth was prejudiced (ditto for Prejudice). Bingley and Jane married, and Darcy and Elizabeth did as well. Elizabeth had found true love, and the story ended happily ever after. -Debo

__Other Stuff:__
In this section, other information about the Victorian age in England is profiled, categorized, and probably written at the last minute.

Poem From Time Period:
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth, and breadth, and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends of being and ideal grace. I love thee to the level of every day's Most quiet need, by sun and candlelight. I love thee freely, as men strive for right: I love thee purely, as they turn from praise. I love thee with the passion put to use In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith. I love thee with a love I seemed to lose With my lost saints. I love thee with the breath, Smiles, tears, of all my life - and if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death. By Elizabeth Barrett Browning -Michael

Created Poem:
The girls in the class are to blame To make us play such a game The book drove us mad Our aura is bad We want it to burst into flame

The plot is naught if at all The pages left only a pall The characters prance During many a dance They live for the annual ball

The excitement was far in between The jesting was not very keen The words made no sense Not worth a hay-pence The ending from afar was seen

Three weeks of this torture concluded The worst we may have eluded We are finally free So in summary The content was very diluted -Ben

Costume and Dress:
Clothing in the Victorian age was all about beauty and elegance. Women would define their figure more by wearing corsets, which were tied so tight they hindered the women's breathing. They wore large, flowing and extremely frilly skirts. Men's clothing was not much different from today or so rediculously overrated as women's. I guess even back in a time period as English-y as this, the dudes still didn't wanna' go shopping. And we never will, ladies. Stop hoping. Clothing of the Victorian age was generally made customely by seamstresses. Not until about 1907 was it fully factory- made. The painstaking hand- made methods, of course, made average clothing much more fancy-ish and respectable than it is today. A person was judged greatly in the Victorian age upon the clothes they wore. -Phillip

Entertainment:
Ok so basically in the Victorian age, no one had anything to do at home. So there were many forms of entertainment, just nothing that can compare to what we are used to in this modern age. Men, women and children had many activities to choose from. The major public attractions were the theater, zoos, or going to listen to someone talk about something or other. They worked 6 days a week, so this left little time for leisure. Sunday afternoons were one of the only times people could get their “me time” in. Business men or other high class individuals may spend their time at Church (yay free time lets go to church!!! Seriously….) or quiet reflection (my personal favorite). Farmers of country folk might spend their time fishing or hunting. Gambling was also a passion for men. This goes to show that no matter how much time passes, man will always find a reason to waste money. They should be saving!!! And after chores, children do children things like play games, marbles, and goof around like kids do. And we can't forget the balls that pride and prejudice emphasized on so much. Although I highly doubt as much drama went down at these events than the book made out. -Carter

Art:
Going into the World by Evert-Jan Boks

Young Woman in a Boat by James Jacques Tissot

Entrance to the Public Gardens in Arles by Vincent Van Gogh

-Debo

Biography of Jane Austen:
Jane Austen was born December 16th, 1775 in Steventon, Hampshire and was the seventh child to be born into the family. Her father was a clergyman and her mother was born of higher class. The family made a reasonable income of about 600 pounds. Jane had 5 brothers and 1 sister, growing up she was very close to her sister and her letters to her sister were her only biography. Her family encouraged her writing and reading and soon she allowed others to read her writing. In 1802 she had received a marriage proposal from Harris Big Wither who many described as awkward. Jane accepted the proposal because of his wealth but changed her mind the next day. During her lifetime Jane moved houses twice and ended up in a cottage within Chawton. She became ill in 1816 and died on July 18, 1817. -Kenny

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