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Cucumberland Island: Sep 14, 2007
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A Weekly Exposition of Pride and Prejudice. What Jane Austen has to say about the appropriateness of speech. Friday, September 14, 2007. This is a really fun chapter: the confrontation. Between Lady Catherine de Bourgh and Lizzy. Lizzy wins. Indeed, as Lizzy points out, Lady Catherine de Bourgh's logic is exceedingly flawed. Typical lover: wants to be with his beloved and no one else. Elizabeth had mentioned her name to her mother on her ladyship's entrance, though no request of introduction had been made.
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Cucumberland Island: Sep 18, 2007
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A Weekly Exposition of Pride and Prejudice. What Jane Austen has to say about the appropriateness of speech. Tuesday, September 18, 2007. Here Lizzy finds out exactly what Darcy did for Lydia. She also has a conversation with Wickham, the result of which is that he pretty much knows that Lizzy knows the truth of his past, and how much of a scoundrel he is. Little does she know how happy. For the length of the letter convinced her that it did not contain a denial. Gracechurch-street, Sept. 6. If you do no...
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Cucumberland Island: Sep 10, 2007
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A Weekly Exposition of Pride and Prejudice. What Jane Austen has to say about the appropriateness of speech. Monday, September 10, 2007. Only two chapters left! In this one, we have Lizzy starting to teaze [sic]. Darcy in earnest, as well as a flurry of letter-writing, in which our view of everyone's character is confirmed. Elizabeth's spirits soon rising to playfulness again, she wanted Mr. Darcy to account for his having ever fallen in love with her. "How could you begin? To be sure, you knew no actual...
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Cucumberland Island: Sep 15, 2007
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A Weekly Exposition of Pride and Prejudice. What Jane Austen has to say about the appropriateness of speech. Saturday, September 15, 2007. Ah In this chapter, we have Jane accepting Bingley's hand in marriage, together with all the interesting reactions to the engagement, silly or otherwise. Honorable men honor their first engagements unless it is an emergency. Next time you call," said she, "I hope we shall be more lucky.". He should be particularly happy at any time, &c. &c. . Can you come to-morrow?
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Cucumberland Island: Sep 9, 2007
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A Weekly Exposition of Pride and Prejudice. What Jane Austen has to say about the appropriateness of speech. Sunday, September 09, 2007. This is it. This is the very last chapter of the book. There's a bit of poignancy to this last post on Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Seeing as how I've learned such an incredible number of things from this close study of the novel, not just about the book itself, but about the appropriateness of certain speech, and the extreme inappropriateness of much else! I've p...
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Cucumberland Island: Sep 16, 2007
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A Weekly Exposition of Pride and Prejudice. What Jane Austen has to say about the appropriateness of speech. Sunday, September 16, 2007. Now that Darcy and Bingley have visited, we've got some ruminations on the part of Lizzy and Jane concerning said visit, as well as the next visit. Jane and Bingley are pretty much back in love by the end of the chapter, I would deem. Why, if he came only to be silent, grave, and indifferent," said she, "did he come at all? Still too modest. Perhaps false modesty? Her b...
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Cucumberland Island: Sep 17, 2007
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A Weekly Exposition of Pride and Prejudice. What Jane Austen has to say about the appropriateness of speech. Monday, September 17, 2007. Quite an enormous amount happens in this, alas, Susan-less chapter. However, stay tuned next week; for, Lord willing, you will have the benefit of her wisdom as well. Mr Wickham was so perfectly satisfied with this conversation. Meaning the one with Lizzy in the last chapter in which Lizzy pretty much lets him know that the game is up. Very dear, indeed! Lydia You have ...
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Cucumberland Island: Sep 12, 2007
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A Weekly Exposition of Pride and Prejudice. What Jane Austen has to say about the appropriateness of speech. Wednesday, September 12, 2007. Ah, here we have the second proposal, much more romantic (and with the added side bonus of being successful) than the first. This is one of those blessed Susan weeks. Instead of receiving any such letter of excuse from his friend,. Lady Catherine might see him in her way through town; and his engagement to Bingley of coming again to Netherfield must give way. Mr Darc...
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Cucumberland Island: Sep 13, 2007
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A Weekly Exposition of Pride and Prejudice. What Jane Austen has to say about the appropriateness of speech. Thursday, September 13, 2007. A short little chapter containing yet another lead-in to Darcy's second proposal (next chapter, and thankfully a Susan week! But from what the report of their engagement could originate, Elizabeth was at a loss to imagine; till she recollected that his being the intimate friend of Bingley, and her being the sister of Jane, was enough, at a time when the expectation of...
