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needing
12-30-2005, 05:33 AM
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I want summary to this 2 passage by simple language


chapter 34
The tumult of her mind was now painfully great. She knew not how to support herself, and from actual weakness sat down and cried for half an hour. Her astonishment, as she reflected on what had passed, was increased by every review of it. That she should receive an offer of marriage from Mr. Darcy! that he should have been in love with her for so many months! so much in love as to wish to marry her in spite of all the objections which had made him prevent his friend's marrying her sister, and which must appear at least with equal force in his own case, was almost incredible! It was gratifying to have inspired unconsciously so strong an affection. But his pride, his abominable pride, his shameless avowal of what he had done with respect to Jane, his unpardonable assurance in acknowledging, though he could not justify it, and the unfeeling manner in which he had mentioned Mr. Wickham, his cruelty towards whom he had not attempted to deny, soon overcame the pity which the consideration of his attachment had for a moment excited.


chapter 55

He then shut the door, and, coming up to her, claimed the good wishes and affection of a sister. Elizabeth honestly and heartily expressed her delight in the prospect of their relationship. They shook hands with great cordiality; and then, till her sister came down, she had to listen to all he had to say of his own happiness, and of Jane's perfections; and in spite of his being a lover, Elizabeth really believed all his expectations of felicity to be rationally founded, because they had for basis the excellent understanding, and super-excellent disposition of Jane, and a general similarity of feeling and taste between her and himself.

mrslizzydarcy
03-17-2006, 06:35 PM
Chapter 55.

Bingley is asking Lizzy for her congratulations as he and Jane are now engaged and Lizzy will be his sister(-in-law, but the term in-law was not used at the time). Lizzy is very happy for both of them. While waiting for Jane, Lizzy listens to Bingley's praises of Jane.

Lizzy thinks that Bingley's hope of future happiness is not just based on infatuation but on reason and Jane's sweet temper.

The Unnamable
03-18-2006, 02:32 AM
Chapter 34

Elizabeth was so upset by the shock of Darcy’s proposal that she sat down and cried. The more she thought about it, the more shocked and upset she became. She could hardly believe that Darcy had proposed to her when he had objected to Jane marrying Bingley on account of the Bennet family’s unsuitability. Elizabeth briefly felt flattered that Darcy had overlooked such objections in her case but her dislike of him soon returned when she thought about how he had behaved.

For a moment, Lizzie feels sorry for Darcy – He had come to love her and must presumably have had to battle with his awareness of her lack of suitability in order to tell her of his love. However, that pity soon changes to dislike when she thinks of those she believes he has hurt.

The interesting thing about the passage is that Elizabeth momentarily suspends her dislike of Darcy when she realises that he likes her. We are all susceptible to vanity.

Chapter 55

He then shut the door, and, coming up to her, claimed the good wishes and affection of a sister. Elizabeth honestly and heartily expressed her delight in the prospect of their relationship. They shook hands with great cordiality; and then, till her sister came down, she had to listen to all he had to say of his own happiness, and of Jane's perfections; and in spite of his being a lover, Elizabeth really believed all his expectations of felicity to be rationally founded, because they had for basis the excellent understanding, and super-excellent disposition of Jane, and a general similarity of feeling and taste between her and himself.


mrslizzydarcy’s summary will suffice for this passage, although I would say that more emphasis should be given to that lovely comment, “and in spite of his being a lover, Elizabeth really believed…” It makes clear Lizzie’s (and, I believe, Austen’s) awareness that people who are in love see what they want to see in the object of their affection. Bingley would obviously say nice things about Jane because he loves her. The fact that Lizzie believes his hopes are well founded in spite of him exhibiting the usual blindness of a lover suggests that usually such hopes are the result of temporary infatuation. By saying Lizzie really believed, Austen also suggests that people usually offer their best wishes even though they might not expect them to be realised.

Once again, we see that Austen is no silly romance novelist. She’s too shrewd to indulge in such nonsense.

mrslizzydarcy
03-18-2006, 11:01 AM
Thank you Unnamable! I was trying to be brief, but your summary of the last part is far more complete and gives Austen and Lizzy their full credit.