Pride and Prejudice Read-Along Week #4
Hello, readers and friends! Another week of the Pride and Prejudice Read-Along has come and gone. I can’t believe how fast this read-along and month has passed!
General Impressions
Again, it’s been a whirlwind of events in these chapters!
We begin with the aftermath of Lizzy’s turning down Darcy’s proposal and the
letter that he writes explaining why he and Whickham do not get along. In this
letter, Lizzy comes to see how wrong she has been. Lizzy is out of sorts as she
returns from the Collins’ while Jane also returns from London. And then Lydia
goes to visit a friend, where she runs away with Whickham. The family is in an
uproar as this section comes to a close.
Discussion Questions
1: Who do you think
has changed the most since the beginning of the story? What are some examples
of how he or she has changed for the better or for the worse?
I definitely think that Lizzy’s views have changed,
obviously. She went from despising Mr. Darcy, to regretting turning down his
proposal, and her views on Whickham are as different as night and day from the
last section. And if I had not already known the story prior to this reading, I
would have been shocked by the truth about Whickham.
2: What are your
impressions of Pemberley (Darcy’s home), including the location, and the people
who work/live there?
I think Pemberley seems like a beautiful place to live.
In both the BBC miniseries and the 2005 Focus Feature, it was a beautiful
place. It reminds me of Downton Abbey,
my favorite show. I think the housemaid that gives Lizzy and the Gardiner’s a
tour seems sweet, and she is very proud of the place where she works, as well
as those that she works for.
3: If you were a
Bennet daughter and got word of Lydia’s disappearance, do you think you’d
respond more like Jane, Elizabeth, Mary or Kitty?
I’d probably respond most like Lizzy. I would think Lydia
was acting absolutely crazy running off with Whickham!
Thanks for stopping today, readers and friends! What did
you think of the events of these chapters?
So true, Lizzy sure did have a change of heart! If I saw Pemberley after turning down Darcy, I would have had a change of heart too!!! ha! I think the housekeeper's high praise of the owner is very telling. She had only praise and nothing negative to say. Usually there is grumbling if the staff feels misused or abused. So I think that is another thing that spoke well of the Darcy family to Lizzy. And can you imagine the scandal in those times of Lydia running away with a man without the benefit of marriage? You might as well have pinned a scarlet letter to her calling her a tramp! Her tainted reputation would have ruined her sisters. Another thing for Lizzy to be grateful to Darcy for. Such good chapters! And now we march to the end...and I want to watch all of the movies now! ha! Good post Miranda!
ReplyDeleteThis month definitely went by fast, didn't it?? And this section really did have a lot of revelations and happenings!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you and Julie - it says so much about Mr. Darcy and his family that the servants speak highly of him, even when he's not around. :) Pemberley really does sounds like a beautiful haven!
And you make a lot of great points about how Lizzy's views have changed so much, in regards to both Darcy and Wickham. As you said in your comment on the last discussion post, she's so very relatable!
~Amber