Pride and Prejudice — Quotes

10 quotes — Moral Growth with full 6-part analysis

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PROGRESS

Your pride... his pride... for you are really proud of your defects in understan…

LEXICAL REPETITION / SEMANTIC REFRAMINGSUBVERSION OF PATERNAL AUTHORITY

Elizabeth · Volume 3, Chapter 15

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PROGRESS

Till this moment I never knew myself

ANAGNORISIS / EPIPHANIC MONOSYLLABLESBREVITY AS STRUCTURAL VOLTA

Elizabeth · Volume 2, Chapter 13 (After Darcy's letter)

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STAGNATE

My good opinion once lost is lost for ever

EPIGRAM WITH ABSOLUTIST DICTIONDRAMATIC IRONY / PROLEPTIC REVERSAL

Mr Darcy · Volume 1, Chapter 11

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PROGRESS

You taught me a lesson, hard indeed at first, but most advantageous. By you, I w…

SEMANTIC FIELD OF EDUCATIONPASSIVE VOICE AS SURRENDER

Mr Darcy · Chapter 58 (Second Proposal)

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STAGNATE

I am sure I cried for two days together when Colonel Miller's regiment went away…

HYPERBOLE & ARRESTED DEVELOPMENTAUSTEN'S INDIRECT FORESHADOWING

Mrs Bennet · Chapter 7

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STAGNATE

For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in …

RHETORICAL QUESTION AS PHILOSOPHYIRONY AS EVASION

Mr Bennet · Chapter 57

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REGRESS

I am heartily ashamed of myself, Lizzy. But don't despair — it will pass, and no…

SELF-AWARE BATHOSTRAGIC IRONY BENEATH COMEDY

Mr Bennet · Chapter 48 (After Lydia's Elopement)

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STAGNATE

You ought certainly to forgive them as a Christian, but never to admit them in y…

OXYMORONIC MORAL LOGICEPISTOLARY SATIRE

Mr Collins · Chapter 48 (Letter about Lydia)

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STAGNATE

A military life is not what I was intended for, but circumstances have now made …

PASSIVE CONSTRUCTION AS SELF-EXCULPATIONVICTIM NARRATIVE

Wickham · Chapter 16

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STAGNATE

I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle

THE EXCUSE WITHIN THE ADMISSIONCONTRAST WITH DARCY'S CONFESSION

Wickham · Chapter 52 (via Lydia's account)