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Why does Mrs Gardiner not want Elizabeth to fall in love with Wickham?
Gardiner warn Elizabeth not to fall in love with Wickham? Because he is known to be a player. Describe Elizabeth’s double standard concerning Charlotte and Wickham. She says how it makes sense for Wickham to want to marry Miss.
Why does Mrs Gardiner caution Elizabeth about her romance with Mr Wickham?
Gardiner warns Elizabeth that Wickham’s lack of money makes him an unsuitable match. She further says that Elizabeth should be careful not to embarrass her father by becoming attached to Wickham.
How does Elizabeth know she was never actually in love with Wickham?
How does Elizabeth know she was never actually in love with Wickham? She isn’t upset when he becomes engaged to another woman (who happened to have a lot more money than Elizabeth and was better connected).
What reason does Elizabeth give for not objecting to the relationship between Mr Wickham and Miss King?
She refuses him because she thinks that he is too arrogant, part of her first impression of him at the Meryton ball, and because of the role she believes he played in disinheriting Wickham and his admitted role in disrupting the romance between Jane and Bingley.
What does Mrs Gardiner have in common with Wickham?
Gardiner have in common with Wickham? That Wickham has moved his affection to Miss King. Elizabeth concludes that she must not have actually been in love with Wickham, since she does not feel any great resentment about his engagement to another woman.
What does Elizabeth promise Mrs Gardiner she will do in Chapter 26 of Pride and Prejudice?
Elizabeth responds carefully, stating that she will try to keep Wickham from falling in love with her and that she devoutly wishes not to upset her father, but concluding that all she can do is her best.
What does Elizabeth realize about Wickham?
After reading Darcy’s letter, Elizabeth realizes she has wrongly judged his character. While he is proud, Darcy’s letter reveals that he did not betray Wickham. Upon learning this, Elizabeth also realizes that she has severely misjudged the seemingly charming Wickham.
What does Elizabeth know about Wickham?
Elizabeth learns more about the truth of his character and the reality of Wickham’s character as well. She does however, give a negative account of Wickham, and Elizabeth begins to realize she has been deceived by Wickham and has misinterpreted Darcy’s actions. Darcy’s surprise appearance further emphasizes this truth.
Why does Elizabeth reject Mr Collins’s marriage proposal?
The morning after the Netherfield ball, Mr. Collins proposes to Elizabeth. Collins, however, thinks that Elizabeth is being coy in refusing him and lists the reasons why it is unthinkable for her to refuse him — namely his own worthiness, his association to the De Bourgh family, and Elizabeth’s own potential poverty.
How is Mr Gardiner related to the Bennet family?
Gardiner is Elizabeth Bennet’s sensible and intelligent aunt, and the wife of Mr. Gardiner, with whom she has four children: two girls age six and eight (as of July) and two younger boys.