Volume II Chapter 1-4 Analysis 1. How does Austen continue to portray Mr. and Mrs. Bennet as inept parents? 2. How does Austen use Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner as foils for Mr. and Mrs. Bennet? 3. Why does Mrs. Gardiner caution Elizabeth about her romance with Mr. Wickham? Why does she provide this advice? 4. What important insight into Mr. Wickham’s character can be inferred based upon his shift in affections from Elizabeth to Miss King? 5. Why is Elizabeth able to exculpate Mr. Wickham’s wanting to marry for money but not Charlotte’s? What comment could Austen be making about the two sexes? Analysis questions chapters 5-6 1. What comment on people with "the mere stateliness of money and rank" is Austen making in her portrayal of Lady Catherine? 2. How does Austen continue to expound on the ineptitude of the Bennets as parents? How could these portrayals be viewed as didactic? Analysis questions chapters 7-10 1. What metaphor do Elizabeth and Darcy use to discuss their personal inadequacies and characteristics? 2. How does Austen use dramatic irony to illustrate the growing attraction between Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth? 3. How does Austen show that societal marriage restrictions were not only placed on women? Analysis questions chapter 11 1. How is Mr. Darcy’s marriage proposal similar and dissimilar to Mr. Collins’? 2. How does Austen use Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth’s personalities to fully illustrate this second marriage proposal? In what was is the scene similar or different to the first marriage proposal from Mr.Collins? Analysis questions chapter 12 1. How has Austen foreshadowed the revelation about Mr. Wickham’s true nature and the true history between him and Mr. Darcy in previous chapters? Analysis questions chapter 13 1. To what foible does Elizabeth attribute her previous animosity toward Mr. Darcy? 2. How are pride and prejudice a compound problem instead of two separate problems in the novel? Analysis questions chapter 14-19 1. What does Mr. Bennet’s rationale about Lydia’s safety in Brighton reveal about his concern for all his daughters? 2. How is Mr. Bennet’s character further revealed through Elizabeth’s musings?
Volume II Chapter 1-4 Analysis 1. How does Austen continue to portray Mr. and Mrs. Bennet as inept parents? 2. How does Austen use Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner as foils for Mr. and Mrs. Bennet? 3. Why does Mrs. Gardiner caution Elizabeth about her romance with Mr. Wickham? Why does she provide this advice? 4. What important insight into Mr. Wickham’s character can be inferred based upon his shift in affections from Elizabeth to Miss King? 5. Why is Elizabeth able to exculpate Mr. Wickham’s wanting to marry for money but not Charlotte’s? What comment could Austen be making about the two sexes? Analysis questions chapters 5-6 1. What comment on people with "the mere stateliness of money and rank" is Austen making in her portrayal of Lady Catherine? 2. How does Austen continue to expound on the ineptitude of the Bennets as parents? How could these portrayals be viewed as didactic? Analysis questions chapters 7-10 1. What metaphor do Elizabeth and Darcy use to discuss their personal inadequacies and characteristics? 2. How does Austen use dramatic irony to illustrate the growing attraction between Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth? 3. How does Austen show that societal marriage restrictions were not only placed on women? Analysis questions chapter 11 1. How is Mr. Darcy’s marriage proposal similar and dissimilar to Mr. Collins’? 2. How does Austen use Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth’s personalities to fully illustrate this second marriage proposal? In what was is the scene similar or different to the first marriage proposal from Mr.Collins? Analysis questions chapter 12 1. How has Austen foreshadowed the revelation about Mr. Wickham’s true nature and the true history between him and Mr. Darcy in previous chapters? Analysis questions chapter 13 1. To what foible does Elizabeth attribute her previous animosity toward Mr. Darcy? 2. How are pride and prejudice a compound problem instead of two separate problems in the novel? Analysis questions chapter 14-19 1. What does Mr. Bennet’s rationale about Lydia’s safety in Brighton reveal about his concern for all his daughters? 2. How is Mr. Bennet’s character further revealed through Elizabeth’s musings?
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