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Motifs are recurring structures, contrasts, and literary devices that can help to develop and inform the text’s major themes.
In a sense,
Nearly every scene in
Read more about Jane Austen’s use of journeys in another of her novels, Emma.
Characters' misjudgments of each other based on shallow first impressions drive much of the conflict of the novel. Appropriately, these misjudgments often stem from the characters’ personal pride or societal prejudices. Most notably, of course, Elizabeth bases her understanding of Mr. Darcy on his initial rudeness. Because he has injured her pride, she reads the worst possible interpretation into his every action, mistaking his attraction for scorn, and instantly believing Wickham’s lies. Her misreading of Mr. Darcy’s intentions heightens the romantic tension of the novel, while her trust in Wickham, another poor judgment, brings him closer to the Bennet family, and therefore Lydia.
Mr. Darcy misjudges Jane’s feelings toward Mr. Bingley based on the way the Bennet family’s behavior bolsters his class-based prejudices, leading him to mistake Jane’s shyness for a cold disinterest in Mr. Bingley as a person. His discouragement of the match deepens the rift between him and Elizabeth. However, not only the protagonists demonstrate these lapses in judgment. Mr. Collins, for example, pridefully assumes that his financial security will be enough to woo Elizabeth. Lady Catherine de Bourgh, clouded by both pride and prejudice, does not recognize that it is Mr. Darcy, not Elizabeth, who has initiated their courtship.
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