CRAFTING PARAGRAPHS

TOPIC SENTENCE Lady Catherine’s greatest weakness, her over-whelming arrogance, causes her ultimately to lose Darcy to Elizabeth.

Find a quotation to support the trait “Her air was not conciliating, nor was her manner of receiving them, such as to make her visitors forget their inferior rank” (140).

Add Generalization and Context When Mr. Collins escorts Elizabeth to first meet Lady Catherine, Elizabeth can feel her arrogance immediately. “Her air was not conciliating, nor was her manner of receiving them, such as to make her visitors forget their inferior rank” (140).

Analyze! Connect quotation and judgment When Mr. Collins escorts Elizabeth to first meet Lady Catherine, Elizabeth can feel her arrogance immediately. “Her air was not conciliating, nor was her manner of receiving them, such as to make her visitors forget their inferior rank” (140). Elizabeth’s lower rank made her almost invisible to Lady Catherine. Lady Catherine clearly feels that she only has to be friendly to the higher rank guests because those beneath her have no impact on her life. Her arrogance led her to be blinded to even the existence of Elizabeth, let alone the potential romance that she could have with her nephew.

Part Two: Find a Quotation (or two) “While in their cradles, we planned the union [of Darcy and my daughter]: and now…their marriage, to be prevented by a young woman of inferior birth, of no importance in the world, an wholly unallied to the family!” (306). “I have only resolved to act in that manner which will in my opinion, constitute my happiness, without reference to you, or to any person so wholly unconnected with me” (307).

Generalization and Context Later in the novel, Lady Catherine is forced to acknowledge Elizabeth when she demands that her relationship with Darcy should not be.

Analyze! Quick Analysis Later in the novel, Lady Catherine is forced to acknowledge Elizabeth when she demands that her relationship with Darcy should not be. “While in their cradles, we planned the union [of Darcy and my daughter]: and now…their marriage, to be prevented by a young woman of inferior birth, of no importance in the world, an wholly unallied to the family!” (306). Lady Catherine, once again referring to Elizabeth’s inferiority, puts her prejudice out in the open and sets up Elizabeth’s reaction.

Context Elizabeth, not intimidated by Lady Catherine’s power, responds negatively. “I have only resolved to act in that manner which will in my opinion, constitute my happiness, without reference to you, or to any person so wholly unconnected with me” (307).

Analyze! Connect quotation and judgment Elizabeth, not intimidated by Lady Catherine’s power, responds negatively. “I have only resolved to act in that manner which will in my opinion, constitute my happiness, without reference to you, or to any person so wholly unconnected with me” (307). Because Lady Catherine refused to even acknowledge the possibility of Elizabeth as a potential suitor for Darcy, she could not avoid the destruction of her plans. Elizabeth, concerned with her own happiness, defies Lady Catherine’s higher rank. Darcy and Elizabeth’s love defies rank and station. Lady Catherine’s concern for position in society makes her blind to how suitable of a match Elizabeth would be for Darcy. Her blindness causes her failure.

Lady Catherine’s greatest weakness, her over-whelming arrogance, causes her ultimately to lose Darcy to Elizabeth. When Mr. Collins escorts Elizabeth to first meet Lady Catherine, Elizabeth can feel her arrogance immediately. “Her air was not conciliating, nor was her manner of receiving them, such as to make her visitors forget their inferior rank” (140). Elizabeth’s lower rank made her almost invisible to Lady Catherine. Lady Catherine clearly feels that she only has to be friendly to the higher rank guests because those beneath her have no impact on her life. Her arrogance led her to be blinded to even the existence of Elizabeth, let alone the potential romance that she could have with her nephew. Later in the novel, Lady Catherine is forced to acknowledge Elizabeth when she demands that her relationship with Darcy should not be. “While in their cradles, we planned the union [of Darcy and my daughter]: and now…their marriage, to be prevented by a young woman of inferior birth, of no importance in the world, an wholly unallied to the family!” (306). Lady Catherine, once again referring to Elizabeth’s inferiority, puts her prejudice out in the open and sets up Elizabeth’s reaction. Elizabeth, not intimidated by Lady Catherine’s power, responds negatively. “I have only resolved to act in that manner which will in my opinion, constitute my happiness, without reference to you, or to any person so wholly unconnected with me” (307). Because Lady Catherine refused to even acknowledge the possibility of Elizabeth as a potential suitor for Darcy, she could not avoid the destruction of her plans. Elizabeth, concerned with her own happiness, defies Lady Catherine’s higher rank. Darcy and Elizabeth’s love defies rank and station. Lady Catherine’s concern for position in society makes her blind to how suitable of a match Elizabeth would be for Darcy. Her blindness causes her failure.