Summary Pride and Prejudice A* notes Sir William Lucas
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Pride and Prejudice
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Lucas Family
Chapter Quotation Idea Analysis Device
5 ‘formerly in trade’ Class Lucas received a knighthood and Parallel
‘honour of a immediately thought himself Literary
knighthood’ superior to everyone. Parallels Satire
between him and Mr Collins.
Austen shows how artificial and
idiotic class makes people. Satire.
6 ‘less polished Arrogance William Lucas tries to make
societies’ conversation with Darcy. However,
‘Every savage can Darcy shows his condescension by
dance’ saying that the country society is
unpolished.
6 ‘Sir William only Class Lucas does not react to this Context
smiled’ because Darcy is upperclass.
6 ‘fixing in town Class Idiotic that he is trying to make Literary
myself’ himself seem higher class even Satire
though he doesn’t have enough
money.
9 ‘good breeding’ Class Irony – we know that Lucas is not Linguistic
originally from the gentry. Irony
22 (Lady Lucas) Materialism Shows how materialistic society is.
‘calculate’
29 ‘my situation in life’ Class Satire as he is not really from the Literary
aristocracy Satire
29 ‘as much Satire Literary
apprehension as her Satire
father had done to
his presentation at
St. James’s’
29 ‘grandeur The Lucas family are awed and Contrast
surrounding him’ overwhelmed. Contrast to the
‘very low bow’ Gardiners at Pemberley
29 Class Parallel between Collins and Parallel
William as they are both in awe of
the aristocracy.
43 ‘marked his Trade Parallel and contrast between the Parallel
intelligence’ Class Lucas family and the Gardiners. Contrast
Both families are connected with
trade. When the Lucas family visit
Rosings they are very servile. By
contrast, Mr Gardiner behaves in
the opposite way. Darcy reacts
differently to both of them; he
appreciates intelligence and
despises idiocy. He doesn’t reject
them because of their lower trade.
He also wants to please Elizabeth
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