Obsequious
Obsequious
Lady Catherine could hardly believe it when Elizabeth refused Mr. Collins' marriage proposal.
Lady Catherine
Catherine the Great's marriage, which took place in 1745, was arranged by Empress Elizabeth for her son, Peter, and was expected to produce an heir to the throne of the Russian Empire." Catherine the Great's marriage, which took place in 1745, was arranged by Empress Elizabeth for her son, Peter, and was expected to produce an heir to the throne of the Russian Empire.
Colonel Fitzwilliam provides Elizabeth with several important pieces of information that confuse her understanding of Mr. Darcy. Before meeting with Colonel Fitzwilliam, Elizabeth held the prejudice that Mr. Darcy had no concern for others. Colonel Fitzwilliam speaks highly of Mr. Darcy and commends his dedication to his sister. Elizabeth begins to reconsider her feelings of Mr. Darcy after her friendly chats with Colonel Fitzwilliam. However, eventually Colonel Fitzwilliam casually mentions that Mr. Darcy recently helped save a friend from a relationship he should not enter. Eizabeth immediately realizes that Mr. Darcy interfered with Jane and Mr. Bingley's relationship. Elizabeth becomes incredibly offended by Mr. Darcy's actions and no longer wants to have any interaction with him after learning this information from Colonel Fitzwilliam.
Lady Catherine de Bourgh, Mr. Darcy's aunt, was most displeased by his marriage to Elizabeth Bennet. Lady Catherine had expected Mr. Darcy to marry her own daughter, Anne de Bourgh, and was not happy that he chose Elizabeth instead.
"Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen ends with the marriage of the main characters, Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. The novel concludes with their happily ever after as they overcome societal expectations and personal growth to find love and happiness together.
Lady Catherine has cherished the hope that Darcy would marry her own daughter, Anne, for Anne's entire life. When she heard that Darcy might have proposed to Elizabeth, she wanted to find out the truth of the matter, and prevent a marriage between Elizabeth and Darcy. So she confronted Elizabeth on the subject.
Great heavens, no, she really couldn't have as her father was validly married to Catherine of Aargon, so Elizabeth was illegimate and couldn't have inherited the throne according to Catholic monarchy rules back in the sixteenth century as her father's "marriage" to Anne Boleyn was no marriage at all as Catherine was still very much alive at the time.
Henry ended his marriage with Catherine as she was cheating on him
Lady Catherine has cherished the hope that Darcy would marry her own daughter, Anne, for Anne's entire life. When she heard that Darcy might have proposed to Elizabeth, she wanted to find out the truth of the matter, and prevent a marriage between Elizabeth and Darcy. So she confronted Elizabeth on the subject.
Lady Catherine objects to Elizabeth's family because of their want of fortune and their want of connections, especially on the side of Elizabeth's mother, whose family is in trade and law. She finally objects because of Lydia's scandalous elopement, which was only patched up into a marriage at great expense to her uncle.