Pride and Prejudice

Darcy refused to pay wickham some money from an inheritance.

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Wickham accused Darcy of refusing to comply with his father's dying wish to give Wickham a living as a parish pastor on Darcy's estate. Wickham never claimed he had been any money as an inheritance.

What actually happened was that Wickham refused to be ordained as a clergyman, which meant he was not qualified to be a pastor. He asked Darcy for the money equivalent of the living, and he was given this. In lying to Elizabeth, he claimed he had wanted to be a clergyman, but was prevented from doing so. He also neglected to say he had been given an equivalent value of money instead.

Evaluating people before they have a chance to prove themselves

Elizabeth Bennet

Brighton

Mr. Bennet wasinfuriated about the marriage

he displayed a solicitous attitude toward Jane Bennet

Romantic comedy

Two things.
At that time, titles and family residences was automatically inherited by the oldest male heir. Special bequests were made for the women, especially dowers for the girls who had to be married off. In many case, if the deceased was rather poor he entrusted his wife and daughters or smaller sons to the care of the wealthier members of the family.
In some cases, even if there were no sons (like in the Bennet family), the property was entailed. This means that the ancestor from whom Mr Bennet had inherited the house had specifically asked that it be passed to the male next-of-kin, thus barring any of the Bennet girls from the property. Furthemore, in the case of an entailed property even the widow was to be thrown out of the house (like in "Sense and Sensibility").

According to the book, Mr. Collins was "yesterday informed by a letter from Hertfordshire". That is all the information we receive. Hertfordshire is where the majority of the book takes place, and where Longbourn is located. It could've been from any of the neighbors, but especially might've been from Mrs. Collin's parents at Lucas Lodge.

In the book, Pride and Prejudice, Mr. Collins writes Mr. Bennet, advising him to "throw off your unworthy child from your affection for ever, and leave her to reap the fruits of her own heinous offence."

Darcy's housekeeper was Mrs. Reynolds.

Mrs. Gardiner suggests that Jane take daily walks to help clear her mind and improve her spirits. She believes that the exercise and fresh air will be beneficial for Jane's well-being and help her heal from the emotional distress she is experiencing.

Mr. Bennet had some kind of limitation on his ability to will his estate to his family; Austen says that Mr. Bennet's property may only be inherited by a mal. After Mr. Bennet's death his land will go to Mr. Collins, his closest male relative.

Elizabeth does not want to hurt Jane's feelings or make her angry. Half of Darcy's letter was about the separation of Jane and Bingley, and Elizabeth did not want to bring it up.

Darcy's actions were quite unfair, because he acted without finding the facts. Darcy helped separate Jane and Bingley because he thought Bingley would fall in love only to have his feelings hurt. Darcy thought Jane had no feelings for Bingley, when, in fact, Jane was in love with Bingley. If Elizabeth told her this, it would have given her heartache.

Darcy likes Elizabeth, and this moment is the first time they touch skin-to-skin. When he flexes his hand, this is his reaction to the exciting jolt he felt when their hands touched.

In Pride and Prejudice, there is only on person named George, and this is George Wickham. There are a very few places where he is called George Wickham. In most places he is either Mr. Wickham or just Wickham. People in that time did not call others by their first names unless they were very closely related.

Elizabeth marries Mr. Darcy and Jane marries Mr. Bingley. You should read the book.

Her "fine eyes"

Newcastle

He intended to take possession at Michaelmas, September 29.

The English court system divided the year into quarters, and one of these began at Michaelmas. It was typical for leases to begin at the beginning of a legal quarter, so Michaelmas was a common day for people to take possession of a newly leased house.

Incidentally, the language in the novel may seem confusing to a modern eye. Bingley rents Netherfield, but Darcy says he expects Bingley to give the place up when an eligible purchase is offered. He is referring to the purchase of the lease.

The paradigm shift occurs when Elizabeth radically changes her views of Mr. Darcy after she visits his home and sees his relationship with his family. She then finds out how much he had done to help her family, and by then her opinion of him completely changed.

Mr. Darcy marries Elizabeth Bennet in the end.

The "Pride" in Pride and Prejudice relates back to mainly Mr. Darcy's pride, but also a little to Elizabeth's. Mr. Darcy is too proud to aqqaintence himself with the Bennets more than he has too and when he does propose to Elizabeth Bennet he makes it clear that he loves her "against his better jugdgement".

She is very merry, proud of being the first Bennet girl to marry (although she is the youngest of all), keen to stress that her elder - but unmarried - sisters must giver her precedence and she chatters about the ceremony. She is upset for not having had a glamorous wedding and for having too few guests, but she forgets she had made a promise and discloses Mr. Darcy's presence at the ceremony.