The discussion of Mr. Collins's offer was now nearly at an end, and Elizabeth had only to suffer from the uncomfortable feelings necessarily attending it, and occasionally from some peevish allusions of her mother.
Eunice Jang (News Article) Norman's 'perfect' Proposal.
(Mr. Collins' proposal to Elizabeth completely failed. One of the reason why he failed is due to his arrogant posture and behavior that doesn't suit for a proper proposal. Maybe this article might help him to achieve more successful proposal.)
As for the gentleman himself, his feelings were chiefly expressed, not by embarrassment or dejection, or by trying to avoid her, but by stiffness of manner and resentful silence. He scarcely ever spoke to her, and the assiduous attentions which he had been so sensible of himself were transferred for the rest of the day to Miss Lucas, whose civility in listening to him was a seasonable relief to them all, and especially to her friend.
The morrow produced no abatement of Mrs. Bennet's ill-humour or ill health. Mr. Collins was also in the same state of angry pride. Elizabeth had hoped that his resentment might shorten his visit, but his plan did not appear in the least affected by it. He was always to have gone on Saturday, and to Saturday he meant to stay.
After breakfast, the girls walked to Meryton to inquire if Mr. Wickham were returned, and to lament over his absence from the Netherfield ball. He joined them on their entering the town, and attended them to their aunt's where his regret and vexation, and the concern of everybody, was well talked over. To Elizabeth, however, he voluntarily acknowledged that the necessity of his absence had been self-imposed.
"I found," said he, "as the time drew near that I had better not meet Mr. Darcy; that to be in the same room, the same party with him for so many hours together, might be more than I could bear, and that scenes might arise unpleasant to more than myself."
(Mr. Wickham slanders about Mr. Darcy. In front of Mr. Darcy, Wickham has no gut to say anything bad about him. However, when Mr. Darcy is not around him, Mr. Wickham backbites him, which shows Mr.Wickham's characteristic. )
She highly approved his forbearance, and they had leisure for a full discussion of it, and for all the commendation which they civilly bestowed on each other, as Wickham and another officer walked back with them to Longbourn, and during the walk he particularly attended to her. His accompanying them was a double advantage; she felt all the compliment it offered to herself, and it was most acceptable as an occasion of introducing him to her father and mother.
Soon after their return, a letter was delivered to Miss Bennet; it came from Netherfield. The envelope contained a sheet of elegant, little, hot-pressed paper, well covered with a lady's fair, flowing hand; and Elizabeth saw her sister's countenance change as she read it, and saw her dwelling intently on some particular passages. Jane recollected herself soon, and putting the letter away, tried to join with her usual cheerfulness in the general conversation; but Elizabeth felt an anxiety on the subject which drew off her attention even from Wickham; and no sooner had he and his companion taken leave, than a glance from Jane invited her to follow her upstairs. When they had gained their own room, Jane, taking out the letter, said:
"This is from Caroline Bingley; what it contains has surprised me a good deal. The whole party have left Netherfield by this time, and are on their way to town—and without any intention of coming back again. You shall hear what she says."
Da Eun Lee
( This is an image of Jane reading the letter from Charlotte Bingley. The image well fits with the scene as the image clearly shows the calm, elegant image of Jane.)
Eunice Jang
(Jane receives a letter from Ms. Bingley, about how Mr. Bingley will not come back to her. Thus Elizabeth realizes that Ms. Bingley is intentionally trying to separate Jane and Mr. Bingley, in order to gain her own happiness. )
She then read the first sentence aloud, which comprised the information of their having just resolved to follow their brother to town directly, and of their meaning to dine in Grosvenor Street, where Mr. Hurst had a house. The next was in these words: "I do not pretend to regret anything I shall leave in Hertfordshire, except your society, my dearest friend; but we will hope, at some future period, to enjoy many returns of that delightful intercourse we have known, and in the meanwhile may lessen the pain of separation by a very frequent and most unreserved correspondence. I depend on you for that." To these highflown expressions Elizabeth listened with all the insensibility of distrust; and though the suddenness of their removal surprised her, she saw nothing in it really to lament; it was not to be supposed that their absence from Netherfield would prevent Mr. Bingley's being there; and as to the loss of their society, she was persuaded that Jane must cease to regard it, in the enjoyment of his.
"It is unlucky," said she, after a short pause, "that you should not be able to see your friends before they leave the country. But may we not hope that the period of future happiness to which Miss Bingley looks forward may arrive earlier than she is aware, and that the delightful intercourse you have known as friends will be renewed with yet greater satisfaction as sisters? Mr. Bingley will not be detained in London by them."
"Caroline decidedly says that none of the party will return into Hertfordshire this winter. I will read it to you:"
"When my brother left us yesterday, he imagined that the business which took him to London might be concluded in three or four days; but as we are certain it cannot be so, and at the same time convinced that when Charles gets to town he will be in no hurry to leave it again, we have determined on following him thither, that he may not be obliged to spend his vacant hours in a comfortless hotel. Many of my acquaintances are already there for the winter; I wish that I could hear that you, my dearest friend, had any intention of making one of the crowd—but of that I despair. I sincerely hope your Christmas in Hertfordshire may abound in the gaieties which that season generally brings, and that your beaux will be so numerous as to prevent your feeling the loss of the three of whom we shall deprive you."
"It is evident by this," added Jane, "that he comes back no more this winter."
Goodbye - Jessica Folker
(Rachel Choi - As Mr. Bingley leaves the town, this must have been his feeling. He had to say goodbye to Jane but does not want her to ask why. As Jessica Folker sang "All you ever meant to my life," Mr. Bingley would have said the same thing to Jane if he had a chance. This song represents how Mr. Bingley is leaving reluctantly.)
James Blunt. "Goodbye My Lover" 2004. CD.
( Ashlee Reem- This part of the novel is where Mr. Bingley reluctantly leaves the town, still having feelings towards Jane. He doesn't truly want to leave, but under his circumstances, he has to. The lyrics of this song talks about how the man in the song doesn't want to leave the girl, but has to due to his situations. He says goodbye to his lover.)
Say Goodbye - Chris Brown
(Samuel Yang - I believe that Mr. Bingley's mind about leaving town wasn't pleasing. His behavior seems to be quite hesitant in some ways that he didn't want Jane to ask for the reasons of his leaving of the town. "Say Goodbye" is related to the context in the fact that man is hesitant about breaking up or leaving a girl. Overall, the behavior of men especially hesitance matters greatly for both context of the novel and the song.)
"It is only evident that Miss Bingley does not mean that he should."
"Why will you think so? It must be his own doing. He is his own master. But you do not know all. I will read you the passage which particularly hurts me. I will have no reserves from you."
"Mr. Darcy is impatient to see his sister; and, to confess the truth, we are scarcely less eager to meet her again. I really do not think Georgiana Darcy has her equal for beauty, elegance, and accomplishments; and the affection she inspires in Louisa and myself is heightened into something still more interesting, from the hope we dare entertain of her being hereafter our sister. I do not know whether I ever before mentioned to you my feelings on this subject; but I will not leave the country without confiding them, and I trust you will not esteem them unreasonable. My brother admires her greatly already; he will have frequent opportunity now of seeing her on the most intimate footing; her relations all wish the connection as much as his own; and a sister's partiality is not misleading me, I think, when I call Charles most capable of engaging any woman's heart. With all these circumstances to favour an attachment, and nothing to prevent it, am I wrong, my dearest Jane, in indulging the hope of an event which will secure the happiness of so many?"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuNIsY6JdUw&ob=av3e
Taylor Swift "You Belong With Me"
(Sylvia Jung- After Miss Bingley informing Jane that Mr. Bingely and Georgiana Darvey are planning to get married, Jane is unable to express her feelings. Instead of accepting the situation, Jane could tell Mr. Bingely "You belong with me," these four words, however, Jane is unable to express herself.)
"What do you think of this sentence, my dear Lizzy?" said Jane as she finished it. "Is it not clear enough? Does it not expressly declare that Caroline neither expects nor wishes me to be her sister; that she is perfectly convinced of her brother's indifference; and that if she suspects the nature of my feelings for him, she means (most kindly!) to put me on my guard? Can there be any other opinion on the subject?"
"Yes, there can; for mine is totally different. Will you hear it?"
"Most willingly."
"You shall have it in a few words. Miss Bingley sees that her brother is in love with you, and wants him to marry Miss Darcy. She follows him to town in hope of keeping him there, and tries to persuade you that he does not care about you."
Jane shook her head.
My Happy Ending - Avril Lavigne
Monica Suh: We can see that in Ms. Bingley's letter, she has written to Jane about Mr. Bingley's fondness of Georgianna and "that he comes back no more this winter." It seems to Jane that with this letter he happy ending is over. I think that at this point, Jane even doubts that Bingley has ever truly loved her. In this song the lyrics: "You were everything, everything that I wanted. We were meant to be, supposed to be But we lost it (but we lost it) All of the memories, so close to me. Just fade away. All this time you were pretending. So much for my happy ending" tell us exactly how Jane feels with Bingley's sudden departure. She feels almost betrayed by him and Ms. Bingley's letter. If not for his departure and this letter, Jane would have very much been with Mr. Bingey, and even may have proposed sooner or later. However, reality kicks in and at this moment Jane is probably thinking..."Oh oh So much for my happy ending." But Lizzy assures her that this is not the case.
"Indeed, Jane, you ought to believe me. No one who has ever seen you together can doubt his affection. Miss Bingley, I am sure, cannot. She is not such a simpleton. Could she have seen half as much love in Mr. Darcy for herself, she would have ordered her wedding clothes. But the case is this: We are not rich enough or grand enough for them; and she is the more anxious to get Miss Darcy for her brother, from the notion that when there has been one intermarriage, she may have less trouble in achieving a second; in which there is certainly some ingenuity, and I dare say it would succeed, if Miss de Bourgh were out of the way. But, my dearest Jane, you cannot seriously imagine that because Miss Bingley tells you her brother greatly admires Miss Darcy, he is in the smallest degree less sensible of your merit than when he took leave of you on Tuesday, or that it will be in her power to persuade him that, instead of being in love with you, he is very much in love with her friend."
"If we thought alike of Miss Bingley," replied Jane, "your representation of all this might make me quite easy. But I know the foundation is unjust. Caroline is incapable of wilfully deceiving anyone; and all that I can hope in this case is that she is deceiving herself."
"That is right. You could not have started a more happy idea, since you will not take comfort in mine. Believe her to be deceived, by all means. You have now done your duty by her, and must fret no longer."
"But, my dear sister, can I be happy, even supposing the best, in accepting a man whose sisters and friends are all wishing him to marry elsewhere?"
Natasha Bedingfield -Soulmate
(Amy Choi: Jane tells her sister, Elizabeth how she feels about marrying the perfect man, Mr.Bingley. Although Jane feels that he is the right one for her, everyone around her opposes to this marriage. This song talks about how "you're not easy to find" which is exactly how Jane feels towards Mr.Bingley.)
Asyln. "That's When I Love You" Asyln. 2007. MP3
(Ashlee Reem- In this section of the chapter, Jane and Elizabeth talks about how they each feel about finding the right person for their marriage. Jane tells Elizabeth that she feels like Mr. Bigley is her ultimate perfect match, and she is satisfied with her partner. Despite the harsh conditions that her peers give, Jane still believes the Mr. Bingley is the one. The lyrics in the song talks about how the girl loves her lover despite the fact that people around her don't. She says how she have found the one that she was looking for.)
"You must decide for yourself," said Elizabeth; "and if, upon mature deliberation, you find that the misery of disobliging his two sisters is more than equivalent to the happiness of being his wife, I advise you by all means to refuse him."
"How can you talk so?" said Jane, faintly smiling. "You must know that though I should be exceedingly grieved at their disapprobation, I could not hesitate."
"I did not think you would; and that being the case, I cannot consider your situation with much compassion."
"But if he returns no more this winter, my choice will never be required. A thousand things may arise in six months!"
The idea of his returning no more Elizabeth treated with the utmost contempt. It appeared to her merely the suggestion of Caroline's interested wishes, and she could not for a moment suppose that those wishes, however openly or artfully spoken, could influence a young man so totally independent of everyone.
She represented to her sister as forcibly as possible what she felt on the subject, and had soon the pleasure of seeing its happy effect. Jane's temper was not desponding, and she was gradually led to hope, though the diffidence of affection sometimes overcame the hope, that Bingley would return to Netherfield and answer every wish of her heart.
They agreed that Mrs. Bennet should only hear of the departure of the family, without being alarmed on the score of the gentleman's conduct; but even this partial communication gave her a great deal of concern, and she bewailed it as exceedingly unlucky that the ladies should happen to go away just as they were all getting so intimate together. After lamenting it, however, at some length, she had the consolation that Mr. Bingley would be soon down again and soon dining at Longbourn, and the conclusion of all was the comfortable declaration, that though he had been invited only to a family dinner, she would take care to have two full courses.
Crying, Waiting, Hoping / The Beatles
(Sally B. - Just as the lyrics says, Janie is "crying, waiting, and hoping," that Mr. Bingley will return. After she grieves for his departure, she soon regains her optimism and hope that he'll indeed come and dine at her house. Moreover, like the lyrics, "things will change" and Mr. Bingley will hopefully be hers.)
Da Eun Lee
(The song, "Big Big World" by Emilia, well expresses the way Jane feels about Mr. Bingley's sudden departure. The lyrics say "Tears are falling from my eyes, why did it have to happen, why did it all have to end," which shows how hard it is for Jane to endure the sorrow. Furthermore, the lyrics say, "It's not a big big thing if you leave me, but I do do feel that I do do will miss you much," which relates to how Jane acts; she does not take it like an immature child, but does have a very hard time dealing with her situation.)
Yunjin Kim
Taylor Swift - White Horse
As Jane receives a letter from Miss Bingley, saying that Mr. Bingley will return to London and that he is hopefully going to marry Darcy's sister, Georgiana. Although Elizabeth tries her best to persuade Jane that it's all Miss Bingley's bad doings, Jane nevertheless believes that Mr. Bingley has left her completely. Just like the song, she believes that she was too naive and deceiving and that she is not worthy of being his 'princess'. And she also feels as if everything is now too late for both of them because his heart seems to be set off to Miss Darcy's.
Chapter 21
The discussion of Mr. Collins's offer was now nearly at an end, and Elizabeth had only to suffer from the uncomfortable feelings necessarily attending it, and occasionally from some peevish allusions of her mother.Eunice Jang (News Article)
Norman's 'perfect' Proposal.
(Mr. Collins' proposal to Elizabeth completely failed. One of the reason why he failed is due to his arrogant posture and behavior that doesn't suit for a proper proposal. Maybe this article might help him to achieve more successful proposal.)
http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2010/october/161641/Marriage-proposal-to-%E2%80%98Sarah%E2%80%99-comes-with-extra-large-diamond----the-baseball-kind
(Sylvia Jung- This short article shows that the man expresses his love to his future wife; the person is creative proposing. A reason Mr. Collin failed his proposal is due to his manner. For a better possibility of acceptance, Mr. Collin should have asked with somewhat of a creative way and telling that he loved her, not because it would look nice..)
As for the gentleman himself, his feelings were chiefly expressed, not by embarrassment or dejection, or by trying to avoid her, but by stiffness of manner and resentful silence. He scarcely ever spoke to her, and the assiduous attentions which he had been so sensible of himself were transferred for the rest of the day to Miss Lucas, whose civility in listening to him was a seasonable relief to them all, and especially to her friend.
The morrow produced no abatement of Mrs. Bennet's ill-humour or ill health. Mr. Collins was also in the same state of angry pride. Elizabeth had hoped that his resentment might shorten his visit, but his plan did not appear in the least affected by it. He was always to have gone on Saturday, and to Saturday he meant to stay.
After breakfast, the girls walked to Meryton to inquire if Mr. Wickham were returned, and to lament over his absence from the Netherfield ball. He joined them on their entering the town, and attended them to their aunt's where his regret and vexation, and the concern of everybody, was well talked over. To Elizabeth, however, he voluntarily acknowledged that the necessity of his absence had been self-imposed.
"I found," said he, "as the time drew near that I had better not meet Mr. Darcy; that to be in the same room, the same party with him for so many hours together, might be more than I could bear, and that scenes might arise unpleasant to more than myself."
Eunice Jang
(Mr. Wickham slanders about Mr. Darcy. In front of Mr. Darcy, Wickham has no gut to say anything bad about him. However, when Mr. Darcy is not around him, Mr. Wickham backbites him, which shows Mr.Wickham's characteristic. )
She highly approved his forbearance, and they had leisure for a full discussion of it, and for all the commendation which they civilly bestowed on each other, as Wickham and another officer walked back with them to Longbourn, and during the walk he particularly attended to her. His accompanying them was a double advantage; she felt all the compliment it offered to herself, and it was most acceptable as an occasion of introducing him to her father and mother.
Soon after their return, a letter was delivered to Miss Bennet; it came from Netherfield. The envelope contained a sheet of elegant, little, hot-pressed paper, well covered with a lady's fair, flowing hand; and Elizabeth saw her sister's countenance change as she read it, and saw her dwelling intently on some particular passages. Jane recollected herself soon, and putting the letter away, tried to join with her usual cheerfulness in the general conversation; but Elizabeth felt an anxiety on the subject which drew off her attention even from Wickham; and no sooner had he and his companion taken leave, than a glance from Jane invited her to follow her upstairs. When they had gained their own room, Jane, taking out the letter, said:
"This is from Caroline Bingley; what it contains has surprised me a good deal. The whole party have left Netherfield by this time, and are on their way to town—and without any intention of coming back again. You shall hear what she says."
Da Eun Lee
( This is an image of Jane reading the letter from Charlotte Bingley. The image well fits with the scene as the image clearly shows the calm, elegant image of Jane.)
Eunice Jang
(Jane receives a letter from Ms. Bingley, about how Mr. Bingley will not come back to her. Thus Elizabeth realizes that Ms. Bingley is intentionally trying to separate Jane and Mr. Bingley, in order to gain her own happiness. )
She then read the first sentence aloud, which comprised the information of their having just resolved to follow their brother to town directly, and of their meaning to dine in Grosvenor Street, where Mr. Hurst had a house. The next was in these words: "I do not pretend to regret anything I shall leave in Hertfordshire, except your society, my dearest friend; but we will hope, at some future period, to enjoy many returns of that delightful intercourse we have known, and in the meanwhile may lessen the pain of separation by a very frequent and most unreserved correspondence. I depend on you for that." To these highflown expressions Elizabeth listened with all the insensibility of distrust; and though the suddenness of their removal surprised her, she saw nothing in it really to lament; it was not to be supposed that their absence from Netherfield would prevent Mr. Bingley's being there; and as to the loss of their society, she was persuaded that Jane must cease to regard it, in the enjoyment of his.
"It is unlucky," said she, after a short pause, "that you should not be able to see your friends before they leave the country. But may we not hope that the period of future happiness to which Miss Bingley looks forward may arrive earlier than she is aware, and that the delightful intercourse you have known as friends will be renewed with yet greater satisfaction as sisters? Mr. Bingley will not be detained in London by them."
"Caroline decidedly says that none of the party will return into Hertfordshire this winter. I will read it to you:"
"When my brother left us yesterday, he imagined that the business which took him to London might be concluded in three or four days; but as we are certain it cannot be so, and at the same time convinced that when Charles gets to town he will be in no hurry to leave it again, we have determined on following him thither, that he may not be obliged to spend his vacant hours in a comfortless hotel. Many of my acquaintances are already there for the winter; I wish that I could hear that you, my dearest friend, had any intention of making one of the crowd—but of that I despair. I sincerely hope your Christmas in Hertfordshire may abound in the gaieties which that season generally brings, and that your beaux will be so numerous as to prevent your feeling the loss of the three of whom we shall deprive you."
"It is evident by this," added Jane, "that he comes back no more this winter."
Goodbye - Jessica Folker
(Rachel Choi - As Mr. Bingley leaves the town, this must have been his feeling. He had to say goodbye to Jane but does not want her to ask why. As Jessica Folker sang "All you ever meant to my life," Mr. Bingley would have said the same thing to Jane if he had a chance. This song represents how Mr. Bingley is leaving reluctantly.)
James Blunt. "Goodbye My Lover" 2004. CD.
( Ashlee Reem- This part of the novel is where Mr. Bingley reluctantly leaves the town, still having feelings towards Jane. He doesn't truly want to leave, but under his circumstances, he has to. The lyrics of this song talks about how the man in the song doesn't want to leave the girl, but has to due to his situations. He says goodbye to his lover.)
Say Goodbye - Chris Brown
(Samuel Yang - I believe that Mr. Bingley's mind about leaving town wasn't pleasing. His behavior seems to be quite hesitant in some ways that he didn't want Jane to ask for the reasons of his leaving of the town. "Say Goodbye" is related to the context in the fact that man is hesitant about breaking up or leaving a girl. Overall, the behavior of men especially hesitance matters greatly for both context of the novel and the song.)
"It is only evident that Miss Bingley does not mean that he should."
"Why will you think so? It must be his own doing. He is his own master. But you do not know all. I will read you the passage which particularly hurts me. I will have no reserves from you."
"Mr. Darcy is impatient to see his sister; and, to confess the truth, we are scarcely less eager to meet her again. I really do not think Georgiana Darcy has her equal for beauty, elegance, and accomplishments; and the affection she inspires in Louisa and myself is heightened into something still more interesting, from the hope we dare entertain of her being hereafter our sister. I do not know whether I ever before mentioned to you my feelings on this subject; but I will not leave the country without confiding them, and I trust you will not esteem them unreasonable. My brother admires her greatly already; he will have frequent opportunity now of seeing her on the most intimate footing; her relations all wish the connection as much as his own; and a sister's partiality is not misleading me, I think, when I call Charles most capable of engaging any woman's heart. With all these circumstances to favour an attachment, and nothing to prevent it, am I wrong, my dearest Jane, in indulging the hope of an event which will secure the happiness of so many?"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuNIsY6JdUw&ob=av3e
Taylor Swift "You Belong With Me"
(Sylvia Jung- After Miss Bingley informing Jane that Mr. Bingely and Georgiana Darvey are planning to get married, Jane is unable to express her feelings. Instead of accepting the situation, Jane could tell Mr. Bingely "You belong with me," these four words, however, Jane is unable to express herself.)
"What do you think of this sentence, my dear Lizzy?" said Jane as she finished it. "Is it not clear enough? Does it not expressly declare that Caroline neither expects nor wishes me to be her sister; that she is perfectly convinced of her brother's indifference; and that if she suspects the nature of my feelings for him, she means (most kindly!) to put me on my guard? Can there be any other opinion on the subject?"
"Yes, there can; for mine is totally different. Will you hear it?"
"Most willingly."
"You shall have it in a few words. Miss Bingley sees that her brother is in love with you, and wants him to marry Miss Darcy. She follows him to town in hope of keeping him there, and tries to persuade you that he does not care about you."
Jane shook her head.
My Happy Ending - Avril Lavigne
Monica Suh: We can see that in Ms. Bingley's letter, she has written to Jane about Mr. Bingley's fondness of Georgianna and "that he comes back no more this winter." It seems to Jane that with this letter he happy ending is over. I think that at this point, Jane even doubts that Bingley has ever truly loved her. In this song the lyrics: "You were everything, everything that I wanted. We were meant to be, supposed to be But we lost it (but we lost it) All of the memories, so close to me. Just fade away. All this time you were pretending. So much for my happy ending" tell us exactly how Jane feels with Bingley's sudden departure. She feels almost betrayed by him and Ms. Bingley's letter. If not for his departure and this letter, Jane would have very much been with Mr. Bingey, and even may have proposed sooner or later. However, reality kicks in and at this moment Jane is probably thinking..."Oh oh So much for my happy ending." But Lizzy assures her that this is not the case.
"Indeed, Jane, you ought to believe me. No one who has ever seen you together can doubt his affection. Miss Bingley, I am sure, cannot. She is not such a simpleton. Could she have seen half as much love in Mr. Darcy for herself, she would have ordered her wedding clothes. But the case is this: We are not rich enough or grand enough for them; and she is the more anxious to get Miss Darcy for her brother, from the notion that when there has been one intermarriage, she may have less trouble in achieving a second; in which there is certainly some ingenuity, and I dare say it would succeed, if Miss de Bourgh were out of the way. But, my dearest Jane, you cannot seriously imagine that because Miss Bingley tells you her brother greatly admires Miss Darcy, he is in the smallest degree less sensible of your merit than when he took leave of you on Tuesday, or that it will be in her power to persuade him that, instead of being in love with you, he is very much in love with her friend."
"If we thought alike of Miss Bingley," replied Jane, "your representation of all this might make me quite easy. But I know the foundation is unjust. Caroline is incapable of wilfully deceiving anyone; and all that I can hope in this case is that she is deceiving herself."
"That is right. You could not have started a more happy idea, since you will not take comfort in mine. Believe her to be deceived, by all means. You have now done your duty by her, and must fret no longer."
"But, my dear sister, can I be happy, even supposing the best, in accepting a man whose sisters and friends are all wishing him to marry elsewhere?"
Natasha Bedingfield -Soulmate
(Amy Choi: Jane tells her sister, Elizabeth how she feels about marrying the perfect man, Mr.Bingley. Although Jane feels that he is the right one for her, everyone around her opposes to this marriage. This song talks about how "you're not easy to find" which is exactly how Jane feels towards Mr.Bingley.)
Asyln. "That's When I Love You" Asyln. 2007. MP3
(Ashlee Reem- In this section of the chapter, Jane and Elizabeth talks about how they each feel about finding the right person for their marriage. Jane tells Elizabeth that she feels like Mr. Bigley is her ultimate perfect match, and she is satisfied with her partner. Despite the harsh conditions that her peers give, Jane still believes the Mr. Bingley is the one. The lyrics in the song talks about how the girl loves her lover despite the fact that people around her don't. She says how she have found the one that she was looking for.)
"You must decide for yourself," said Elizabeth; "and if, upon mature deliberation, you find that the misery of disobliging his two sisters is more than equivalent to the happiness of being his wife, I advise you by all means to refuse him.""How can you talk so?" said Jane, faintly smiling. "You must know that though I should be exceedingly grieved at their disapprobation, I could not hesitate."
"I did not think you would; and that being the case, I cannot consider your situation with much compassion."
"But if he returns no more this winter, my choice will never be required. A thousand things may arise in six months!"
The idea of his returning no more Elizabeth treated with the utmost contempt. It appeared to her merely the suggestion of Caroline's interested wishes, and she could not for a moment suppose that those wishes, however openly or artfully spoken, could influence a young man so totally independent of everyone.
She represented to her sister as forcibly as possible what she felt on the subject, and had soon the pleasure of seeing its happy effect. Jane's temper was not desponding, and she was gradually led to hope, though the diffidence of affection sometimes overcame the hope, that Bingley would return to Netherfield and answer every wish of her heart.
They agreed that Mrs. Bennet should only hear of the departure of the family, without being alarmed on the score of the gentleman's conduct; but even this partial communication gave her a great deal of concern, and she bewailed it as exceedingly unlucky that the ladies should happen to go away just as they were all getting so intimate together. After lamenting it, however, at some length, she had the consolation that Mr. Bingley would be soon down again and soon dining at Longbourn, and the conclusion of all was the comfortable declaration, that though he had been invited only to a family dinner, she would take care to have two full courses.
Crying, Waiting, Hoping / The Beatles
(Sally B. - Just as the lyrics says, Janie is "crying, waiting, and hoping," that Mr. Bingley will return. After she grieves for his departure, she soon regains her optimism and hope that he'll indeed come and dine at her house. Moreover, like the lyrics, "things will change" and Mr. Bingley will hopefully be hers.)
Da Eun Lee
(The song, "Big Big World" by Emilia, well expresses the way Jane feels about Mr. Bingley's sudden departure. The lyrics say "Tears are falling from my eyes, why did it have to happen, why did it all have to end," which shows how hard it is for Jane to endure the sorrow. Furthermore, the lyrics say, "It's not a big big thing if you leave me, but I do do feel that I do do will miss you much," which relates to how Jane acts; she does not take it like an immature child, but does have a very hard time dealing with her situation.)
Yunjin Kim
Taylor Swift - White Horse
As Jane receives a letter from Miss Bingley, saying that Mr. Bingley will return to London and that he is hopefully going to marry Darcy's sister, Georgiana. Although Elizabeth tries her best to persuade Jane that it's all Miss Bingley's bad doings, Jane nevertheless believes that Mr. Bingley has left her completely. Just like the song, she believes that she was too naive and deceiving and that she is not worthy of being his 'princess'. And she also feels as if everything is now too late for both of them because his heart seems to be set off to Miss Darcy's.
Chapter 22