Not all that Mrs. Bennet, however, with the assistance of her five daughters, could ask on the subject, was sufficient to draw from her husband any satisfactory description of Mr. Bingley. They attacked him in various ways—with barefaced questions, ingenious suppositions, and distant surmises; but he eluded the skill of them all, and they were at last obliged to accept the second-hand intelligence of their neighbour, Lady Lucas. Her report was highly favourable. Sir William had been delighted with him. He was quite young, wonderfully handsome, extremely agreeable, and, to crown the whole, he meant to be at the next assembly with a large party. Nothing could be more delightful! To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love; and very lively hopes of Mr. Bingley's heart were entertained.
"If I can but see one of my daughters happily settled at Netherfield," said Mrs. Bennet to her husband, "and all the others equally well married, I shall have nothing to wish for."
Lauren Kang http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8745000/8745287.stm
(As mentioned above by Mrs. Bennet, probably the happiest thing that could have ever happened to women during that time was getting married to a rich man. Getting married was what women were expected to do and probably the only way to raise their own status in the society. The article that I posted above talks about the different changes in marriages and mainly the main purpose of marriage. Before, there were many different cases of forced marriages and marriages that women were expected to follow. However, in the modern days now that marriages is a matter of free choice and desire, what does it really mean to get married and the point of marriage. The article talks about different psychology behind marriage in the modern world and how it differs from the past. It also evaluates the changes whether they seemed to be better changes or not.)
In a few days Mr. Bingley returned Mr. Bennet's visit, and sat about ten minutes with him in his library. He had entertained hopes of being admitted to a sight of the young ladies, of whose beauty he had heard much; but he saw only the father. The ladies were somewhat more fortunate, for they had the advantage of ascertaining from an upper window that he wore a blue coat, and rode a black horse.
( Ashlee Reem -Rich, Santos. "9 Attractive Qualities Women Look for in a Guy" <http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/sex/9-attractive-qualities-women-look-for-in-a-guy-317629/>. This article lists down 9 qualities that should be included to be an attractive guy. Some of the points on the list includes money, confidence, intelligence, kindness and sense of humor. Mr. Bingley, as it is described in the text, is wealthy and confident men who can attract many woman. He has a characteristics that are qualified to be a standard of "attractive" man.)
(Jin Kwon: This is the scene where Mr. Bingley is introduced as a respected, handsome man who is rich and powerful. He is a very popular man and is also the type of man every young woman would want to marry. Due to all of his excellent qualities, money, good looks, as well as charm, the song "Supersonic" is used to really convey the feeling of power. The song expresses what it feels like to be powerful and successful, whether through stardom or wealth. This is the type of character that is portrayed by Mr. Bingley because he simply "has it all." In other words, he too is not only feeling supersonic, but simply is.
An invitation to dinner was soon afterwards dispatched; and already had Mrs. Bennet planned the courses that were to do credit to her housekeeping, when an answer arrived which deferred it all. Mr. Bingley was obliged to be in town the following day, and, consequently, unable to accept the honour of their invitation, etc. Mrs. Bennet was quite disconcerted. She could not imagine what business he could have in town so soon after his arrival in Hertfordshire; and she began to fear that he might be always flying about from one place to another, and never at Netherfield as he ought to be. Lady Lucas quieted her fears a little by starting the idea of his being gone to London only to get a large party for the ball; and a report soon followed that Mr. Bingley was to bring twelve ladies and seven gentlemen with him to the assembly. The girls grieved over such a number of ladies, but were comforted the day before the ball by hearing, that instead of twelve he brought only six with him from London—his five sisters and a cousin. And when the party entered the assembly room it consisted of only five altogether—Mr. Bingley, his two sisters, the husband of the eldest, and another young man.
(Corie Hahn- Even though this is the movie version of Mr. Bingley, he seems to show that type of "gentleman like" and "good looking" air about him. This picture shows how the way his hair is polished and the way his clothes exemplify the type of character that Jane Austen portrays him to be.)
Mr. Bingley was as good-looking and gentlemanlike; he had a pleasant countenance, and easy, unaffected manners. His sisters were fine women, with an air of decided fashion. His brother-in-law, Mr. Hurst, merely looked the gentleman; but his friend Mr. Darcy soon drew the attention of the room by his fine, tall person, handsome features, noble mien, and the report which was in general circulation within five minutes after his entrance, of his having ten thousand a year. The gentlemen pronounced him to be a fine figure of a man, the ladies declared he was much handsomer than Mr. Bingley, and he was looked at with great admiration for about half the evening, till his manners gave a disgust which turned the tide of his popularity; for he was discovered to be proud; to be above his company, and above being pleased; and not all his large estate in Derbyshire could then save him from having a most forbidding, disagreeable countenance, and being unworthy to be compared with his friend.
Mike Posner - Cooler Than Me
[Monica Suh- We can see that Mr. Darcy does tend to possess an air of arrogance. Additionally, he is “discovered to be proud; to be above his company, and above being pleased.” Mr. Darcy thinks that he is (as the lyrics of the song suggest) “cooler than me.” The “me” here indicates any one who is NOT from Mr. Bingley’s party and thus, is of a lower social class than him. More especially in the song is states that “and you never say hey, or remember my name. It’s probably because you think you're cooler than me” and this is just the attitude that Mr. Darcy has towards the rest of the people at the ball. He is unsociable and rather rude, not talking to anyone else besides Mr. Bingley, Miss Bingley, Mr. Hurst and Mrs. Hurst.]
Christina Aguilera - Ain't No Other Man
Daniel Lee: This part of the novel shows that Darcy first gave off a great impression to all of the women with his good looking outlook. The storyline tells us that Darcy must have had great pride in himself, since he thought himself too good for dancing any girl. This song titled "Ain't No Other Man" by Christina Aguilera well explains the first impression that the women felt when they first saw Darcy. For example, the lyric says 'Something about you caught my eye' which was how the women felt when they saw Darcy in the beginning.
(Kathy Lee - This song starts off with "In love with myself, in love with my own reflection, with my own affection, with the vision that I see" and I thought that this well represents the characteristics of Mr. Darcy - he is proud and considers himself to be "above his company". This song also includes a line that says "I can see perfection, doing all I can for me" which is clearly what Mr. Darcy does. Since he is so perfect--as he considers himself to be--he refuses to be introduced to any other woman.) (I had to get this song from Beemp3.com because boostermp3 didn't have this song. I hope this is fine.)
Mr. Bingley had soon made himself acquainted with all the principal people in the room; he was lively and unreserved, danced every dance, was angry that the ball closed so early, and talked of giving one himself at Netherfield. Such amiable qualities must speak for themselves. What a contrast between him and his friend! Mr. Darcy danced only once with Mrs. Hurst and once with Miss Bingley, declined being introduced to any other lady, and spent the rest of the evening in walking about the room, speaking occasionally to one of his own party. His character was decided. He was the proudest, most disagreeable man in the world, and everybody hoped that he would never come there again.
(Alice Ahn: In this section of the novel, Mr. Darcy's personality is introduced to the readers. He is pompous, and a self-centered man who thinks other people are not good as he is. He judges other people by their appearance and his opinion to evaluate whether the person is worth his attention or not. He considers himself to be the best person in the party and is full of pride to share with others. In this song, by B.O.B. titled "Bet I Bust," the lyrics contain contents such as "Put me anywhere on the map I bet I bust," stating how he is still going to be the best and the greatest man in anyplace of the world, showing great similarities with Mr. Darcy.)
I Miss the Ball.
(Eunice Jang- At the ball, Mr. Bingley is lively and gregarious. He likes to dance and talk with others. Thus he makes the atmosphere of the ball even more lively and joyful. He is extremely satisfied with the ball and even finds a woman, who he likes to marry with. The song evokes a scene, where many people delightfully dance, talk and laugh. Thus the song portrays Mr.Bingley's perspective toward the ball)
Amongst the most violent against him was Mrs. Bennet, whose dislike of his general behaviour was sharpened into particular resentment by his having slighted one of her daughters.
(Zea Page - these are showing the style of evening dresses from 1806-1807 so I imagine that Eliza and the other Bennet girls must be wearing dresses like this at the ball.)
Waltz for Family
(Eunice Jang - Although Darcy is rich and handsome, he refuses to fully engage in the ball. He refuses to introduce himself to other and considers most of the women in the ball as people who doesn't meet his esteem. Most of the people dislike him and doesn't want him to ever present on the ball again. Even Mrs. Bennet, who likes any rich and unmarried men, dislikes him. Thus, for Darcy, even a waltz, which usually is delightful and lively may sound like a negative noise.)
Elizabeth Bennet had been obliged, by the scarcity of gentlemen, to sit down for two dances; and during part of that time, Mr. Darcy had been standing near enough for her to hear a conversation between him and Mr. Bingley, who came from the dance for a few minutes, to press his friend to join it.
"Come, Darcy," said he, "I must have you dance. I hate to see you standing about by yourself in this stupid manner. You had much better dance."
"I certainly shall not. You know how I detest it, unless I am particularly acquainted with my partner. At such an assembly as this it would be insupportable. Your sisters are engaged, and there is not another woman in the room whom it would not be a punishment to me to stand up with."
"I would not be so fastidious as you are," cried Mr. Bingley, "for a kingdom! Upon my honour, I never met with so many pleasant girls in my life as I have this evening; and there are several of them you see uncommonly pretty."
"You are dancing with the only handsome girl in the room," said Mr. Darcy, looking at the eldest Miss Bennet.
"Oh! She is the most beautiful creature I ever beheld! But there is one of her sisters sitting down just behind you, who is very pretty, and I dare say very agreeable. Do let me ask my partner to introduce you."
The Blower's Daughter - Damien Rice
(Amy Choi: In this part of the book, it shows how Mr. Bingley is so into Jane by her look and says that she is the most beautiful creature he ever saw. The song "The Blower's daughter" repeats the words "I can't take my eyes off you" over and over again which is exactly how Mr.Bingley feels about Jane at the ball.)
(Sam Lee - Mr. Bingley is obviously attracted by Jane Bennet at the ball. He even describes Jane as "the most beautiful creature" that he ever beheld. As it was mentioned in the song lyric, the singer is telling his audience that the girl that he is singing about is lovely. This is very similar to Mr. Bingley complimenting about Jane while he is talking to his friend Darcy.)
(Sylvia Jung- This is the scene where Mr. Darcy tells Mr. Bingley that Lizy is not his type.)
"Which do you mean?" and turning round he looked for a moment at Elizabeth, till catching her eye, he withdrew his own and coldly said: "She is tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt me; I am in no humour at present to give consequence to young ladies who are slighted by other men. You had better return to your partner and enjoy her smiles, for you are wasting your time with me."
(Basically this song is about a guy mocking a young girl that is trying to flirt with him by saying things like how she is young and whether if her mother knows about this. This song reminded me of Darcy and his pride towards Elizabeth. He mentions how she is attractive but not enough to tempt him or make him feel attracted to her. Also he mentions how he doesn't want to waste so much time talking to such a young girl that isn't so mature. The song just like Darcy, talks about how the girl that is trying to tempt the guy is young and that the guy will probably chat or flirt a little with her just for fun.)
Mr. Bingley followed his advice. Mr. Darcy walked off; and Elizabeth remained with no very cordial feelings toward him.
Da Eun Lee
( This song, "Average Girl" by BarlowGirl, well expresses Elizabeth at this particular situation. Although Mr. Darcy calls Elizabeth a "tolerable," or an "average" girl, she does not express anger or sorrow. Although she probably does not feel good on the inside, Elizabeth "remained with no very cordial feelings toward him," which fits perfectly with the song that has a "so what" attitude.) (BoosterMP3 would play on this page for some reason, so I had to download the song.)
Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy
(Daniel Lee - This conversation between Darcy and Bingley shows that Darcy thinks he is too good for the party and anyone else in the room. This song's lyric repeats 'I'm too sexy' and later, it says 'I'm too sexy for your party, too sexy for your party, No way I'm disco dancing.' This exactly reflects how Darcy is acting right now, since he thinks no girl in the party is good enough to dance with him.)
She told the story, however, with great spirit among her friends; for she had a lively, playful disposition, which delighted in anything ridiculous.
The evening altogether passed off pleasantly to the whole family. Mrs. Bennet had seen her eldest daughter much admired by the Netherfield party. Mr. Bingley had danced with her twice, and she had been distinguished by his sisters. Jane was as much gratified by this as her mother could be, though in a quieter way. Elizabeth felt Jane's pleasure. Mary had heard herself mentioned to Miss Bingley as the most accomplished girl in the neighbourhood; and Catherine and Lydia had been fortunate enough never to be without partners, which was all that they had yet learnt to care for at a ball. They returned, therefore, in good spirits to Longbourn, the village where they lived, and of which they were the principal inhabitants. They found Mr. Bennet still up. With a book he was regardless of time; and on the present occasion he had a good deal of curiosity as to the events of an evening which had raised such splendid expectations. He had rather hoped that his wife's views on the stranger would be disappointed; but he soon found out that he had a different story to hear.
"Oh! my dear Mr. Bennet," as she entered the room, "we have had a most delightful evening, a most excellent ball. I wish you had been there. Jane was so admired, nothing could be like it. Everybody said how well she looked; and Mr. Bingley thought her quite beautiful, and danced with her twice! Only think of that, my dear; he actually danced with her twice! and she was the only creature in the room that he asked a second time. First of all, he asked Miss Lucas. I was so vexed to see him stand up with her! But, however, he did not admire her at all; indeed, nobody can, you know; and he seemed quite struck with Jane as she was going down the dance. So he inquired who she was, and got introduced, and asked her for the two next. Then the two third he danced with Miss King, and the two fourth with Maria Lucas, and the two fifth with Jane again, and the two sixth with Lizzy, and the Boulanger—"
(Sam Lee - In this section of the novel, Jane does not realize how beautiful she was at the ball. While Mr. Bingley asked her to dance with him twice. As in the song lyric, the girl mentioned in the song does not realize how perfect she is, while the man (singer) admires her and tells her that she is perfect.)
"If he had had any compassion for me," cried her husband impatiently, "he would not have danced half so much! For God's sake, say no more of his partners. O that he had sprained his ankle in the first dance!"
"Oh! my dear, I am quite delighted with him. He is so excessively handsome! And his sisters are charming women. I never in my life saw anything more elegant than their dresses. I dare say the lace upon Mrs. Hurst's gown—"
Wouldn't Change A Thing by Demi Lovato
[Helen Kang- Once again Mrs. Bennet gets interrupted by Mr. Bennet. Whenever Mrs. Bennet is telling stories in excitement, Mr. Bennet is always calm, almost as if he is not listening. Like in the lyrics: "It's like, he doesn't hear a word I say, His mind is somewhere far away, And I don't know how to get there, It's like all he wants is to chill out," I think this is exactly how Mrs. Bennet would feel when she is talking to Mr. Bennet. In her perspective, it must be frustrating to get Mr. Bennet engaged in the conversation. Yet, although they seem to be very different, they are still together as the parents of the five young ladies like in the climax of the song: "We wouldn't change a thing."]
Here she was interrupted again. Mr. Bennet protested against any description of finery. She was therefore obliged to seek another branch of the subject, and related, with much bitterness of spirit and some exaggeration, the shocking rudeness of Mr. Darcy.
"But I can assure you," she added, "that Lizzy does not lose much by not suiting his fancy; for he is a most disagreeable, horrid man, not at all worth pleasing. So high and so conceited that there was no enduring him! He walked here, and he walked there, fancying himself so very great! Not handsome enough to dance with! I wish you had been there, my dear, to have given him one of your set-downs. I quite detest the man."
[Sun Young Park - Here, Mrs. Bennet talks about how Lizzy "will not lose much by not suiting his fancy". This shows how Lizzy is precious and special daughter to Mrs. Bennet. In this song, there is a part where it says "You're worth more than the gold and the diamonds in the world". Thus, one can interpret this as a message to Lizzy from her mother about how she is so valuable and thus giving her away to a conceited, pompous and lowly man like Mr. Darcy is wrong and that there is nothing to really lose from him as a result.]
(Phillip Song: The song, Falling in Love by Six Part Invention, is a perfect song that fits with the relationship between Jane and Mr. Bingley. When Jane sees Mr. Bingley, she falls in love because Bingley was a perfect man for her. In the ball, they even dance more than once which shows that they are already in a close relationship. The lyrics of this song talks about this emotion that she have never felt before in her life. She thinks she has fall in love and she seems to be very excited. The song perfectly shows Jane’s feeling of love towards Mr. Bingley. )
Edward Cho When love takes over - David Guetta Feat. Kelly Rowland
In this chapter, Mr.Bingley is obviously attracted to Jane Bennet. By the first sight, he thought Jane was the most beautiful creature. It is this short moment that he felt in love and he is completely taken over by love to use the words "most beautiful creature". In this song the lyrics go "When love takes over, you know you can't deny, when love takes over, cause something's here tonight" Now that he felt that Jane is so beautiful, he won't be able to deny that he is in love with Jane.
Yunjin Kim
Just as Mr.Bingley asks Jane twice to dance with him as he became more and more fond of her, he also suggests to Mr.Darcy to dance as well. However, Mr.Darcy cynically comments that Bingley was dancing with the only handsome girl in the room. But as Bingley talked about Elizabeth, Darcy says, “She is tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt me” (13). Nevertheless, the picture portrays the even at the ball, and how the dancing had affected each character’s future.
Mingoo Park
Article: http://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/10/03/texas.channel.crash/index.html
(This article talks about a barge getting stuck in an electrical tower in the Houston Ship Channel which knocked down a power line and stopped marine traffic. The article relates to this chapter because Mr.Darcy knocks down Elizabeth by saying that she is not handsome enough to tempt him. By saying this, Mr.Darcy leaves a bad impression to Elizabeth which keeps causing impact on their relationships.)
Chapter 3
Not all that Mrs. Bennet, however, with the assistance of her five daughters, could ask on the subject, was sufficient to draw from her husband any satisfactory description of Mr. Bingley. They attacked him in various ways—with barefaced questions, ingenious suppositions, and distant surmises; but he eluded the skill of them all, and they were at last obliged to accept the second-hand intelligence of their neighbour, Lady Lucas. Her report was highly favourable. Sir William had been delighted with him. He was quite young, wonderfully handsome, extremely agreeable, and, to crown the whole, he meant to be at the next assembly with a large party. Nothing could be more delightful! To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love; and very lively hopes of Mr. Bingley's heart were entertained."If I can but see one of my daughters happily settled at Netherfield," said Mrs. Bennet to her husband, "and all the others equally well married, I shall have nothing to wish for."
Lauren Kang
http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8745000/8745287.stm
(As mentioned above by Mrs. Bennet, probably the happiest thing that could have ever happened to women during that time was getting married to a rich man. Getting married was what women were expected to do and probably the only way to raise their own status in the society. The article that I posted above talks about the different changes in marriages and mainly the main purpose of marriage. Before, there were many different cases of forced marriages and marriages that women were expected to follow. However, in the modern days now that marriages is a matter of free choice and desire, what does it really mean to get married and the point of marriage. The article talks about different psychology behind marriage in the modern world and how it differs from the past. It also evaluates the changes whether they seemed to be better changes or not.)
In a few days Mr. Bingley returned Mr. Bennet's visit, and sat about ten minutes with him in his library. He had entertained hopes of being admitted to a sight of the young ladies, of whose beauty he had heard much; but he saw only the father. The ladies were somewhat more fortunate, for they had the advantage of ascertaining from an upper window that he wore a blue coat, and rode a black horse.
( Ashlee Reem -Rich, Santos. "9 Attractive Qualities Women Look for in a Guy" <http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/sex/9-attractive-qualities-women-look-for-in-a-guy-317629/>. This article lists down 9 qualities that should be included to be an attractive guy. Some of the points on the list includes money, confidence, intelligence, kindness and sense of humor. Mr. Bingley, as it is described in the text, is wealthy and confident men who can attract many woman. He has a characteristics that are qualified to be a standard of "attractive" man.)
(Jin Kwon: This is the scene where Mr. Bingley is introduced as a respected, handsome man who is rich and powerful. He is a very popular man and is also the type of man every young woman would want to marry. Due to all of his excellent qualities, money, good looks, as well as charm, the song "Supersonic" is used to really convey the feeling of power. The song expresses what it feels like to be powerful and successful, whether through stardom or wealth. This is the type of character that is portrayed by Mr. Bingley because he simply "has it all." In other words, he too is not only feeling supersonic, but simply is.
An invitation to dinner was soon afterwards dispatched; and already had Mrs. Bennet planned the courses that were to do credit to her housekeeping, when an answer arrived which deferred it all. Mr. Bingley was obliged to be in town the following day, and, consequently, unable to accept the honour of their invitation, etc. Mrs. Bennet was quite disconcerted. She could not imagine what business he could have in town so soon after his arrival in Hertfordshire; and she began to fear that he might be always flying about from one place to another, and never at Netherfield as he ought to be. Lady Lucas quieted her fears a little by starting the idea of his being gone to London only to get a large party for the ball; and a report soon followed that Mr. Bingley was to bring twelve ladies and seven gentlemen with him to the assembly. The girls grieved over such a number of ladies, but were comforted the day before the ball by hearing, that instead of twelve he brought only six with him from London—his five sisters and a cousin. And when the party entered the assembly room it consisted of only five altogether—Mr. Bingley, his two sisters, the husband of the eldest, and another young man.
(Corie Hahn- Even though this is the movie version of Mr. Bingley, he seems to show that type of "gentleman like" and "good looking" air about him. This picture shows how the way his hair is polished and the way his clothes exemplify the type of character that Jane Austen portrays him to be.)
Mr. Bingley was as good-looking and gentlemanlike; he had a pleasant countenance, and easy, unaffected manners. His sisters were fine women, with an air of decided fashion. His brother-in-law, Mr. Hurst, merely looked the gentleman; but his friend Mr. Darcy soon drew the attention of the room by his fine, tall person, handsome features, noble mien, and the report which was in general circulation within five minutes after his entrance, of his having ten thousand a year. The gentlemen pronounced him to be a fine figure of a man, the ladies declared he was much handsomer than Mr. Bingley, and he was looked at with great admiration for about half the evening, till his manners gave a disgust which turned the tide of his popularity; for he was discovered to be proud; to be above his company, and above being pleased; and not all his large estate in Derbyshire could then save him from having a most forbidding, disagreeable countenance, and being unworthy to be compared with his friend.
Mike Posner - Cooler Than Me
[Monica Suh- We can see that Mr. Darcy does tend to possess an air of arrogance. Additionally, he is “discovered to be proud; to be above his company, and above being pleased.” Mr. Darcy thinks that he is (as the lyrics of the song suggest) “cooler than me.” The “me” here indicates any one who is NOT from Mr. Bingley’s party and thus, is of a lower social class than him. More especially in the song is states that “and you never say hey, or remember my name. It’s probably because you think you're cooler than me” and this is just the attitude that Mr. Darcy has towards the rest of the people at the ball. He is unsociable and rather rude, not talking to anyone else besides Mr. Bingley, Miss Bingley, Mr. Hurst and Mrs. Hurst.]
Christina Aguilera - Ain't No Other Man
Daniel Lee: This part of the novel shows that Darcy first gave off a great impression to all of the women with his good looking outlook. The storyline tells us that Darcy must have had great pride in himself, since he thought himself too good for dancing any girl. This song titled "Ain't No Other Man" by Christina Aguilera well explains the first impression that the women felt when they first saw Darcy. For example, the lyric says 'Something about you caught my eye' which was how the women felt when they saw Darcy in the beginning.
(Kathy Lee - This song starts off with "In love with myself, in love with my own reflection, with my own affection, with the vision that I see" and I thought that this well represents the characteristics of Mr. Darcy - he is proud and considers himself to be "above his company". This song also includes a line that says "I can see perfection, doing all I can for me" which is clearly what Mr. Darcy does. Since he is so perfect--as he considers himself to be--he refuses to be introduced to any other woman.) (I had to get this song from Beemp3.com because boostermp3 didn't have this song. I hope this is fine.)
Mr. Bingley had soon made himself acquainted with all the principal people in the room; he was lively and unreserved, danced every dance, was angry that the ball closed so early, and talked of giving one himself at Netherfield. Such amiable qualities must speak for themselves. What a contrast between him and his friend! Mr. Darcy danced only once with Mrs. Hurst and once with Miss Bingley, declined being introduced to any other lady, and spent the rest of the evening in walking about the room, speaking occasionally to one of his own party. His character was decided. He was the proudest, most disagreeable man in the world, and everybody hoped that he would never come there again.
(Alice Ahn: In this section of the novel, Mr. Darcy's personality is introduced to the readers. He is pompous, and a self-centered man who thinks other people are not good as he is. He judges other people by their appearance and his opinion to evaluate whether the person is worth his attention or not. He considers himself to be the best person in the party and is full of pride to share with others. In this song, by B.O.B. titled "Bet I Bust," the lyrics contain contents such as "Put me anywhere on the map I bet I bust," stating how he is still going to be the best and the greatest man in anyplace of the world, showing great similarities with Mr. Darcy.)
I Miss the Ball.
(Eunice Jang- At the ball, Mr. Bingley is lively and gregarious. He likes to dance and talk with others. Thus he makes the atmosphere of the ball even more lively and joyful. He is extremely satisfied with the ball and even finds a woman, who he likes to marry with. The song evokes a scene, where many people delightfully dance, talk and laugh. Thus the song portrays Mr.Bingley's perspective toward the ball)
Amongst the most violent against him was Mrs. Bennet, whose dislike of his general behaviour was sharpened into particular resentment by his having slighted one of her daughters.
(Zea Page - these are showing the style of evening dresses from 1806-1807 so I imagine that Eliza and the other Bennet girls must be wearing dresses like this at the ball.)
Waltz for Family
(Eunice Jang - Although Darcy is rich and handsome, he refuses to fully engage in the ball. He refuses to introduce himself to other and considers most of the women in the ball as people who doesn't meet his esteem. Most of the people dislike him and doesn't want him to ever present on the ball again. Even Mrs. Bennet, who likes any rich and unmarried men, dislikes him. Thus, for Darcy, even a waltz, which usually is delightful and lively may sound like a negative noise.)
Elizabeth Bennet had been obliged, by the scarcity of gentlemen, to sit down for two dances; and during part of that time, Mr. Darcy had been standing near enough for her to hear a conversation between him and Mr. Bingley, who came from the dance for a few minutes, to press his friend to join it.
"Come, Darcy," said he, "I must have you dance. I hate to see you standing about by yourself in this stupid manner. You had much better dance."
"I certainly shall not. You know how I detest it, unless I am particularly acquainted with my partner. At such an assembly as this it would be insupportable. Your sisters are engaged, and there is not another woman in the room whom it would not be a punishment to me to stand up with."
"I would not be so fastidious as you are," cried Mr. Bingley, "for a kingdom! Upon my honour, I never met with so many pleasant girls in my life as I have this evening; and there are several of them you see uncommonly pretty."
"You are dancing with the only handsome girl in the room," said Mr. Darcy, looking at the eldest Miss Bennet.
"Oh! She is the most beautiful creature I ever beheld! But there is one of her sisters sitting down just behind you, who is very pretty, and I dare say very agreeable. Do let me ask my partner to introduce you."
The Blower's Daughter - Damien Rice
(Amy Choi: In this part of the book, it shows how Mr. Bingley is so into Jane by her look and says that she is the most beautiful creature he ever saw. The song "The Blower's daughter" repeats the words "I can't take my eyes off you" over and over again which is exactly how Mr.Bingley feels about Jane at the ball.)
Download this Mp3 @ Booster MP3
(Sam Lee - Mr. Bingley is obviously attracted by Jane Bennet at the ball. He even describes Jane as "the most beautiful creature" that he ever beheld. As it was mentioned in the song lyric, the singer is telling his audience that the girl that he is singing about is lovely. This is very similar to Mr. Bingley complimenting about Jane while he is talking to his friend Darcy.)
(Sylvia Jung- This is the scene where Mr. Darcy tells Mr. Bingley that Lizy is not his type.)
"Which do you mean?" and turning round he looked for a moment at Elizabeth, till catching her eye, he withdrew his own and coldly said: "She is tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt me; I am in no humour at present to give consequence to young ladies who are slighted by other men. You had better return to your partner and enjoy her smiles, for you are wasting your time with me."
Lauren Kang
(Basically this song is about a guy mocking a young girl that is trying to flirt with him by saying things like how she is young and whether if her mother knows about this. This song reminded me of Darcy and his pride towards Elizabeth. He mentions how she is attractive but not enough to tempt him or make him feel attracted to her. Also he mentions how he doesn't want to waste so much time talking to such a young girl that isn't so mature. The song just like Darcy, talks about how the girl that is trying to tempt the guy is young and that the guy will probably chat or flirt a little with her just for fun.)
Mr. Bingley followed his advice. Mr. Darcy walked off; and Elizabeth remained with no very cordial feelings toward him.
Da Eun Lee
( This song, "Average Girl" by BarlowGirl, well expresses Elizabeth at this particular situation. Although Mr. Darcy calls Elizabeth a "tolerable," or an "average" girl, she does not express anger or sorrow. Although she probably does not feel good on the inside, Elizabeth "remained with no very cordial feelings toward him," which fits perfectly with the song that has a "so what" attitude.) (BoosterMP3 would play on this page for some reason, so I had to download the song.)
Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy
(Daniel Lee - This conversation between Darcy and Bingley shows that Darcy thinks he is too good for the party and anyone else in the room. This song's lyric repeats 'I'm too sexy' and later, it says 'I'm too sexy for your party, too sexy for your party, No way I'm disco dancing.' This exactly reflects how Darcy is acting right now, since he thinks no girl in the party is good enough to dance with him.)
She told the story, however, with great spirit among her friends; for she had a lively, playful disposition, which delighted in anything ridiculous.
The evening altogether passed off pleasantly to the whole family. Mrs. Bennet had seen her eldest daughter much admired by the Netherfield party. Mr. Bingley had danced with her twice, and she had been distinguished by his sisters. Jane was as much gratified by this as her mother could be, though in a quieter way. Elizabeth felt Jane's pleasure. Mary had heard herself mentioned to Miss Bingley as the most accomplished girl in the neighbourhood; and Catherine and Lydia had been fortunate enough never to be without partners, which was all that they had yet learnt to care for at a ball. They returned, therefore, in good spirits to Longbourn, the village where they lived, and of which they were the principal inhabitants. They found Mr. Bennet still up. With a book he was regardless of time; and on the present occasion he had a good deal of curiosity as to the events of an evening which had raised such splendid expectations. He had rather hoped that his wife's views on the stranger would be disappointed; but he soon found out that he had a different story to hear.
"Oh! my dear Mr. Bennet," as she entered the room, "we have had a most delightful evening, a most excellent ball. I wish you had been there. Jane was so admired, nothing could be like it. Everybody said how well she looked; and Mr. Bingley thought her quite beautiful, and danced with her twice! Only think of that, my dear; he actually danced with her twice! and she was the only creature in the room that he asked a second time. First of all, he asked Miss Lucas. I was so vexed to see him stand up with her! But, however, he did not admire her at all; indeed, nobody can, you know; and he seemed quite struck with Jane as she was going down the dance. So he inquired who she was, and got introduced, and asked her for the two next. Then the two third he danced with Miss King, and the two fourth with Maria Lucas, and the two fifth with Jane again, and the two sixth with Lizzy, and the Boulanger—"
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(Sam Lee - In this section of the novel, Jane does not realize how beautiful she was at the ball. While Mr. Bingley asked her to dance with him twice. As in the song lyric, the girl mentioned in the song does not realize how perfect she is, while the man (singer) admires her and tells her that she is perfect.)
"If he had had any compassion for me," cried her husband impatiently, "he would not have danced half so much! For God's sake, say no more of his partners. O that he had sprained his ankle in the first dance!"
"Oh! my dear, I am quite delighted with him. He is so excessively handsome! And his sisters are charming women. I never in my life saw anything more elegant than their dresses. I dare say the lace upon Mrs. Hurst's gown—"
Wouldn't Change A Thing by Demi Lovato
[Helen Kang- Once again Mrs. Bennet gets interrupted by Mr. Bennet. Whenever Mrs. Bennet is telling stories in excitement, Mr. Bennet is always calm, almost as if he is not listening. Like in the lyrics: "It's like, he doesn't hear a word I say, His mind is somewhere far away, And I don't know how to get there, It's like all he wants is to chill out," I think this is exactly how Mrs. Bennet would feel when she is talking to Mr. Bennet. In her perspective, it must be frustrating to get Mr. Bennet engaged in the conversation. Yet, although they seem to be very different, they are still together as the parents of the five young ladies like in the climax of the song: "We wouldn't change a thing."]
Here she was interrupted again. Mr. Bennet protested against any description of finery. She was therefore obliged to seek another branch of the subject, and related, with much bitterness of spirit and some exaggeration, the shocking rudeness of Mr. Darcy.
"But I can assure you," she added, "that Lizzy does not lose much by not suiting his fancy; for he is a most disagreeable, horrid man, not at all worth pleasing. So high and so conceited that there was no enduring him! He walked here, and he walked there, fancying himself so very great! Not handsome enough to dance with! I wish you had been there, my dear, to have given him one of your set-downs. I quite detest the man."
[Sun Young Park - Here, Mrs. Bennet talks about how Lizzy "will not lose much by not suiting his fancy". This shows how Lizzy is precious and special daughter to Mrs. Bennet. In this song, there is a part where it says "You're worth more than the gold and the diamonds in the world". Thus, one can interpret this as a message to Lizzy from her mother about how she is so valuable and thus giving her away to a conceited, pompous and lowly man like Mr. Darcy is wrong and that there is nothing to really lose from him as a result.]
(Phillip Song: The song, Falling in Love by Six Part Invention, is a perfect song that fits with the relationship between Jane and Mr. Bingley. When Jane sees Mr. Bingley, she falls in love because Bingley was a perfect man for her. In the ball, they even dance more than once which shows that they are already in a close relationship. The lyrics of this song talks about this emotion that she have never felt before in her life. She thinks she has fall in love and she seems to be very excited. The song perfectly shows Jane’s feeling of love towards Mr. Bingley. )
Edward Cho
When love takes over - David Guetta Feat. Kelly Rowland
In this chapter, Mr.Bingley is obviously attracted to Jane Bennet. By the first sight, he thought Jane was the most beautiful creature. It is this short moment that he felt in love and he is completely taken over by love to use the words "most beautiful creature". In this song the lyrics go "When love takes over, you know you can't deny, when love takes over, cause something's here tonight" Now that he felt that Jane is so beautiful, he won't be able to deny that he is in love with Jane.
Yunjin Kim
Just as Mr.Bingley asks Jane twice to dance with him as he became more and more fond of her, he also suggests to Mr.Darcy to dance as well. However, Mr.Darcy cynically comments that Bingley was dancing with the only handsome girl in the room. But as Bingley talked about Elizabeth, Darcy says, “She is tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt me” (13). Nevertheless, the picture portrays the even at the ball, and how the dancing had affected each character’s future.
Mingoo Park
Article:
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/10/03/texas.channel.crash/index.html
(This article talks about a barge getting stuck in an electrical tower in the Houston Ship Channel which knocked down a power line and stopped marine traffic. The article relates to this chapter because Mr.Darcy knocks down Elizabeth by saying that she is not handsome enough to tempt him. By saying this, Mr.Darcy leaves a bad impression to Elizabeth which keeps causing impact on their relationships.)
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