Pride And Prejudice Quote Analysis

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Which is why, when Mr.Darcy says “‘She is tolerable; but not handsome enough to tempt me (ch.3 pg.15),” we are able to see how people with an ample amount of money stand high above others. This quote was when Elizabeth overheard Mr. Darcy and Mr.Bingley speaking to each other at the ball. At this time, people who significantly had more money than others would be treated a very differently compared to other people. As we can see in the quote, Mr. Darcy feels that he is better than everyone else at the ball because of how rich he seems to be. Families during this time period, would also be divided differently than modern day. During the 1800s, when the novel took place, the upper class families consisted of mostly of people who owned land,