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* Georgiana, though she quickly came to love Elizabeth as a sister, was at first astonished to hear the "lively, sportive" way that she spoke to Darcy--wives can take liberties with their husbands that their little sisters cannot.

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* Georgiana, though she quickly came to love Elizabeth as a sister, was at first astonished to hear the "lively, sportive" way that she spoke to Darcy--wives Darcy -- wives can take liberties with their husbands that their little sisters cannot.
* All of Elizabeth's responses to Lady Catherine are as hilarious as they are awesome. The girl is the queen of {{Deadpan Snarker}}y:
** -->'''Lady Catherine:''' I was told, that not only your sister was on the point of being most advantageously married, but that you, that Miss Elizabeth Bennet, would, in all likelihood, be soon afterwards united to my nephew, my own nephew, Mr. Darcy. Though I ''know'' it must be a scandalous falsehood; though I would not injure him so much as to suppose the truth of it possible, I instantly resolved on setting off for this place, that I might make my sentiments known to you.\\
'''Elizabeth:''' If you believed it impossible to be true, I wonder you took the trouble of coming so far. What could your ladyship propose by it?\\
'''Lady Catherine:''' At once to insist upon having such a report universally contradicted.\\
'''Elizabeth:''' Your coming to Longbourn, to see me and my family, will be rather a confirmation of it...
** -->'''Lady Catherine:''' Has he, has my nephew, made you an offer of marriage?\\
'''Elizabeth:''' Your ladyship has declared it to be impossible.\\
'''Lady Catherine:''' It ought to be so; it must be so, while he retains the use of his reason. But ''your'' arts and allurements may, in a moment of infatuation, have made him forget what he owes to himself and to all his family. You may have drawn him in.\\
'''Elizabeth:''' If I have, I shall be the last person to confess it.
** -->'''Lady Catherine:''' Do not expect to be noticed by his family or friends, if you wilfully act against the inclinations of all. You will be censured, slighted, and despised, by every one connected with him. Your alliance will be a disgrace; your name will never even be mentioned by any of us.\\
'''Elizabeth:''' These are heavy misfortunes. But the wife of Mr. Darcy must have such extraordinary sources of happiness necessarily attached to her situation, that she could, upon the whole, have no cause to repine.
** -->'''Lady Catherine:''' You are to understand, Miss Bennet, that I came here with the determined resolution of carrying my purpose; nor will I be dissuaded from it. I have not been used to submit to any person's whims. I have not been in the habit of brooking disappointment.\\
'''Elizabeth:''' That will make your ladyship's situation at present more pitiable; but it will have no effect on ''me''.
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** And possibly the quickest someone's gotten cleaned up ''in the history of England,'' since Darcy's fully dressed, fabulously turned out and looking desperately for Elizabeth, not intending to let her get away, by the time she and her aunt and uncle have gotten back to the carriage.

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* Mr. Bennet, meanwhile, is not taken in by Wickham's woes and simply quips "With such narratives to hand, who would read novels?" And after the whole mess with Lydia is settled, he declares that Wickham is going to be his favorite of the husbands just for the entertainment value.
--> "I defy even Sir William Lucas to produce such a son-in-law."



* "Shelves in a closet...Happy thought indeed."


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* "Shelves in a closet...Happy thought indeed."
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** It's even funnier when you know that when she offers to "mend his pen", she's essentially offering to give him a hand job, "mending one's pen" being common slang for a hand job at the time.
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** Then he concludes by sitting down and saying "If any young men call for Mary or Kitty, send them right in."
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* The infamous bit when Darcy dives into a lake and thus spawns the 'wet shirt' fetish. That itself isn't the funny part; the funny part is when he comes face to face with the (at the moment) unrequited and unexpected love of his life, basically half naked by the standards of the time and dripping wet. The awkwardness is both palpable and hilarious; Elizabeth's even DistractedByTheSexy for a moment or two! Enjoy! -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hasKmDr1yrA

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* The infamous bit when Darcy dives into a lake and thus spawns the 'wet shirt' fetish. That itself isn't the funny part; the funny part is when he comes face to face with the (at the moment) unrequited and unexpected love of his life, basically half naked by the standards of the time and dripping wet. The awkwardness is both palpable and hilarious; ''hilarious;'' Elizabeth's even DistractedByTheSexy for a moment or two! Enjoy! -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hasKmDr1yrA
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* Mr. Darcy's first proposal, in its way, is hilarious. The fact that he went in there, laid down a laundry list of highly insulting reasons why proposing to Elizabeth would be a terrible mistake and a disgrace, and then still fully expects that she's going to say yes! Not only that, he accuses ''her'' [[HypocriticalHumor of being uncivil]] when she is consequently quite chilly in declining. (He, of course, is just being ''honest''.)
* While discussing the sad affair of Bingley and Jane, Aunt Gardiner suggests that young men like Bingley are flighty in attraction. Elizabeth assures her that Bingley's feelings were most sincere, because he was starting to offend people by ignoring them in favor of Jane. "Is not general incivility the very essence of love?"

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* After obtaining Mr. Bennet's consent for the marriage, Elizabeth informs him that it was Darcy and not Mr. Gardiner who saved Lydia. In his typical flippant fashion he is delighted with this news:
--> "Had it been your uncle's doing, I must and ''would'' have paid him; but these violent young lovers carry everything in their own way. I shall offer to pay him to-morrow; he will rant and storm about his love for you, and there will be an end of the matter."
* Lydia and Wickham's imposition on the rest of their family. First, she has the brass nerve to ask Elizabeth (the new Mrs. Darcy) for money. Though of course Mr. Wickham could never call on Pemberly, they ''did'' stay often at Netherfield whenever they had to find new lodgings (which was often) and so outstayed their welcome that Bingley would actually talk of, maybe, giving them a hint to leave.
* Georgiana, though she quickly came to love Elizabeth as a sister, was at first astonished to hear the "lively, sportive" way that she spoke to Darcy--wives can take liberties with their husbands that their little sisters cannot.
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* Charlotte details her married life to Elizabeth. She encourages Mr. Collins to be in his garden; the fresh air is so healthy. She encourages him to be in his library as reading is good for the mind. She encourages him to call upon Lady Catherine... so it turns out that they hardly spend more than a few hours of the day together at all.

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* Charlotte details her married life to Elizabeth. She encourages Mr. Collins to be in his garden; the fresh air is so healthy. She encourages him to be in his library as reading is good for the mind. She encourages him to call upon Lady Catherine... so it turns out that they hardly spend more than a few hours minutes of the day together at all.all. She can bear the solitude quite well.
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* When Bingley is gushing over Jane after first meeting her, Darcy replies with a gruff "she smiles too much."

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* When Bingley is gushing over Jane after first meeting her, Darcy replies with a gruff "she smiles too much.""
* Charlotte details her married life to Elizabeth. She encourages Mr. Collins to be in his garden; the fresh air is so healthy. She encourages him to be in his library as reading is good for the mind. She encourages him to call upon Lady Catherine... so it turns out that they hardly spend more than a few hours of the day together at all.

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* Elizabeth is relieved when the militia leaves town and begins to hope "by the following Christmas, [Kitty] might be so tolerably reasonable as not to mention an officer above once a day, unless, by some cruel and malicious arrangement at the War-office, another regiment should be quartered in Meryton."
* The book's best piece of [[LemonyNarrator Lemony Narration]] comes when Elizabeth runs into her least favorite person, Mr. Darcy, during her walk through Rosings Park: "She felt all the perverseness of the mischance that should bring him where no one else was brought; and to prevent its ever happening again, took care to inform him at first, that it was a favourite haunt of hers. How it could occur a second time, therefore, was very odd!"
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** Followed by Elizabeth standing in frozen horror for a few seconds before declaring that they must leave at once.

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* Mr. Bennett casually suggesting to his wife that they should have drowned some of their daughters at birth. This is what happens when you hire Aldous Huxley to adapt a book.
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* "Other way, Mr Collins!" Poor Lizzy...

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* "Other way, Mr Collins!" Poor Lizzy...Lizzy...
* When Bingley is gushing over Jane after first meeting her, Darcy replies with a gruff "she smiles too much."
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* "Shelves in a closet...Happy thought indeed."

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* The scene at Netherfield where Mr. Darcy is trying to write a letter to his sister and his ClingyJealousGirl Caroline Bingley constantly interrupts him to compliment his handwriting, the evenness of his lines, observe how fast he writes, or add her own message to his sister... while remaining completely oblivious to her target's determination to ignore her as best as he can!
* There's also the scene where Mr. Collins proposes and accepts Elizabeth's answers without her responding. She tries to turn him down gently, but he's not worried. He's heard that some women turn down proposals they plan on accepting. Sometimes even three times. It takes quite a while for her to convince him she's not going to marry him.
* While we're on the subject of ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'', there is a parody called ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudiceAndZombies''...
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* The infamous bit when Darcy dives into a lake and thus spawns the 'wet shirt' fetish. That itself isn't the funny part; the funny part is when he comes face to face with the (at the moment) unrequited and unexpected love of his life, basically half naked by the standards of the time and dripping wet. The awkwardness is both palpable and hilarious; Elizabeth's even DistractedByTheSexy for a moment or two!

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* The infamous bit when Darcy dives into a lake and thus spawns the 'wet shirt' fetish. That itself isn't the funny part; the funny part is when he comes face to face with the (at the moment) unrequited and unexpected love of his life, basically half naked by the standards of the time and dripping wet. The awkwardness is both palpable and hilarious; Elizabeth's even DistractedByTheSexy for a moment or two!two! Enjoy! -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hasKmDr1yrA
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* The early line "My goodness, what a hullabaloo!" had this Troper in stitches.

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* The early line line: "My goodness, what a hullabaloo!" had this Troper in stitches.
hullabaloo!"
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* The infamous bit when Darcy dives into a lake and thus spawns the 'wet shirt' fetish. That itself isn't the funny part; the funny part is when he comes face to face with the (at the moment) unrequited and unexpected love of his life, basically half naked by the standards of the time and dripping wet. The awkwardness is both palpable and hilarious.

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* The infamous bit when Darcy dives into a lake and thus spawns the 'wet shirt' fetish. That itself isn't the funny part; the funny part is when he comes face to face with the (at the moment) unrequited and unexpected love of his life, basically half naked by the standards of the time and dripping wet. The awkwardness is both palpable and hilarious.hilarious; Elizabeth's even DistractedByTheSexy for a moment or two!
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* Any time Caroline says something cutting about Elizabeth, and Darcy manages to turn it around and use it to insult ''Caroline''.

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* Any time Caroline says something cutting about Elizabeth, and Darcy manages to turn it around and use it to insult ''Caroline''.''Caroline''.
* "Other way, Mr Collins!" Poor Lizzy...
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* The early line "My goodness, what a hullabaloo!" had this Troper in stitches.
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* Any time Caroline says something cutting about Elizabeth, and Darcy manages to turn it around and use it to insult ''Caroline''.
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* When Elizabeth tells her overly-trusting sister Jane that she suspects the Bingley sisters are working to separate her from Mr. Bingley, her potential fiance. Jane insists that there must be an "interested" third party involved and that the sisters are innocent and just being deceived, prompting this repsonse:

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* When Elizabeth tells her overly-trusting sister relates Mr. Wickham's tale of woe to Jane, Jane will not believe that she suspects Mr. Bingley's dear friend Mr. Darcy would be as cruel as described, and attributes the Bingley sisters are working whole thing to separate her from Mr. Bingley, her potential fiance. a misunderstanding between the two men. Jane insists suggests that there must be an "interested" third party involved "interested people" have misrepresented Wickham and that the sisters are innocent and just being deceived, Darcy to each other, prompting this repsonse:a teasing reply from Elizabeth.
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* When Elizabeth tells her overly-trusting sister Jane that she suspects the Bingley sisters are working to separate her from Mr. Bingley, her potential fiance. Jane insists that there must be an "interested" third party involved and that the sisters are innocent and just being deceived, promting this repsonse:

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* When Elizabeth tells her overly-trusting sister Jane that she suspects the Bingley sisters are working to separate her from Mr. Bingley, her potential fiance. Jane insists that there must be an "interested" third party involved and that the sisters are innocent and just being deceived, promting prompting this repsonse:

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* When Elizabeth tells her overly-trusting sister Jane that she suspects the Bingley sisters are working to separate her from Mr. Bingley, her potential fiance. Jane insists that there must be an "interested" third party involved and that the sisters are innocent and just being deceived, promting this repsonse:
--> "Very true, indeed; and now, my dear Jane, what have you got to say on behalf of the interested people who have probably been concerned in the business? Do clear ''them'' too, [[DeadpanSnarker or we shall be obliged to think ill of somebody.]]"

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* The infamous bit in the BBC series, when Darcy dives into a lake and thus spawns the 'wet shirt' fetish. That itself isn't the funny part; the funny part is when he comes face to face with the (at the moment) unrequited and unexpected love of his life, basically half naked by the standards of the time and dripping wet. The awkwardness is both palpable and hilarious.
* In the 1995 version, Darcy's sarcastic expression and rolling of the eyes when his conversation with Elizabeth (and Colonel Fitzwilliam) is interrupted by Lady Catherine.
* Also in the BBC series, Elizabeth providing occasional [[DeadpanSnarker riffing]] on Darcy's letter. "I look back with regret on only one aspect of my behavior in this matter..." "Oh, really? Astound me."
* The part in the book (and the movies) when Mrs Bennet asks Mr Bennet to force Elizabeth to marry Mr Collins, only to have him turn around with this line:
--> "An unhappy alternative is before you, Elizabeth. From this day you must be a stranger to one of your parents. --Your mother will never see you again if you do not marry Mr. Collins, and I will never see you again if you do."

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[[AC:The Novel]]
* The part in the book (and the movies) when Mrs. Bennet asks Mr. Bennet to force Elizabeth to marry Mr Collins, only to have him turn around with this line:
--> "An unhappy alternative is before you, Elizabeth. From this day you must be a stranger to one of your parents. --Your mother will never see you again if you do not marry Mr. Collins, and I will never see you again if you ''do''."

[[AC: The 1995 Miniseries]]
* The infamous bit in the BBC series, when Darcy dives into a lake and thus spawns the 'wet shirt' fetish. That itself isn't the funny part; the funny part is when he comes face to face with the (at the moment) unrequited and unexpected love of his life, basically half naked by the standards of the time and dripping wet. The awkwardness is both palpable and hilarious.
* In the 1995 version, Darcy's sarcastic expression and rolling of the eyes when his conversation with Elizabeth (and Colonel Fitzwilliam) is interrupted by Lady Catherine.
* Also in the BBC series, Elizabeth providing occasional [[DeadpanSnarker riffing]] on Darcy's letter. "I look back with regret on only one aspect of my behavior in this matter..." "Oh, really? Astound me."
* The part in the book (and the movies) when Mrs Bennet asks Mr Bennet to force Elizabeth to marry Mr Collins, only to have him turn around with this line:
--> "An unhappy alternative is before you, Elizabeth. From this day you must be a stranger to one of your parents. --Your mother will never see you again if you do not marry Mr. Collins, and I will never see you again if you do.
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* Also in the BBC series, Elizabeth providing occasional [[DeadpanSnarker riffing]] on Darcy's letter. "I look back with regret on only one aspect of my behavior in this matter..." "Oh, really? Astound me."

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* Also in the BBC series, Elizabeth providing occasional [[DeadpanSnarker riffing]] on Darcy's letter. "I look back with regret on only one aspect of my behavior in this matter..." "Oh, really? Astound me."
* The part in the book (and the movies) when Mrs Bennet asks Mr Bennet to force Elizabeth to marry Mr Collins, only to have him turn around with this line:
--> "An unhappy alternative is before you, Elizabeth. From this day you must be a stranger to one of your parents. --Your mother will never see you again if you do not marry Mr. Collins, and I will never see you again if you do.
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* Also in the BBC series, Elizabeth providing occasional [[DeadpanSnarker riffing]] on Darcy's letter. "I only look back with regret on only one aspect of my behavior in this matter..." "Oh, really? Astound me."

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* Also in the BBC series, Elizabeth providing occasional [[DeadpanSnarker riffing]] on Darcy's letter. "I only look back with regret on only one aspect of my behavior in this matter..." "Oh, really? Astound me."
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* In the 1995 version, Darcy's sarcastic expression and rolling of the eyes when his conversation with Elizabeth (and Colonel Fitzwilliam) is interrupted by Lady Catherine.

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* In the 1995 version, Darcy's sarcastic expression and rolling of the eyes when his conversation with Elizabeth (and Colonel Fitzwilliam) is interrupted by Lady Catherine.Catherine.
* Also in the BBC series, Elizabeth providing occasional [[DeadpanSnarker riffing]] on Darcy's letter. "I only look back with regret on only one aspect of my behavior in this matter..." "Oh, really? Astound me."
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* The infamous bit in the BBC series, when Darcy dives into a lake and thus spawns the 'wet shirt' fetish. That itself isn't the funny part; the funny part is when he comes face to face with the (at the moment) unrequited and unexpected love of his life, basically half naked by the standards of the time and dripping wet. The awkwardness is both palpable and hilarious.

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* The infamous bit in the BBC series, when Darcy dives into a lake and thus spawns the 'wet shirt' fetish. That itself isn't the funny part; the funny part is when he comes face to face with the (at the moment) unrequited and unexpected love of his life, basically half naked by the standards of the time and dripping wet. The awkwardness is both palpable and hilarious.hilarious.
* In the 1995 version, Darcy's sarcastic expression and rolling of the eyes when his conversation with Elizabeth (and Colonel Fitzwilliam) is interrupted by Lady Catherine.

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