Prejudice Quotes Pride And Prejudice

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Towards the end of the book, Elizabeth is faced with the truth about herself, realizing she has been badly affected by both her pride and her prejudice; she accepts the fact, thinks about it and acts on her conclusions. For example, Elizabeth has learned she blames herself for not having recognizing Mr. Wickham’s behavior but, had allowed herself to be deceived by his charm. The main message represents her wit and intelligence to say and do what she thinks which puts Darcy’s real worth and his change of heart, she begins then to feel more for him and begins to notice how prejudice she was. This quote represents her pride and her prejudice against Mr. Darcy. Elizabeth is the antagonist in the book because she finally realizes her own judgment

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