“Ah! Jane, I take your place now, and you must go lower, because I am a married woman” (307).
As Lydia returned home, she failed to acknowledge all the pain and suffering she caused her family. Her father did not want to associate with her and her sisters were uneasy upon seeing her. Mrs. Bennett on the other hand, could not be happier because one of her daughters accomplished her goal of marriage. In truth, Lydia got married for all the wrong reasons. She was too careless and impulsive to know what a happy marriage would take. In Lydia’s perverse mind she was better than her sisters because she married first. Lydia may be married, but she is far from victorious. Lydia thought that Wickham was absolutely charming, but she just fell into his deceitful trap: he is after her money. Lydia was envious of her sisters and by marrying first she thought she would be above them. Similarly, Caroline was jealous of Elizabeth and tried to put herself above her. Just because you put other people down, does not make you better. It actually makes you worse. For example, Caroline’s actions made Darcy despise her more just as Lydia’s actions made Elizabeth despise her more. Lydia will never take Jane’s place, she will never be better; she is the one who must go lower.
“He was to come there with Wickham, you know” (309).
Who was at Lydia’s wedding that surprises Elizabeth?
A.) Mr. Bingley
B.) Mr. Collins
C.) Mr. Darcy
D.)Mr. Bennett
E.) Mr. Gardiner
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