Mr. Collins Letter In Pride And Prejudice

The Importance of Letters Letter writing became a lost art in the twentieth century. Today, people pick up their phones, send e-mails, and text messages on their mobile devices. Letters communicated style, intelligence, and characteristics of a person. In the novel, Pride and Prejudice, characters were depicted by the letters they wrote to one another. Mr. William Collins was portrayed as a derisive and impertinent person from his letters because he teased others; he also formed numerous conjectures from Lady Catherine. Mr. Darcy was indirectly characterized as a sincere gentleman of great deference who helped others overcome difficulties and Mrs. Gardiner was recognized as a loyal, intelligent, and sanguine woman who provided aspiration for
Mr. Collins sent many letters to other characters regarding his feelings and emotions. The audience perceived the personality of Mr. Collins by the way he wrote letters to others. The quote from the letter to Mr. Bennet, “‘I flatter myself that my present overtures are highly commendable, and that the circumstance of my being next in the entail of Longbourn estate will be kindly overlooked on your side, and not lead you to reject the offered olive-branch’” revealed the personality of Mr. Collins; an insincere and manipulative character with supercilious (Chapter 13). After Mr. Bennet read this letter to Elizabeth, she said, “‘He must be an oddity, I think’” (Chapter 13). Mr. Collins also lacked decisiveness, for all his decisions revolved around Lady Catherine and he used a prolific
Gardiner’s letters would be that she is intelligent and loyal with her understanding with others. She offered hope and understanding in difficult situations. In her letter, she helped Elizabeth form opinions and told her new information about Mr. Darcy. The quote, “‘On the very day of my coming home from Longbourn, your uncle had a most unexpected visitor. Mr. Darcy called, and was shut up with him several hours. It was all over before I arrived; so my curiosity was not so dreadfully racked as yours seems to have been’” revealed Mrs. Gardiner's curiosity (Chapter 52). She wanted know more about Darcy’s interference in Mr. Wickham and Lydia’s situation. Mrs. Gardiner’s letters not only revealed her personality, but it also showed Mr. Darcy’s. The quote, “‘Will you be very angry with me, my dear Lizzy, if I take this opportunity of saying (what I was never bold enough to say before) how much I like him. His behaviour to us has, in every respect, been as pleasing as when we were in Derbyshire. His understanding and opinions all please me; he wants nothing but a little more liveliness, and that, if he marry prudently, his wife may teach him’” uncovered Mr. Darcy’s personal characteristics (Chapter 52). Mrs. Gardiner’s letters were critical in knowing Mr. Darcy’s traits and her own. By her letters, she was characterized as insightful, clever, hopeful, warm-hearted, and