“Mr. Darcy has not authorized me to make his communication public […] The general prejudice against Mr. Darcy is so violent, that it would be the death of half the good people in Meryton, to attempt to place him in an amiable light […] Wickham will soon be gone; and therefore it will not signify to any body here what he really is. Some time hence it will be all found out, and then we may laugh at their stupidity in not knowing it before. At present I will say nothing about it” (221).
- Elizabeth shares the information that she has learned from Darcy with Jane. She tells Jane about what she has learned about Wickham. They choose not to tell the people about Wickham’s faults because he is leaving soon and they think that the rest of the people will figure it out for themselves. Prejudice against Mr. Darcy is also shown in this quote. Mr. Darcy brought this information about and it would be hard for the people to accept it due to the prejudice they still hold against him. It is a sticky situation that the girls are faced with and it will be interesting to see how it will play out as the story goes on. It will also be interesting to see if Elizabeth confronts Wickham about the news.
Why do Elizabeth and Jane choose not to bring Wickham’s faults to the public?
A.) They do not want to hurt his reputation
B.) Elizabeth still has feelings for him
C.) They are not sure if the accusations are true
D.) Darcy did not give his permission
E.) We do not know
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