Who it is for
Readers following character development, social satire, and the changing relationships around Chapter 45 will find this chapter especially useful.
English reader · Project Gutenberg #1342
Chapter 45
Pride and Prejudice. English-only reading by default; switch among English, Chinese, and Spanish, or compare languages side by side.
Chapter summary
This chapter advances the novel’s social and emotional action around Chapter 45, using dialogue, family expectations, and manners to reveal character motives and relationships. Its opening movement begins: Convinced as Elizabeth now was that Miss Bingley’s dislike of her had originated in jealousy, she could not help feeling how very unwelcome her appearance at Pemberley must be to her, and was curious to know with how much civility on that lady’s side the acquaintance would now be renewed. On reaching the house, they were shown through the hall into the saloon, whose northern aspect rendered it delightful for summer.
Modern reader note
Read this chapter in its Regency social context. Courtship, inheritance, gender expectations, class manners, and family authority around Chapter 45 reflect the novel’s historical world rather than present-day norms.
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