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Title
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[Elizabeth judges Mr. Darcy’s letter]
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Description
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In this image Elizabeth judges the fairness of Mr. Darcy’s letter. The day after she rejected him, Mr. Darcy met her while she was out on a walk. He handed her a letter explaining her charges of his misconduct regarding Jane and Mr. Bingley’s relationship, and Mr. Wickham. He wrote that he knew Mr. Bingley loved Jane but he did not believe Jane reciprocated his love. He then suggested Mr. Bingley leave Netherfield to avoid getting hurt. Regarding Mr. Wickham, he writes that Mr. Wickham tried to swindle him out of his late father’s inheritance, and when that failed, he tried to marry Mr. Darcy’s sister, Georgiana, to gain access to her inheritance. In this image she holds the letter in one hand and the scales of justice in the other. In Roman mythology the symbol of Justice is represented as a woman holding a scale in one hand and a sword in the other. This scene occurs in chapter 36. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Elizabeth wears the regency style dress with an empire waistline. The regency period dated to the early nineteenth century (1811-1820) when George, Prince of Wales, later George IV (r. 1820-1830), reigned as regent for his mentally ill father, King George III (r. 1760-1820). The regency period is associated with the rise of neoclassicism in art and fashion.
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Image Creator
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Hugh Thomson (Illustrator)
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Identifier
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mta:25914
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Source Name
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Pride and Prejudice
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Image
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