Pride and Prejudice: When First Impressions Need a Revision

Austen makes courtship an economic problem with excellent dialogue and imperfect evidence. One sister is right about the stakes while another is wrong about nearly everyone. Image and footage credits: Mr. Darcy offends everyone at Meryton ball - Pride & Prejudice (1995) subs ES/PT-BR, Mistress of Pemberley (2023); excerpt used under fair use, via YouTube -    • Mr. Darcy offends everyone at Meryton ball...   Pride & Prejudice | Dancing With Mr. Darcy and Mr. Collins at the Netherfield Ball, Focus Features (2021); excerpt used under fair use, via YouTube -    • Pride & Prejudice | Dancing With Mr. Darcy...   Pride and Prejudice - Charlotte is engaged to Mr. Collins, tsukinosan (2014); excerpt used under fair use, via YouTube -    • Pride and Prejudice - Charlotte is engaged...   Lizzy visits Mrs. Collins - Pride & Prejudice (2005) subs ES/PT-BR, Mistress of Pemberley (2024); excerpt used under fair use, via YouTube -    • Lizzy visits Mrs. Collins - Pride & Prejud...   Pride and Prejudice - Lady Catherine questions Elizabeth, basketca2 (2020); excerpt used under fair use, via YouTube -    • Pride and Prejudice - Lady Catherine quest...   Pride and Prejudice - Mr Darcy proposes (1st try), basketca2 (2020); excerpt used under fair use, via YouTube -    • Pride and Prejudice - Mr Darcy proposes (1...   Pride & Prejudice (7/10) Movie CLIP - A Letter to Elizabeth (2005) HD, Movieclips (2011); excerpt used under fair use, via YouTube -    • Pride & Prejudice (7/10) Movie CLIP - A Le...   An unexpected meeting - Pride & Prejudice (1995) sub ES/PT-BR, Mistress of Pemberley (2023); excerpt used under fair use, via YouTube -    • An unexpected meeting - Pride & Prejudice ...   Lydia has eloped with Wickham - Pride & Prejudice (1995) sub ES/PT-BR, Mistress of Pemberley (2023); excerpt used under fair use, via YouTube -    • Lydia has eloped with Wickham - Pride & Pr...   Lydia returns to Longbourn as Mrs. Wickham - Pride & Prejudice (1995) sub ES/PT-BR, Mistress of Pemberley (2023); excerpt used under fair use, via YouTube -    • Lydia returns to Longbourn as Mrs. Wickham...   Mr. Bingley has returned to Netherfield - Pride & Prejudice (1995) sub ES/PT-BR, Mistress of Pemberley (2023); excerpt used under fair use, via YouTube -    • Mr. Bingley has returned to Netherfield - ...   Lady Catherine makes an unexpected visit to Longbourn - Pride & Prejudice (1995) sub ES/PT-BR, Mistress of Pemberley (2023); excerpt used under fair use, via YouTube -    • Lady Catherine makes an unexpected visit t...   "Dearest, loveliest Elizabeth!" - Pride & Prejudice (1995) sub ES/PT-BR, Mistress of Pemberley (2023); excerpt used under fair use, via YouTube -    • "Dearest, loveliest Elizabeth!" - Pride & ...   Jane Austen, Cassandra Austen circa 1810 portrait - https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=...