Pemberley
The rooms were lofty and handsome, and their furniture suitable to the fortune of its proprietor; but Elizabeth saw, with admiration of his taste, that it was neither gaudy nor uselessly fine; with less of splendour, and more real elegance, than the furniture of Rosings. (43.5)
Pemberley is a huge, breathtaking estate, that belongs to the very wealthy Mr. Darcy. We are first introduced to it through Elizabeth and Mr. & Mrs. Gardner. They stop by the estate on their travels, and they are immediately shocked by how magnificent the whole estate was. It was so spectacular, that Elizabeth begins to feel a little remorse that she did not accept Mr. Darcy's marriage proposal. She imagined that at this very moment she could be inside his house and looking out at the vast estate she now also owned. Through Pemberley, we are once again reminded of just how much of a fortune Darcy has. He must have been incredibly rich to own an estate as magnificent as it was. We are also given an inside look on Darcy's tastes and character through his furnishings of Pemberley. His furniture and miscellaneous household items gives Elizabeth some insight as to what Darcy's character truly is. I believe it is at Pemberley where Elizabeth first began to feel true feelings of fondness towards Darcy. Most of this change of feelings can be attributed to Darcy's character transformation, but I like to think that a bit of her change towards liking him was due to the grandness of the estate and his wealth.
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Netherfield
Netherfield is the estate that Mr. Bingley rented in Hertfordshire. Netherfield is a considerably large estate, that goes on to show how vast of a fortune Mr. Bingley must have to be able to rent the place. A great deal of things occurred at Netherfield, as it is here where we get a prolonged glance at the encounters between Elizabeth and Darcy, as well as Bingley and Jane. Jane fell incredibly ill during her trip to Netherfield and as a result, had to stay a couple of weeks. Elizabeth stayed with Jane to ensure that she got better and it is during this time period that we get to see how she interacts with Mr. Darcy as well as Bingley's sisters. We notice the snobbishness of the Bingley sisters that probably derive from their higher class upbringing, and we begin to see the fondness Darcy has for Elizabeth. Netherfield is used to show Mr. Bingley's considerable fortune and his ability to take care of Jane in the long run.
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Longbourn
Longbourn is the estate where the Bennet family resides. It is small in stature compared to that of Netherfield and Pemberely, but is still a respectable piece of land. The estate is entailed, so the moment Mr. Bennet dies, it transfers on to Mr. Collins a distant relative of the Bennet's. He will almost certainly throw them out of the house once he acquires the estate and because of this, Mrs. Bennet is eager for her daughters to marry wealthy individuals. This motive drives most of the story line within the novel. A great deal of events occur at Longbourn. It is the site where both Elizabeth and Jane were proposed to by their separate lovers, and it is also the location for various meetings between different characters of the book. Had Longbourn not been entailed away, their might not have been the push from Mrs. Bennet to urge her daughters to find wealthy individuals to marry.
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