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Lady Catherine de Bourgh

Lady Catherine is a tall, large women, strongly-marked features, and very handsome. She is a very wealthy women who is well respected. She beleives everyone is inferior to her and wants to be treated like royalty. Lady Catherine speaks very little and when she speaks everyone listens. Miss de Bourgh has a lot of authority in a conversation. Lady Catherine is the aunt of Mr. Darcy and has a daughter named Miss Ann de Bourgh. Lady Catherine was first seen at dinner in Rosing. Where Lady Catherine met Elizabeth. Lady Catherine has also a patroness in her honor. She was the prominant figure at Rosings. Lady Catherine invited Elizabeth on a tour, but she had to turn it down because Mr. Bennet wanted her back home.

One of the quotes Lady Catherine said was "Has your governess left you?" "We never had a governess, Elizabeth replied" No governess! How was that possible? Five daughters brought up at home without a governess!-I never heard of such thing. Your mother must been quite a slave to your education". Lady Catherine took most of the control in the conversation during dinner. Lady Catherine said "You cannot be more than twenty, i am sure,- therefore you need not to conceal your age''. Lady Catherine also says " Do you play and sing, Miss Bennet?" "A little", replied Elizabeth. Lady Catherine thinks a women who can play and sing is superior in many ways.

By: Yasir Mohamed Hour: 6th Date: 12-5-11