Dinner+at+Rosings

The dinner at Rosings was the dinner that Elizabeth, Maria, and Sir William attended at Lady Catherine's estate with Mr. & Mrs. Collins and Lady Catherine and her daughter and her daughters attendent. Lady Catherine invited them the day they arrived at the Collins' house to dine with her the next day. Everybody sucks up to Lady Catherine at the dinner except for Elizabeth who views Lady Catherine as excessively talkative and bossy. Elizabeth is surprised at how frail and sickly Lady Catherine's daughter is. Lady Catherine enjoys being of higher class then everybody else and thrives of their praise of her and her things. The dinner doesnt have any big effects later in the story except Elizabeth learns she doesnt really like being around Lady Catherine.

"Your father's estate is entailed on Mr. Collins, I think. For your sake, I am glad of it; but otherwise i see no occasion for entailing estates from the female line. -It was not thought neccesary in Sir Lewis de Bourgh's family." - Lady Catherine de Bourgh

"Upon my word, you give your opinion very decidedly for so young a person. --Pray, what is your age?" - Lady Catherine de Bourgh

"Compared with some families, I beleive we were; but such of us as wished to learn, never wanted the means. We were always encouraged to read, and had all the masters that were neccesary. Those who chose to be idle, certainly might." - Elizabeth Bennet

Eli Meador 4th period 12/5/11