How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
Jane had been deprived, by the folly and indecorum of her own family! Oh! Could she only bring herself to dispense with the lot of them! (37.18)
Sometimes Elizabeth's family really gets her down. When she realizes that her mother and sisters (and even her father) are part of what cost Jane a chance at wedded bliss, Elizabeth can't help but contemplate how much easier life would be if she could just do away with all her pesky relations. A good beheading'll teach them.
Quote #5
"If you, my dear father, will not take the trouble of checking [Lydia's] exuberant spirits, or reminding her of our blood oath to defend the Crown above all things, she will soon be beyond the reach of amendment. Her character will be fixed, and she will, at sixteen, be the most determined flirt that ever made herself or her family ridiculous, and a disgrace to the honour of our beloved master."(41.18)
Lydia's supposed to be acting like a warrior—or at a least a proper young lady. But she's just running around flirting with everyone and ruining the Bennet family reputation. Someone has got to put a stop to it before it's too late. (Spoiler alert: It won't be too late for a few more chapters.)
Quote #6
Elizabeth, however, had never been blind to the impropriety of her father's behaviour as a husband. […] This had been especially arduous during their trips to China, which Mr. Bennet had supervised without the company of his wife, and during which he had taken many a beautiful Oriental to his bedchamber. Master Liu had defended this as acquiescence to local custom, and Elizabeth had more than once felt the sting of wet bamboo on her back for daring to question her father's propriety. But she had never felt so strongly as now the disadvantages that must attend the children of so unsuitable a marriage.(42.2)
Elizabeth knows her family situation isn't normal or happy. She's fought against this her whole life, and she doesn't want to repeat her parents' mistakes when she gets married. Looks like the student has become the master.