Quote 1:
I pity, though I cannot help blaming her. She was very wrong in singling me out as she did; I can safely say, that every advance to intimacy began on her side [...]But I pity her, because she must feel that she has been acting wrong, and because I am very sure that anxiety for her brother is the cause of it (Austen 115).
Analysis 1:
This passage outlines the positive and negative aspects of Jane's blissful optimism. Jane truly and utterly feels guilt for blaming Caroline. Jane's philosophy does not allow her to truly give up on an individual always looking for the good. On the other hand, this becomes a problem when Jane believes all human beings are as good as her. Carolin does not feel that she has been acting wrong she simply drowns out the guilt with waves of conceit.
Quote 2:
"he addressed himself particularly to her, as if wishing to make her feel what she had lost in refusing him" (Austen 120).
Analysis 2:
Mr. Collins's backwardness constantly humiliates him. A clergyman who preaches for God and all he stands for is attempting to make a woman jealous for no other reason than to enjoy her potential reaction. It is disgraceful. Mr. Collins is and forever will be preceded even by his lowly reputation.
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