Netherfield ball

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The Netherfield ball is a pivotal social event in Jane Austen’s "Pride and Prejudice" where key relationships and character dynamics, especially between Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy, dramatically unfold.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ball ⓘ
fictional event ⓘ
social gathering ⓘ
appearsIn Pride and Prejudice ⓘ
appearsInWorkBy Jane Austen ⓘ
featuresEvent card-playing in the drawing room ⓘ
conversation in the ballroom ⓘ
country dances ⓘ
dancing ⓘ
formal dinner ⓘ
featuresInteraction Caroline Bingley and Mrs. Hurst look down on the Bennet family ⓘ
linked to: Caroline Bingley

Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy dance together ⓘ
linked to: Netherfield ball

Mary Bennet performs at the piano and sings poorly ⓘ
Mr. Collins awkwardly courts Elizabeth Bennet ⓘ
Mrs. Bennet boasts loudly about Jane’s expected marriage to Bingley ⓘ
Sir William Lucas flatters Mr. Darcy ⓘ
hasAttendee Caroline Bingley ⓘ
Charlotte Lucas ⓘ
Elizabeth Bennet ⓘ
Fitzwilliam Darcy ⓘ
George Wickham (mentioned as absent) ⓘ
linked to: George Wickham

Jane Bennet ⓘ
Kitty Bennet ⓘ
Louisa Hurst ⓘ
Lydia Bennet ⓘ
Mary Bennet ⓘ
Mr. Bennet ⓘ
linked to: Mr Bennet

Mr. Collins ⓘ
Mr. Hurst ⓘ
Mrs. Bennet ⓘ
Sir William Lucas ⓘ
hasChapter Pride and Prejudice, Volume I, Chapters 17–18 (approximate) ⓘ
linked to: Pride and Prejudice
hasFunctionInPlot advances Jane Bennet and Charles Bingley’s romance ⓘ
develops Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy’s relationship ⓘ
exposes Bennet family improprieties ⓘ
highlights social manners and class distinctions ⓘ
intensifies Elizabeth Bennet’s prejudice against Mr. Darcy ⓘ
hasHost Charles Bingley ⓘ
linked to: Mr. Bingley
hasLocation Hertfordshire ⓘ
hasSetting Netherfield Park ⓘ
hasTheme class consciousness ⓘ
courtship ⓘ
first impressions ⓘ
social embarrassment ⓘ
isPivotalForCharacter Charles Bingley ⓘ
linked to: Mr. Bingley

Elizabeth Bennet ⓘ
Fitzwilliam Darcy ⓘ
Jane Bennet ⓘ
timeInFiction early in the narrative of Pride and Prejudice ⓘ

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Netherfield ball → featuresInteraction → Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy dance together ⓘ
linked to: Netherfield ball
Netherfield Park → eventLocation → Netherfield ball ⓘ