PART A: Which of the following best identifies a central theme of the text?
Answer: Love should not be forced together or forced apart.

PART B: Which of the following quotes best supports the answer to Part A?
a. ‘“From their infancy, they have been intended for each other. It was the favourite wish of his mother, as well as of hers.”’ (Paragraph 25)
b. ‘“…do not expect to be noticed by his family or friends, if you wilfully act against the inclinations of all. You will be censured, slighted, and despised, by everyone connected with him. Your alliance will be a disgrace; your name will never even be mentioned by any of us.'” (Paragraph 27)
c. ‘“Your ladyship wants Mr. Darcy to marry your daughter; but would my giving you the wished-for promise make their marriage at all more probable?”’ (Paragraph 42)
d. ‘“You refuse, then, to oblige me. You refuse to obey the claims of duty, honour, and gratitude.”’ (Paragraph 50)