Netherfield ball

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ball fictional event social gathering

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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Label	Occurrences
Netherfield ball canonical	2
Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy dance together	1

Statements (49)

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 ⓘ surface form: Caroline Bingley and Mrs. Hurst look down on the Bennet family Netherfield ball self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy dance together Mary Bennet – Lucy Briers ⓘ surface form: Mary Bennet performs at the piano and sings poorly Mr. Collins awkwardly courts Elizabeth Bennet ⓘ Mrs. Bennet – Alison Steadman ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ surface form: George Wickham (mentioned as absent) Jane Bennet ⓘ Kitty Bennet – Polly Maberly ⓘ surface form: Kitty Bennet Louisa Hurst ⓘ Lydia Bennet ⓘ Mary Bennet ⓘ Mr Bennet ⓘ surface form: Mr. Bennet Mr. Collins ⓘ Mr. Hurst ⓘ Mrs. Bennet – Alison Steadman ⓘ surface form: Mrs. Bennet Sir William Lucas ⓘ
hasChapter	Pride and Prejudice ⓘ surface form: Pride and Prejudice, Volume I, Chapters 17–18 (approximate)
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	Mr. Bingley ⓘ surface form: Charles Bingley
hasLocation	Hertfordshire ⓘ
hasSetting	Netherfield Park ⓘ
hasTheme	class consciousness ⓘ courtship ⓘ first impressions ⓘ social embarrassment ⓘ
isPivotalForCharacter	Mr. Bingley ⓘ surface form: Charles Bingley Elizabeth Bennet ⓘ Fitzwilliam Darcy ⓘ Jane Bennet ⓘ
timeInFiction	early in the narrative of Pride and Prejudice ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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Jane Bennet – Susannah Harker → notableSceneWith → Netherfield ball ⓘ

Netherfield ball → featuresInteraction → Netherfield ball self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy dance together

Netherfield Park → eventLocation → Netherfield ball ⓘ