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dialogue prompts taken from or inspired by the movie Β PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (2005).Β Β please feel free to change the sentences for pronouns and context as you see fit!
β do you not want to know who has taken it? βΒ
β I doubt I have any choice in the matter. β
β have you no compassion for my poor nerves? β
β so will you come to the ball tomorrow? β
β if every person in this room does not end the evening completely in love with you then I am no judge of beauty. β
β they are not all bad. βΒ
β one of these days, someone will catch your eye and then youβll have to watch your tongue. β
β so what do you recommend, to encourage affection? β
β only the deepest love will persuade me into matrimony. β
β youβre a great deal too apt to like people in general, you know. β
βΒ I still cannot believe what he said about you. β
β I doubt we shall ever speak again. β
β oh,Β please! itβs ten in the morning. β
β do not be alarmed. excepting a sore throat, a fever, and a headache there is nothing much wrong with me. β
β good lord, did you walk here? β
β itβs all going according to plan. β
β I never saw such a woman, she would certainly be a fearsome thing to behold. β
β would you consider pride a fault or a virtue? β
β my good opinion, once lost, is lost forever. β
β I donβt know how to thank you. β
β he can turn us out of the house as soon as he pleases. β
β how happy for you, to possess the talent for flattering with such delicacy. β
β shall we all look for some ribbon together? β
β how do you like my ribbons for your ball? β
β you may well be surprised, especially given our cold greeting this afternoon. β
β oh no, it is not for me to be driven away. β
β if you wish to avoid seeing me, you must go, not I. β
β I hope never to encounter him. β
β may I have the next dance? β
β it would be most inconvenient since I have sworn to loathe you for all eternity. β
β please advise me of what you would like most to hear. β
β do you talk as a rule while dancing? β
β I prefer to be unsociable and taciturn. βΒ
β why do you ask such a question? β
β and what have you discovered? β
β I hear such different accounts of you as puzzle me exceedingly. β
β I hope to afford you more clarity in the future. β
β what interesting relatives you have. β
β almost as soon as I entered the house I singled you out as the companion of my future life. β
β and now nothing remains for me but to assure you in the most animated language of the violence of my affections. β
β you are too hasty!Β you forget that I have made no answer. β
β you could not make happy and Iβm convinced Iβm the last person in the world who could make you happy. β
β go back now and say youβve changed your mind! β
β thereβs no earthly reason why I shouldnβt be as happy with him as any other. β
β not all of us can afford to be romantic. β
β Iβve been offered a comfortable home and protection, thereβs a lot to be thankful for. β
β Iβm plain and I have no money and no prospects. β
β do not make yourself uneasy, about your apparel. β
β your mother must have been quite a slave to your education. β
β upon my word, you give your opinion very decidedly for so young a person. β
β no excellence can be acquired without constant practice. β
βΒ you would be in nobodyβs way, you know, in that part of the house. β
β I am well enough acquainted with you, to know I cannot alarm you even should I wish it. β
β I do not have the talent of conversing easily with people I have never met before. β
β I came toΒ ___Β with the single object of seeing you. l had to see you. β
β I love you. Most ardently. β
β I appreciate the struggle you have been through, and I am very sorry to have caused you pain. β
β Iβm sure that the feelings which, as youβve told me, have hindered your regard, will help you in overcoming it. β
β might I ask why, with so little endeavour at civility, I am thus repulsed? β
β I suppose you suspect that his fortune had same bearing on the matter? β
β what excuse can you give for your behaviour to him? β
β you take an eager interest in that gentlemanβs concerns! β
β oh yes, your misfortunes have been very great indeed! β
β you have ruined his chances, and yet treat him with sarcasm? β
β so this is your opinion of me! thank you for explaining so fully. β
β and those are the words of a gentleman? β
β from the first moment I met you, your arrogance and conceit, your selfish disdain of the feelings of others, made me realize that you were the last person in the world I could ever be prevailed upon to marry. β
β I shall not renew the sentiments which were so disgusting to you. β
β what are men, compared to rocks and mountains? β
β believe me, men are either eaten up with arrogance or stupidity, and if they are amiable theyβre so easily led that they have no minds of their own whatsoever. β
β take care, my love, that savors strongly of bitterness. β
β Iβm so sorry to intrude. they said the house was open for visitors. I had no ideaβ¦ β
β there is something pleasing about his mouth, when he speaks. β
β you donβt mind delaying our journey for another day? β
β but I know very well that nothing can be done. we have not the smallest hope. β
β would I could help you. β
β sir, I think it is too late. β
β this is grave indeed. I will leave you. βΒ
β I forgot! I shouldnβt have said a word! β
β Iβm just glad that you come alone, because then I shall see less of you. β
β not that Iβm afraid of myself, but I dread other peopleβs remarks. β
β oh my goodness! everybody behave naturally. β
β whatever you do, do not appear overbearing. β
β stop that racket and sit down! find yourself some work! β
β oh lord. I shall have a seizure, Iβm sure I shall. β
β I return to town tomorrow. β
β for when you were in town last winter you promised to take a family dinner with us. I have not forgot you see. at least three courses. β
β well, Iβm glad thatβs over. β
β we can now meet as indifferent acquaintances. β
β you cannot think me so weak as to be in danger now. β
β I think you are in great danger of making him as much in love with you as ever. β
β I know this is all very untoward, but I would like to request the privilege of speaking with you. β
β first, I have to tell you that I have been an unmitigated and comprehensive ass. β
β thank the lord for that! I thought it would never happen. β
β I knew she could not be so beautiful for nothing. β
β can you die of happiness? β
β bravo! that is the most unforgiving speech youβve ever made. β
β you can be at no loss to understand why I am here. β
β I warn you, I am not to be trifled with. β
β if you believed it impossible, I wonder you took the trouble of coming so far. β
β you may ask the questions, which I may not choose to answer. βΒ
β you have insulted me in every possible way and can now have nothing further to say. I must ask you to leave immediately. β
β I have never been thus treated in my entire life. β
β for once in your life,Β just leave me alone! β
β I couldnβt sleep. β
β how can I ever make amends for such behaviour? β
β you must knowΒ βΒ surely you must know, that it was all for you. β
β you are too generous to trifle with me. β
β my affections and wishes have not changed. β
β one word from you will silence me forever. β
β you have bewitched me body and soul and I love and love and love you. β
β I never wish to be parted from you from this day on. β
β your hands are cold. β
β I thought you hated the man. β
β but will that make you happy? β
β I was wrong, entirely wrong about him. β
β you mustnβt tell anyone. he wouldnβt want it. β
β you do love him, donβt you? β
β I cannot believe that anyone can deserve you. β
β and how are you today, my dear? β
β I wish you would not call me βmy dearβ. β
β what endearments am I allowed? β
β and what shall I call you when Iβm cross? β
β how are you this evening,Β ____ ? βΒ Β Β