Should Mr. Bennet Refuse To Try To Try To Stop Romance Between Elizabeth And Darcy

Elizabeth Bennet states, “I do, I do like him,” she replied, with tears in her eyes; “I love him. Indeed he has no improper pride. He is perfectly amiable. You do not know what he really is; then pray do not pain me by speaking of him in such terms (364).” During this quote, Elizabeth is talking to her father about Mr.Darcy; she tries to explain how she feels about him in order for her father to approve of them getting married. This quote is an example of a major theme in the novel; appearances are not dependable. When Elizabeth first meets Mr.Darcy she thinks he is extremely proud and condescending, and Mr.Darcy believes Elizabeth to be tolerable. Throughout the course of the novel, both characters get to learn more about what is behind the deceiving exteriors that

He tells her that Darcy convinced Bingley not to marry Jane because he did not approve. Lizzy blames Darcy for her sister's unhappiness. In contrast to Mr. Collins proposal Darcy declares his love for Elizabeth and she at first has no clue how to react. She proceeds to tell him he is the last person she would want to marry. When Elizabeth and Darcy meet again he gives her a letter. It is from him explaining how he feels terrible and explains who Wickham truly is. Lizzie realizes how she had overreacted and how prejudice she was toward

Just as the characters unknowingly follow Darcy's example of pride, they commit Elizabeth's crucial mistake, prejudging people (especially Darcy) according to horribly inadequate experience. Elizabeth's positive judgement of Wickham and negative one of Darcy prevent her from seeing Wickham's devious and whimsical nature and Darcy's honest efforts to improve despite the apparent lack of incentive. Like Elizabeth, the rest of the Bennets, and indeed the rest of those living in the vicinity of Meryton, believe Darcy to be a wholly disagreeable man. (In fact, he began as such, but even when he began to change, everyone refused to realize it, and maintained their dislike of him because of their previous judgements.) Mrs. Bennet is prejudiced against all other mothers with young daughters, believing them to be just as ambitious and scheming as she herself is. When told that Mrs. Long promised to introduce the Bennet sisters to Bingley, Mrs. Bennet hisses

Elizabeth becomes acquainted with and attracted to a young officer named Wickham who tells her of how he and Darcy used to live under the same house because the late Darcy was his guardian. Wickham explains that Darcy cruelly cheated him out an inheritance. This information makes Elizabeth despise Darcy’s character even more than before. Meanwhile, Mrs. Bennet eagerly waits for Mr. Bingley to visit them like he said he would, however, Jane suddenly receives a letter in the mail from Miss Bingley informing her that the Bingleys and Darcy have returned to London for the winter. Jane is sad but does her best to hide it. Meanwhile another shock arrives for Elizabeth when Charlotte Lucas tells her that she is engaged to Mr. Collins. Charlotte explains that she is getting old and needs security and a comfortable home and that she is not looking for love in a marriage. Elizabeth does not believe that Charlotte will be happy but agrees to visit her and Mr. Collins after they are married. Jane travels to London with her aunt and uncle, the Gardiners, to get away from the family and the countryside and also in hopes that she will see Mr. Bingley. However, Miss Bingley visits her and behaves very rudely, reassuring Jane that Miss Bingley never intended to be her friend in the first place, and that her friendship with Mr. Bingley is beginning to look very unfortunate. Later in the spring, Elizabeth visits her best friend Charlotte Lucas, who is now known as Mrs.

Even though, Elizabeth is very smart she is too quick to let her opinions stop her from understanding the people around her. She also lets her emotions cloud her judgment, especially when her friend Charlotte Lucas decides to marry Mr. Collins. She states, “And to the pang of a friend disgracing herself and sunk in her esteem, was added the distressing conviction that it was impossible for that friend to be tolerably happy in the lot she had chosen”(87). About halfway through the book, Elizabeth realizes ‘“How despicably have I acted!” she cried. “I, who have prided myself on my discernment... Pleased with the preference of one, and offended by the neglect of the other, on the very beginning of our acquaintance, I have courted prepossession and ignorance and driven reason away, where either were concerned. Till this moment, I never knew myself”’. She sees that her clouded judgment has misled her in seeing the true nature of Darcy and Wickham. Towards the end Elizabeth and Darcy are finally together and she reveals to him that she was being rude towards him at the beginning and he tells her that he was attracted to her because of her ‘liveliness ’, she tells him “You may as well call it impertinence at once. It was very little less”. In observing this evolution Austen shows us that we need to put our pride

Introduced to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice as a tall, handsome, self-absorbed aristocrat, Darcy experiences a change in personality and character. In order to dispose of his existent views on money and marriage, Darcy needed to feel something, to fall in love. Although he was well mannered, he did not know how to treat women with respect, especially those of a lesser economic status. The love of Elizabeth Bennet, however, changed his behavior.

Elizabeth Bennet had refused Mr Darcy when he had asked her to marry him. She was convinced that his was moraly corrupted and arrogant man. But under the influence of subsequent events – explaining letter, visit to Pemberly – she started to change her opinions. She was not fully aware of her true feelings until she told Mr Darcy about Lydia’s elopement. The she started fully realize what she really felt - “She began now to comprehend that he was exactly the man, who, in disposition

Elizabeth was an independent lady who would rather stay single than be involved in a relationship without love. She believed that marrying for money would not bring true happiness. Mr. Bennet favored Elizabeth because she was extremely smart, unlike her other siblings. Mr. Darcy was judgmental and self-controlling, but his love for Elizabeth changed the way he viewed the world. His pride was softened, and Elizabeth's prejudice towards him slowly disintegrated.

It also reveals that Elizabeth's prejudice towards Mr. Darcy kept her from seeing that there was another side to the story. Making Mr. Darcy sound like the one at fault for all of Mr. Wickham’s troubles. Elizabeth also realizes that she may not be the best judgement of character that she once that herself as. She now knows that she misjudged Mr. Darcy and that he’s had nothing but good intentions. This is a common

Beginning with Mr. Darcy's failed proposal and his later letter of explanation, Elizabeth's proud and judgemental nature is altered by the pressure placed on her to decide if she wishes to marry Mr. Darcy or not. Introspection and her eventual acceptance of her romantic feelings for Mr. Darcy demonstrate that strenuous emotional situations can lead to a change in character, by allowing her to open up her prejudiced mind and see that the opinions she has are not always correct. Prior to her relations with Mr. Darcy, Elizabeth is a young woman who sees little point in marrying if she does not find a man whom will bring her happiness in life. This provides a foundation from which she can change, placing her in an ideal position to change in response to the

In Jane Austen’s novel, Pride and Prejudice, Mrs. Bennet, the mother of the protagonist, Elizabeth, is generally portrayed as a buffoon who is an adversary for he daughter that is trying to force her into a marriage she does not want. One may wonder how she can be justified in any way, considering that she is known to embarrass her family members and behave idiotically. However, in the time period they live in, a marriage is necessary for all of the family to avoid a terrible fate. Mrs. Bennet, while often behaving improperly, does try to do the best for her daughters based on the world she lives in.

The initial meeting of Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet is set in a public ball. The Bennet family is there to meet the very talked about new tenant, Mr. Bingley, who is accompanied by his dear friend Mr. Darcy. As the ball progresses you see the spark between Mr. Bingley and Elizabeth’s older sister Jane progress. The meeting between Darcy and Elizabeth doesn’t go as smoothly. Elizabeth overhears Darcy and Bingley discussing Jane and her beauty, Darcy offers his opinion of Jane and goes on to describe Elizabeth and is very callous towards her. Elizabeth becomes taciturn towards Darcy and pays him no thought other than occasionally handing out a witty comment.

Because of her understanding of who Darcy is, Elizabeth more than happily refuses Darcy proposal for marriage. She says to Darcy," Had not my own feelings decided against you, had they been indifferent, or had they even been favorable, do you think that my consideration would tempt me to accept the man, who has been the means of ruining, perhaps forever, the happiness of a most beloved sister"...I have every reason in the old to think ill of you? (173)" Elizabeth finds out Darcy was not the dreadful man Wickham made him out to be. In essence of her new understanding for Darcy, Elizabeth begins to ease up on Darcy by not being as harsh and cruel to him as she previously had been. She finds out from her aunt, Darcy was the man who spared her family shame, to their name by paying off Wickham to marry Lydia. For this Elizabeth is truly grateful and thanks Darcy for what good he has done for her family. Elizabeth says to Darcy,."..I can no longer help thanking you for your unexampled kindness to my poor sister. Ever since I have none it, I have been most anxious to acknowledge to you how grateful I feel it. Were it known the rest of my family, I should not have merely my gratitude to express. (330)" Elizabeth begins to love Darcy for what he really is.

If she married a man with enough money and respectability, then she could look forward to a comfortable life. If she did not marry, then she was doomed to be homeless and indigent, as there were little to no job options for women at the time. In this time when women were fully dependent on men for survival, Elizabeth still manages to stay true to her beliefs by not being eager to marry. If she is to be married, Elizabeth would want it to be out of “true affection”, which could then grant her much “felicity” (Austen, 75). She would never want to marry a man solely for financial security, as society expects many women to. Elizabeth doesn’t let societal pressures hinder her beliefs on what constitutes a successful, worthwhile marriage. When Mr. Collins proposed to Elizabeth, she confidently turned him down by saying it was “impossible for [her] to do otherwise than to decline” his offer (Austen, 81). She had long decided that Collins was a ridiculous man who she had little respect for. She would not give up her independence to spend the rest of her life with him, even if it would have kept the Bennet property within the family. Declining this opportunity of marriage is rather courageous of Elizabeth because she is risking never being proposed to again, putting her chance for a stable life at risk. The Bennets could only afford a small dowry, which would not attract many suitors. With that in mind, Elizabeth shows her

Outside of their false opinions of each other, Darcy and Elizabeth were faced with a number of other challenges that were either resolved in the letter or because of the impact the letter had. For example, Wickham’s deceit and true character was exposed. That was the first clue that he wasn’t a man of integrity and it foreshadowed his elopement with Elizabeth’s younger sister Lydia. Another example of conflict is Lady Catherine’s attempt to control her nephew. Although these attempts prove to be futile as Darcy acts upon his free will and proposes to Elizabeth, it does appear as an obstacle standing in the way of their eventual love. This is especially true when Lady Catherine herself expresses her disapproval any relationship between her and Darcy. Evidence: “Miss Bennet I am shocked and astonished. I expected to find a more reasonable young woman. But do not deceive yourself into a belief that I will ever recede. I shall not go away till you have given me the assurance I require”. These instances and many more are examples of how Darcy’s letter changed the course of the novel in addition to influencing main