Mr. Darcy and His Harsh Judgments
“[His] friend Mr. Darcy soon drew the attention of the room by his fine, tall person, handsome features, noble mien, and the report which was in general circulation within five minutes after his entrance, of his having ten thousand a year.[(p.14)]” This was the first impression made of Mr. Darcy in the novel, Pride and Prejudice. This would be one of the first opinions made about his character and others of the book but not the last made in the book either by him or by the other members of the party. One of Austen’s main themes is not passing judgment on others; Darcy and his actions encapsulate that idea greatly within his treatment and thoughts of Elizabeth and her family.
Pride and Prejudice was originally …show more content…
Darcy felt about Lizzy when he enters the book; however, as the book goes on, he starts to understand the small intricacies of her character. You first start to note how his emotions towards her change at the next ball held in which he asks her to dance, but because of what he said she responds curtly that “‘ [she] entreats [them] not to suppose that [she] moved [that] way in order to beg for a partner[,]’” (p.28). Furthermore, the idea continues when Jane had succumbed to illness and Lizzy came running to her aid. Miss Bingley was pestering him about Lizzy by saying, “‘I am afraid, Mr. Darcy,’ [...] ’that this adventure has rather affected your admiration of her fine eyes.’” To which he responds, “‘Not at all,’ [...] ‘they were brightened by the exercise[,]’" (p. 35). You start to note as an uninvolved third party that where he used to see a plain, uninteresting girl, he starts seeing a pretty …show more content…
She became intellectually interesting; this became evident when he proposed to her. To the woman he once despised and criticized so brutally he spoke the words, “‘In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you [,]’” (p.158) when he proposed in the field near Rosings. Clearly, by the way he acted towards her at that point there was no judgment of her; speaking to her in that matter would have been groundless if there still was some. Instead, there was still some towards her family which is what caused her to deny him. She didn’t see "‘why with so evident a desire of offending and insulting [her], [he] chose to tell [her] that [he] liked [her] against [his] will, against [his] reason, and even against [his] character?’” (p. 159). Once he was past his prejudice of her, he had to move past that which he had towards her family and show her that he didn’t still think what he had when he first proposed. Sadly, that prejudice was caused by the judgments he first passed on her family when he first met them. The only one that seemed the least bit becoming was Jane, when they first met; meanwhile, Mrs. and Mr. Bennet as well as the younger girls and Darcy didn’t really get on too well due to his original evaluation of them. So, he was forced to change his original opinions which he wouldn’t have had, had he waited to pass judgment on
“[His] friend Mr. Darcy soon drew the attention of the room by his fine, tall person, handsome features, noble mien, and the report which was in general circulation within five minutes after his entrance, of his having ten thousand a year.[(p.14)]” This was the first impression made of Mr. Darcy in the novel, Pride and Prejudice. This would be one of the first opinions made about his character and others of the book but not the last made in the book either by him or by the other members of the party. One of Austen’s main themes is not passing judgment on others; Darcy and his actions encapsulate that idea greatly within his treatment and thoughts of Elizabeth and her family.
Pride and Prejudice was originally …show more content…
Darcy felt about Lizzy when he enters the book; however, as the book goes on, he starts to understand the small intricacies of her character. You first start to note how his emotions towards her change at the next ball held in which he asks her to dance, but because of what he said she responds curtly that “‘ [she] entreats [them] not to suppose that [she] moved [that] way in order to beg for a partner[,]’” (p.28). Furthermore, the idea continues when Jane had succumbed to illness and Lizzy came running to her aid. Miss Bingley was pestering him about Lizzy by saying, “‘I am afraid, Mr. Darcy,’ [...] ’that this adventure has rather affected your admiration of her fine eyes.’” To which he responds, “‘Not at all,’ [...] ‘they were brightened by the exercise[,]’" (p. 35). You start to note as an uninvolved third party that where he used to see a plain, uninteresting girl, he starts seeing a pretty …show more content…
She became intellectually interesting; this became evident when he proposed to her. To the woman he once despised and criticized so brutally he spoke the words, “‘In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you [,]’” (p.158) when he proposed in the field near Rosings. Clearly, by the way he acted towards her at that point there was no judgment of her; speaking to her in that matter would have been groundless if there still was some. Instead, there was still some towards her family which is what caused her to deny him. She didn’t see "‘why with so evident a desire of offending and insulting [her], [he] chose to tell [her] that [he] liked [her] against [his] will, against [his] reason, and even against [his] character?’” (p. 159). Once he was past his prejudice of her, he had to move past that which he had towards her family and show her that he didn’t still think what he had when he first proposed. Sadly, that prejudice was caused by the judgments he first passed on her family when he first met them. The only one that seemed the least bit becoming was Jane, when they first met; meanwhile, Mrs. and Mr. Bennet as well as the younger girls and Darcy didn’t really get on too well due to his original evaluation of them. So, he was forced to change his original opinions which he wouldn’t have had, had he waited to pass judgment on