Darcy's External Forces

Why do people’s actions differ from their personality? People control what they do, but that is partly incorrect. Every decision people make have external and internal forces persuading them to act or say certain things. Pride and Prejudice is a book written by Jane Austen. The book was later created into a movie and a short mini series. The mini series clearing shows the influence of external and internal forces on actions and decisions. Pride and Prejudice is an excellent example of how external and internal actions influence people’s actions and decision through the characters Elizabeth, Darcy, and Wickham. Elizabeth, Lizzy, is a very independent and strong person. She knows what she wants and does not take less, even if it is more socially …show more content…
Darcy is a very kind, and lovely person, which completely influence his actions and decisions. Darcy has pride and is very caring, which lead him to protect his sister from Wickham. He did not want his family’s name to be put into jeopardy, and wanted his sister to find a good, real man. Furthermore, he is a kind, which influences him not to spill out everything he knows about Wickham. Darcy does not want to create a scene, in fact, all he wants is to keep the people important to him safe. Additionally, Darcy agreed to pay off Wickham’s debt if he married Lydia. He did this because of the internal force of love. He did not want Lizzy’s whole family’s name to be destroyed because of Wickham, so he payed off his debt. Despite Wickham’s actions Darcy’s internal forces kept him quiet; however the external forces caused the opposite to happen. Darcy learned all the lies Lizzy believed about him when he proposed. In fact, Lizzy exploding on him caused him to reveal the truth about Wickham. Moreover, it exposed Wickham, and allowed Lizzy to start seeing Darcy as who he truly is. Speaking of Wickham, he also has internal and external forces driving his