How Did Mr Darcy's Decline

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Pride and Prejudice reached a peak when Mr. Darcy proposed to Elizabeth for the first time. When Elizabeth turned him down, she listed the reasons why she declined him. These reasons included his terrible treatment of Mr. Wickham and his taking Mr. Bingley away from Jane. Because of the false claims against him, Mr. Darcy wrote Elizabeth a letter, telling her the unsavory nature of Mr. Wickham’s character. Mr. Wickham was a man who amassed debt by spending recklessly, and Mr. Darcy had not treated him unfairly. In addition, Mr. Darcy admitted that he took Mr. Bingley away from Jane because he felt that she did not show enough emotion towards his dear friend. The letter eased Elizabeth’s spirits, for she realized that Mr. Darcy was not as malicious and proud as she originally believed. Then, Mr. Darcy assisted Elizabeth and her family by helping to resolve Lydia’s elopement with Mr. Wickham and by persuading Mr. Bingley to return to Netherfield, resulting in the marriage of Mr. Bingley and Jane. Later, after Elizabeth had begun to understand Mr. Darcy’s …show more content…
Darcy. These marriages were made possible because Mr. Darcy helped to create them. Mr. Darcy overcoming his pride allowed him to love Elizabeth for who she was rather than turning away from her due to her social connections. In addition, Elizabeth was able to overcome her prejudice when she began to examine the truth behind Mr. Darcy’s actions, and accept his actual character rather than her first impression. This ending was vital to the book, for it displayed the importance of overcoming pride and prejudice in a relationship. The conclusion of the book displayed how drastically Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth changed after overcoming their pride and prejudice. Pride and Prejudice ended in a satisfactory manner, but conveyed a very important message: once the issues of pride and prejudice are overcome, a relationship can flourish and blossom as if it is a flower in the

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