The Bennet family consists of five single girls, Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Kitty, and Lydia, an impassioned mother who wishes to marry off all of her daughters, and an intellectual father who spends his time alone in the library. Jane Austen’s beloved book concentrates on reputation and class as the protagonist, Elizabeth Bennet, explores the society of the higher class in 19th century England.
When the news that Charles Bingley, a wealthy young bachelor, has just moved into the Netherfield estate, the Bennet women become interested in meeting him and send Mr. Bennet to go meet the young man. Shortly after, the girls are invited to a ball where Mr. Bingley is present and he instantly …show more content…
One afternoon he decides to propose to Elizabeth and she quickly lets him know that she thinks he is the most arrogant and pompous man she’s ever encountered and turns him down. Darcy storms away but returns a few days later to give Elizabeth a letter in which he explains that he encouraged Bingley to break off his connections with Jane as he thought that Jane was not serious about their blooming relationship. He also explains that Wickham had tried to elope with his younger sister, Georgiana, and that he was notorious for executing numerous stunts of this nature. The letter causes Elizabeth to change her opinion of Darcy and soften towards him and act rancorous towards …show more content…
She is awed when the group comes across Darcy in the gardens and he is polite and charming. Nevertheless, her happiness is inhibited when she receives a letter from home conveying the news that Lydia has eloped with Wickham and the couple cannot be found. In a state of frenzy, Elizabeth rushes home and her uncle and Darcy go on the hunt for the two witless youths and find them in London. Uncle Gardiner sends a letter letting them know that Wickham has agreed to marry Lydia in exchange for a large sum of money and Elizabeth discovers Darcy was the one that saved her family’s honor and paid off all of Wickham’s various