Fitzwilliam Darcy

Research Paper: Pride and Prejudice In the satirical social commentary novel Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen, the characters of Elizabeth Bennet, Lydia Bennet, Mr. Darcy, and Mr. Wickham are products of their society’s traditional, hierarchical construct, however Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy reject this aspect of their nurture, and they embrace their true nature. Pride and Prejudice was published in 1813, by Jane Austen, who wrote the novel as she came of age. The novel takes place in the…

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…

Life long efforts only lead to success so big. Such successes are then loved and cherished by people from all over the globe. These masterpieces were left in the form of a series of written treasures that are still vividly alive in the hearts of the reader. Jane Austen, a woman who expressed writing in such a way that created, left and till date leaves the reader in the midst of a magical aura. She is known to publish the Holy Bible of romance. From subliminal messages in her dialogues to…

than her sisters” (Pride and Prejudice. pg 2) and wants Elizabeth to be set up with Mr. Bingley. It is also shown to have a sense of wit when it is claimed “She is a reader and has no pleasure in anything else” (Austen. pg 27). This is one reason Mr. Darcy takes so much interest in her is because she is not like most girls in the sense she cares about frivolous things, but rather is interested in things of greater importance. She not afraid to stand up for herself with her witty comebacks, which…

is very obvious, with Darcy originally looking down the Bennetts as the girls would have no money or property after their fathers death, as well as Darcy percieving the Bennets to be not of his class, ill mannered and unaccomplished. There is no doubt that Darcy looked down upon the Bennets, and it was so much so that he convinced Bingly to not propose to Jane, and although there were other reasons as well the aforementioned was the untobtdly the driving factor behind Darcies prejudice. Later on…

Sometimes wealth consumes a person’s life, not just physically but mentally as well. For those that are weak minded, wealth is capable of lowering standards, forgetting morals and losing sight of the bigger picture. For 18th century woman wealth was the main goal reached only through marriage. With wealth came privilege, credibility and even stability. All things that weren’t guaranteed without a marriage proposal given by a prosperous man. Marriages during this time were considered based on…

The pivotal moment in the story occurs when Elizabeth receives the letter from Mr. Darcy. That letter changes the course of the story and it changes who Elizabeth is as a person. Two matters of importance are included in the letter. However, it is Elizabeth’s reaction to the letter that is the most important. Elizabeth learns she misjudged…

Collins, marries for money. Elizabeth Bennet and her beautiful sister Jane both marry Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley respectively out of love, not for their money or their status, and their wild promiscuous sister Lydia unfortunately hastily married the "man of her dreams" out of lust. Through the description of these three types of marriages, Jane…

Jane Austen presents changes in social status through marriage in Pride and Prejudice. Towards the beginning of the story, Mr. Darcy states, “it must very materially lessen their chance of marrying men of any consideration in the world…” when he discusses the Bennet sisters with other people of high status (Austen 37). Mr. Darcy’s statement shows the small possibility of a girl of lower status marrying a man of a high status and wealth. During the nineteenth century, nearly all women of any…

He is a gambler and a liar but his charming looks win the girls over while they look past his flaws. Mr.Wickham is attracted to Jane Bennet ,the eldest sister, of the Bennet family but Mr. Darcy convinces him otherwise. With Mr.Darcy convincing him otherwise instead of Mr.Wickham being attracted to the oldest sister he is now attracted to the youngest sister Lydia Bennet. Mr.Wickham manners are there simply “to be a gentleman, then he is inherently…