George Wickham tries to run away with Georgiana Darcy because he wants to marry her for her substantial dowry. He plans to elope and take the money with him, without any intention of a legitimate marriage. Wickham is motivated by greed and deception in this attempt.
Mr. Darcy and George Wickham are characters in Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice." Their relationship is fraught with tension and animosity due to Wickham's dishonesty and betrayal towards Darcy and the misunderstandings that arise between them. Wickham's actions deepen the initial conflict and contribute to the development of the plot and the characters in the novel.
George Wickham tries to run away with Georgiana Darcy in an attempt to gain control of her substantial inheritance and wealth. He plans to elope with her to Gretna Green in Scotland, where they can get married quickly and he can manipulate her into handing over her fortune. Wickham's actions are driven by his greed and his desire for a comfortable lifestyle without having to work for it.
Mr. Wickham tried to elope with Mr. Darcy's 15 year old sister. Mr. Wickham also squandered away the money he had received from the will of Mr. Darcy's father and he created a plot to marry Georgiana to get her money.
Darcy and Wickham had history. They had been raised together, and Darcy learned to distrust Wickham because of his bad habits, such as gambling. Wickham was to inherit a position on Darcy's estate, but asked to take money instead, which he was given. After he gambled this away, he came back for more, which was refused. He then tried to elope with Darcy's sister, and almost succeeded. In the book, they clearly do not want to be near each other. Wickham tells lies to Elizabeth and others about their connection, and Elizabeth takes sides without close examination of the truth. Later, when Darcy has reason to defend his honor on the subject, he sets the record straight, convincing Elizabeth of the truth. When Wickham elopes with Elizabeth's sister, Lydia, Darcy hunts them down and bribes Wickham to marry her for the sake of the honor of the family, to ease Elizabeth's pain on the subject. This is expensive, as it means purchasing an army commission, paying off Wickham's debts, and providing some amount of cash.
Mr. Darcy and Mr. Wickham hate each other. They grew up together, and when Darcy's father died, Wickham took advantage of the inheiritance he received from Darcy's father, and gambled it all away. When he was denied more money from Darcy, he attempted to swoon Darcy's little sister into marriage, so as to receive her inheiritance. When Darcy wouldn't allow it, he left and never talked to them again. Until their run in with the Bennet women.
Ludia was fascinated and charmed by Mr Wickham and he was filled with desire and he convinced her to go away with him and get married without Mr and Mrs bennet's permission but Mr Darcy went after him and he caught them and convinced Mr Wickham to marry Lydia by paying him. So Mr Darcy was the reason of them getting married because he remembered what happened with his sister and Mr Wickham
Darcy makes Wickham agree to marry Lydia. He repays a large chunk of Wickham's debts but arranges for Mr. Bennett to pay the debts to the shopkeepers in Meryton. Darcy also pays someone money so that Wickham can get out of the volunteer militia regiment he had joined that put him in contact with the Bennett sisters. He then enters the regular army and is stationed in the north of England, away from Hertfordshire. Finally, because Wickham has no annual income and no money Lydia to inherit should he die before her, Mr. Bennett has to agree that Lydia will still get the 1/5 of Mr. Bennett's estate after his death. Mr. Bennett is also asked to provide her an annual personal income of 100 pounds/year (a tiny amount, really) for her living expenses.
Mr Darcy did not give a letter to Jane. He did give a letter to Elizabeth the morning after he proposed and she rejected him. The purpose of the letter was to defend himself against accusations she brought against him when she declined his proposal.
Elizabeth still doesn't like him (she still thinks he's proud and a bad person for taking away Wickham's living) but she can't exactly yell at him or publicly make a scene.
She eloped with Mr. Wickham, which is a great shame and disgrace. Mr. Darcy, as Elizabeth finds out later, had much to do in fixing it and making it a proper wedding....which of course makes Elizabeth's respects for him elevate.
After Elizabeth and Darcy marry, they move to Pemberley, and Kitty joins them there. Jane and Bingley buy an estate about thirty miles away. Lydia and Wickham stay together, but lose affection for each other. Mary stays home with her mother.
The conflict was solved after the letter which Darcy wrote to Elizabeth. It was only after reading the letter that Elizabeth started to realise her misjudgement and started to reflect and changed her opinion of Darcy. Elizabeth was able to forget about her initial prejudice of Darcy and see things from another point of view. Darcy's willingness to ditch his pride also contributed to the improvement in their relationship.