Darcy is proud of his family. He believes Elizabeth's family is not as good as his own, in some undefined way. He is proud, but he is also prejudiced. He tries very hard not to fall in love with her, but he cannot. Aside from being pretty, lively, and charming, she may be the only woman he has ever met who is unimpressed by his money. He makes his reservations about her very clear when he proposes in Hunsford, and feels wounded by the rejection he receives. So he writes Elizabeth the famous letter.
We do not know much about Darcy's thoughts between then and the time he meets Elizabeth at Pemberley. I imagine he must have compared the vulgarity of Mrs. Bennet with the bad manners of his own aunt, Lady Catherine. Certainly, we can understand that he would have had the inferiority of Elizabeth's family reinforced by the news of Lydia's elopement. But in fact, he must have understood that, as much as the elopement damaged the reputation of the Bennets, his own family only missed the exact same disgrace by chance. In the end, when he says he is still in love with Elizabeth, included in the dialog are his words, "your family, much as I respect them..."
As for Elizabeth, she has always been proud of her own ability to judge others, and her prejudice against Darcy is partly based on this pride. Her disgust of Darcy only increases until his proposal, and the letter he writes after being rejected. She then begins to realize that she has misjudged him. In the subsequent events, she realizes that Darcy is not who she had thought. What she had thought was pride was clearly something else. Darcy's sister is found to be shy, rather than proud, and we might wonder whether Darcy, himself, was not shy also.
After Lydia's elopement, Elizabeth is mortified to find that Darcy had actually found Lydia and Wickham, and had attended the wedding. She realizes what disgust he must have felt at having to do this. She believes he has every reason not to want to see her again, and finally understands, at a point where she thinks all his love of her must be gone, that she is in love with him. Her understanding is made complete when she is told that he found Lydia and got Wickham to marry her for her own sake, despite the fact that he did not believe she would ever marry him.
Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy dance to a minuet in the novel Pride and Prejudice.
Darcy's letter to Elizabeth in Pride and Prejudice is written in Chapter 35.
Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet star in the book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Mr. Darcy marries Elizabeth Bennet in the end.
I think only to a degree. In the end, both characters share in this theme but in different ways. Darcy is proud because of his position in society, and that leads him to scorn anyone outside of his social class at the start. Critic A. Walton Litz commented: "in Pride and Prejudice one cannot equate Darcy with Pride, or Elizabeth with Prejudice; Darcy's pride of place is founded on social prejudice, while Elizabeth's initial prejudice against him is rooted in pride of her own quick perceptions." So Darcy is proud of his position because of social prejudice. Elizabeth at first had prejudice against him because she was proud of her own judgement.
Both Elizabeth and Darcy must overcome their prejudice and pride to see past their initial impressions of each other. Through self-awareness and personal growth, they are able to recognize their faults and ultimately come together in a harmonious relationship based on mutual respect and understanding.
In "Pride and Prejudice," character development occurs primarily in Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. Elizabeth learns to overcome her initial prejudices and pride, while Mr. Darcy learns humility and the importance of love and respect. Their interactions and experiences throughout the novel shape their growth and lead to a deeper understanding of themselves and each other.
The heroine in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice is Elizabeth Bennet. She is a strong-willed and independent woman who challenges societal norms and ultimately finds love and happiness with Mr. Darcy.
Darcy is mainly the proud character, however we see some of it in Elizabeth at the beginning when she is hurt by Darcy's comment, as if she wasn't proud it wouldn't have affected her. And Prejudice can be seen in her as she counts everything Darcy does as faults as she is blinded by her prejudice...
In "Pride and Prejudice," pride and prejudice influence the characters' relationships and decisions by causing misunderstandings, conflicts, and obstacles to love. Characters like Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet must overcome their own pride and prejudices to find happiness and understanding in their relationships.
"Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen ends with the marriage of the main characters, Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. The novel concludes with their happily ever after as they overcome societal expectations and personal growth to find love and happiness together.
Yes, in Jane Austen's novel "Pride and Prejudice," Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy do end up together. They overcome their initial misunderstandings and prejudices to realize their love for each other and eventually get married.