Elizabeth believes that Mr. Darcy is very proud and vain. He doesn't care about the feelings of others, just himself and his family.
Mr Darcy is very proud, and does not want to admit his feelings for Lizzy, and she does the same. Also, Mr Darcy's aunt is extrememly opposed to their marriage, as she has arranged nuptials between her daughter, Anne, and Mr Darcy when they were children. Add to this the fact that Lizzy is of quite low birth compared to Fitzwilliam Darcy and you have a cocktail of awkwardness.
Not enough to tempt Lizzy (at least not for a while).
Darcy was played by Matthew Macfadyen, opposite Keirra Knightly as Lizzy, in the 2005 version of Pride and Prejudice.
The first party they both attended was the assembly ball in Meryton.
George Wickham claimed that Mr. Darcy had unfairly denied him his rightful inheritance and treated him very badly, leading Wickham to resent and dislike Darcy. Wickham painted Darcy as an arrogant and selfish individual who had wronged him.
Lizzy writes to Mrs. Gardner to find out why Darcy was at Lydia's wedding. Mrs. Gardner is surprised by the question, since she thought Darcy and Lizzy were in love and secretly in communication about the whole thing (this is not explicit, but implied in the novel). She writes to tell Lizzy that Darcy had searched London for Wickham and Lydia, and found them. Darcy had negotiated a marriage deal with Wickham, under the terms of which Wickham would marry Lydia in exchange for having his debts paid and getting a commission in the army bought for him. Darcy also provided the money and arranged the wedding, at which Darcy was best man.
Lizzy is prejudiced against Darcy, and she is prejudiced in favor of Wickham. Her first contact with Darcy includes overhearing something he says about her in an unguarded moment, and it colors her entire attitude toward him. It is only when she reads his letter at Hunsford that she realizes the evidence that Wickham is untruthful has been in front of her all along. It takes Darcy's finding Lydia and arranging her marriage for Lizzy to see his goodness.
The book ends with a chapter telling what happens to all the main people. Lizzy and Darcy marry, Jane and Bingley move to an estate about thirty miles away. Lady Catherine refuses to have anything to do with them until Lizzy talks Darcy into writing he. Lydia asks for favors. Mr. Bennet likes to visit Pemberley when he is not expected. And so it goes on. The movies generally end with the marriage between Lizzy and Darcy, or possibly a brief scene showing their happy marriage state.
Similarities: Both relationships involve strong-willed, independent-minded women who initially clash with their wealthy and proud suitors. Both couples navigate societal expectations and obstacles in order to be together. Differences: Jane and Rochester's relationship is more tumultuous due to Rochester's dark secret, while Lizzy and Darcy's relationship is characterized by misunderstandings and pride. Additionally, Jane and Rochester come from different social backgrounds, whereas Lizzy and Darcy are both from the same social class.
Lydia is the character most inclined to romance. But I think Lizzy and Darcy are the characters readers are most likely to romanticise about.
This happens very early on in both the 1995 miniseries and the 2005 movie. But there is only one place I can find in the book where anything close to this is done is very late. When Lizzy tells Jane she will marry Darcy, Jane says, "Oh, Lizzy! do anything rather than marry without affection." This is in Chapter 59, or Chapter XVII of Volume III, depending on the edition. It is not a conversation on that subject, of course, but on Lizzy marrying. Of course, there is also the famous discussion early on between Lizzy and Charlotte Lucas. This is in Chapter 6.
The cast of One Last Question - 2010 includes: Darcy Fowler as April Lizzy Plimpton as Cynthia