Pride and Prejedice character
In Jane Austin's novel, Pride and Prejudice, the character portrayed by Mr Darcy embodies many of the values, personality traits, manners, and attitudes that were considered admirable in the period in which novel was set. Initially, his character is decided as proud with a cold demeanour and had he not been rich, hardly worth being acquainted with. Elizabeth's re evaluation of his character later on in the novel, reveals the generosity, respect and dignity that the reader comes to know of Mr Darcy. By comparing Mr Darcy with a comic character such as Mr Collins the reader develops an awareness of the admirable qualities possessed by a man in the eighteenth century. Mr Collins is a self important, tiresome character in whom the reader feels no pity. His absurd attitudes towards love and life can not be likened to our own.Mr Darcy's cold manner is evident from the first dance where his strong face of pride disguises his character. His determination to be distant and unreproachable lost the good opinion of the Bennets when he considered it beneath himself to dance. "...at such an assembly as this, it would be insupportable...I am in no humour at present to give consequence to young lad
Through Jane Austin's use of direct and indirect reporting of character thoughts and emotions the reader may analyse the positive and negative values and attitudes that each character possesses. Although Darcy may not say his feelings aloud we are continually kept up to date with the complexity of his character through his thoughts, letters and comments. Similar techniques are used to give a negative effect on Mr Collins. Vast amounts of dialogue are used by Mr Collins displaying that even conventional and admirable manners do not always make up for other more obvious character flaws. His proposals to Elizabeth were a prime example. "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife" (p1) Both Mr Darcy and Mr Collins develop their values and attitudes extensively throughout the novel. Elizabeth's re evaluation of Mr Darcy begins from the moment she sees Pemberley on the hill. "It was a large and handsome, stone building...in front, a stream of some natural importance was swelled into greater...Elizabeth was delighted." We first learn about Mr Darcy's true amiable character through Mrs Reynolds, Darcy's housekeeper. "He is the best landlord and the best master" "If I was to go through the world, I could not meet with a better." The depth of Mr Darcy's generosity is shown in his kindness to Lydia and Wickhom
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Approximate Word count = 933
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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