Pride
Elizabeth Bennet is the protagonist, a witty and outgoing the second of five daughters of Mr. & Mrs. Bennet. Mr. Charles Bingley rents a home, Netherfield Park, nearby. Mrs. Bennet gets herself to do introductions for her daughters. Elizabeth's oldest sister Jane is kind and trusting and falls in love with Bingley at the public ball. His wealthy Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy ignores Elizabeth and the other local women at the ball distancing them by his rudeness and this becomes the subject of discussion. He starts to like Elizabeth and asks him to dance but she refuses to dance with him. Jane visits the Bingley's walking in the rain and catches a cold. Elizabeth walks over to nurse her; amazing Darcy with her caring nature and intelligence. There is discussion about what it means for a woman to be educated and to be accomplished. Elizabeth is considered disapproving by Bingley's sisters Mrs. Louisa Bingley Hurst and Miss Caroline Bingley. They were hoping to later to fix Bingley up instead with Darcy's sister Georgiana and to pair herself up with Darcy. Elizabeth keeps to herself when speaking with the Bingley's and Darcy keeps quiet about country people, poetry, friendship, reading, pride.
Elizabeth learns in a letter that the irresponsible Lydia has run off with Wickham. She urgently returns home to Longbourne. After a long painful period of uncertainty and general humiliation, the family learns from Mr. Gardiner that they have been located and that Wickham has agreed to marry her for a small monetary consideration. The wayward couple arrives for a cheerful visit; oblivious to the pain they have caused the family. Elizabeth learns that Darcy attended their wedding and soon it becomes apparent that Darcy in fact found the couple and has bribed Wickham to marry Lydia to prevent shame to the family and preserve her respectability. The Gardiners take Elizabeth on a tour, originally intending to go to the Lake country, but deciding instead to got no farther than Derbyshire-- there they decide to visit Darcy's estate Pemberley near Lambton. She finds Darcy well spoken of by his servants and is soon embarrassed to encounter him unexpectedly-- he treats them all with great hospitality. He introduces her to his shy sister Georgiana. Miss Bingley again does all she can to dissuade Darcy from favoring Elizabeth. Darcy visits the church house a lot and Charlotte wonders if he has fallen in love with Elizabeth. But they still are cool to each other. Elizabeth hears from Fitzwilliam that Darcy caused Bingley to stop going after Jane. Bingley and Darcy arrive to visit the Bennets. Bingley warms back up to Jane and eventually proposes marriage, bringing new joy to the household. Lady Catherine arrives to deman
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Approximate Word count = 1035
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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