Pride and Prejudice 78

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Escaping the Fog of Pride and Prejudice

The words of the title of Jane Austen's novel, Pride and Prejudice,

shroud the main characters, Elizabeth and Darcy in a fog. The plot of the novel

focuses on how Elizabeth and Darcy escape the fog and find each other. Both

characters must individually recognize their faults and purge them. At the

beginning of the novel, it seems as if the two will never be able to escape the

thick fog. The scene at the Netherfield ball makes the marriage of Elizabeth

and Darcy much more climactic because the pride and prejudice of both increases

The Netherfield ball is the first time Darcy and Elizabeth dance. When

Darcy asks Elizabeth she is so surprised and confused that she says yes to a man

who she is determined to hate. At the Meryton ball she had quickly made a

sketch of Darcy's character. Compared to Jane who "never [sees] a fault in any

body" (11), she doesn't believe only the best in everyone. She is usually right

about people. From simply hearing Mr. Collins' letter, she asks if he is a

sensible man, which he proves not to be. She is precisely perceptive of

At the Meryton ball, Darcy is very reserved. H

against Wikham from Bingley through conversation with Jane. Again, she

Elizabeth does refuse him. Elizabeth is seeking a romantic marriage in which

his pride which won't allow him to marry into Elizabeth's family, which is at a

Elizabeth when Bingley asks him to, saying that Elizabeth is not handsome enough

it and gives Miss Bingley an angry reply. Elizabeth later hears more news

the true nature of both Darcy and Wikham. At the Netherfield ball, it seems

is intent on introducing himself to Darcy, despite Elizabeth's attempts to

In a gentlemanly manner he decides not to insult Wikham, instead he tells her to

Approximate Word count = 1064
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)

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