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PrideandprejudiceIbelievethatwewerequitefamiliarwiththemaincharactersafterwefinishedthefirstvolume.TheirimagesaresovividthatIalmostthinkIamoneoftheminthestory.Toillustrate,whatimpressedmemostareJane’sreservedcharacter,Mr.Bingley’sgentlemanner,Elizabeth’sintelligence,attractionandwittywordsandMr.Darcy’sapparentandexcessivepride.ThefirstvolumeendedwithMr.Darcy’sstrongaffectiontoElizabeth,Elizabeth’sdisliketoMr.DarcyandadmirationtoWickham,thedepartureofMr.BingleyandthemarriageofMr.CollinsandCharlotte.ThenIbeganthesecondvolumewiththefollowingquestions:whydidMr.BingleyleaveJaneagainsthiswillingness?WillMr.DarcyshowElizabethhistruefeelingsdespitehispride?Howdidtheyrecognizetheirownshortcomingsintheircharacters?ThenarrativeopenswithaletterwrittenbyMissBingleyfromLondonwhichexplainedthereasonofleavingNetherfieldsourgentlyandthedecisionofspendingthewholewinterinLondon.JanealmostbrokedownatthefactthatMr.Bingleydevastatedher.Thisbadnewscasta shadowoverthefamily.ToMrs.Bennet’sdelight,theGardinerscalledin.Duringtheirvisit,Mrs.Gardiner,afterlisteningJane’slovestory,suggestedthatJaneshouldcometoLondoninordertochangeanewenvironmentwhichwasgoodforhertomoveon.ElizabethwasapprovalofhersuggestionbecauseshewhishedhersisterwouldseeMr.Bingleyagain.Mrs.GardineralsofeltworriedatthetruththatElizabethandWickhammightbefascinatedbyeachother,soshehadaconversationwithElizabethandseriouslyadvisedhernottofallinginlovewithWickhamwhowereinsuchpoor.AsElizabeth’swishes,theCollinsheldtheirweddingsandJanedepartedwiththeGardinersAfterseveralmonths,ElizabethwenttoHansfordwhichgaveherachancetovisithersisterinLondon.Toherrelief,JanewasstillbeautifulandhealthyalthoughshesawneitherMissBingleynorMr.Bingley.ShewaswellwelcomedbytheCollinsandsoonfrequentlyinvitedtodineatRosingswhereLadyCatharine,turnedouttobeMr.Collins’spatronessandMr.Darcy’aunt,andherdaughterMissdeBourgh,designatedtomarryMr.Darcy, live.LaterMr.DarcywithhiscousinColonelFitzwilliamcameovertospendEasterday.Beginningwithquitecivilgreetings,theythenhadmanyacquaintances.Mr.DarcyrangthebelltopayavisitwhenElizabethwasathomealone.Theytalkedaboutmarriageintheirownperspectives,showingtheirdifferentvalues.Tocharlotte,thefrequencyofMr.Darcy’svisitwasabsolutelyasignofhisloveforElizabeth.ButElizabethfeltridiculousandtreatthejudgmentofCharlotteasafunnyjoke.Oneday,ElizabethcameacrossFitzwilliaminthepark.Duringtheirconversations,FitzwilliamunconsciouslyusedexamplestoshowMr.Darcy’sgreatcareandloyaltytohisfriend.BeingtoldthatMr.Darcyattemptedtostepinhisfriend’srelationshipwithagirlwhohadsomeverystrongobjectionsandMr.DarcywasthemainculpritofMr.Bingley’sdepartureandhersister’sheartbroken,Elizabethwasspeechlesswithrageandregardedhisbehaviorsasinglorious.ThuswhenMr.Darcyunexpectedandsurprisinglyshowedupinherroomandconfessedhisdeeploveandattractionforherwhichhecouldnolongercontrol,sherefusedhisproposaldirectlywithastonishmentandrationality.Even whenhewasmakingaproposaltoagirlheloved,Mr.Darcystillactedproudly,arrogantlyanddisgustingly.Hetalkedhisloveandshowedhisheartedbyemphasizingherinferiorityineveryaspectslikefamilyandhisgreatnessanduneasinesstopersuadehimselftobreakallthesocialrules.ElizabethrefusedhimnotonlybecauseofhispretentiousandinsolentwordsbutalsobecauseofhisignobleinvolvementandbehaviorstobothWickhamandMr.Bingley.Sheaccusedhimofhisunforgivabledeedsinafuryandendedheraccusationwithanassertionthatshewouldnotmarryhim.Mr.Darcywasalsoamazedatheranswersandthenquicklyleftherroom.Aftertheproposal,Elizabethcalmeddownandfelteverythingunbelievable.ShetriedtokeepawayfromMr.Darcyinordertoavoidunnecessaryembarrassment.ButMr.Darcyfoundherandgaveheralettertoexplainwhatshehadaccusedhimof.Atthefirst,headmittedthatheinvolvedinthebreakupofhersisterandMr.Bingleybecausehethoughthersisterdidn’tloveMr.BingleyasMr.Bingleylovedher.AndhethoughtherfamilymemberwereuncouthwhichwouldputMr.Bingleyintroubleinthefuture.Secondly,he justifiedhimselfintermsofWickham.WhathappenedinthepastbetweenthemwasexactlytheoppositeofwhatWickhamhadtoldher.Inhisdescription,itwasWickhamthatturneddownwhatMr.Darcyofferedhim;itwasalsoWickhamthatsquanderedallmoneybygamblinganddrinkingalcoholandwantedMissDarcy’smoneygreedilybydeceivingherintomarryinghimsecretly.Wickhamwassuchanevilmanwhofooledeveryone.Afterreadingthisletter,ElizabethwasforcedherselftoregardasanotherlieofMr.Darcy,butshesoonfoundthateverythinghesaidwasrational.Hersisterwassoreservedandshenevershowedhertruefeelingseventoherdearsister,soitwasnowanderMr.DarcytoreckonthatJanedidn’tlovehisfriend.AlsoWickham’spursuittoMissKingseemedtoindicatethatwhathepursuedwasnotayoung,brilliantgirlbutthemoneyshehad.Elizabeth,previouslyheldstrongdisliketoMr.DarcyandstrongaffectiontoWickham,wasforcedtoadmitMr.Darcy’sobservationandreflectonherselfaboutwhethershehadmisjudgepeople.ItwasthefirsttimethatElizabethrealizedherprejudiceinjudgingpeople.WhenElizabethandJanefinallywenthome, theirfamilieswereingreathappiness.Althoughworryingabouthersister,Elizabethcan’thelptellinghersisteraboutMr.Darcy’sproposal.whenshemetWickhamagain,shequestionedhiminobviousdespiseanddisgustwhichmadeWickhamrestless.