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MR DARCY
- KEY QUOTES
- He 'drew the
attention of the
room by his fine, tall
person, handsome
features, noble
mien: and the
report...of his
having ten thousand
a year.'
- Darcy
commands
attention
with
his
good
looks,
distinguished
manner
and
wealth.
- 'the proudest,
most
disagreeable
man in the
world'.
- His silence and
superior manner can
give offence
- Elizabeth
'attracted him
more than he
liked'.
- He is strongly attracted
to Elizabeth but aware
of the difference in
their social status.
- 'He is the best landlord, and the
best master...that ever lived...Some
people call him proud: but I am
sure I never saw anything of it.'
- His housekeeper, Mrs Reynolds,
gives a different perspective on
her employer.
- 'His complexion
became pale with
anger, and the
disturbance of his
mind was visible in
every feature
- Darcy is self controlled and often
silent. Austen frequently uses
description of body language to
suggest his hidden feelings.
- ROLE IN THE NOVEL
- Mr Darcy is a rich landowner who
has a higher social status than
any other character in the novel.
He is the nephew of Lady
Catherine de Bourgh and is the
novel's hero.
- He first appears with
his friend Bingley at
a public ball in
Meryton.
- He becomes
attached to
Elizabeth while
she is visiting
Jane at
Netherfield
- He reappears when Elizabeth is
visiting her friend Charlotte in Kent;
asks Elizabeth to marry him but
rejects him.
- He welcomes
Elizabeth and
the Gardiners at
his country
estate, Pemberly
- He rescues Lydia from
disgrace by arranging a
regimental post for
Wickham and paying his
debts
- He eventually returns
to Longbourn,
proposes to Elizabeth
again and is accepted.