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Classic Love Character Analysis

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A Classic Love Story: How Two Entirely Different Individuals Become Soul Mates How would it feel to forego all sense of conformity within a society to have a relationship with a loved one? Or how is it possible that one could project their feelings towards another as disgust, only later to reveal them as love? In Jane Austen’s love story Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy are portrayed as experiencing this exact struggle. The pair finds a way to challenge specific reputations they are expected to uphold within their alternative social classes so they can ultimately be with each other in the future. Throughout the novel Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen draws a connection among the frequent aspects of prejudice, social order, …show more content…

Darcy constructs a barrier between the two, which results in feelings of absolute temptation and anger. Thus, they can see each other’s love much easier than earlier in the novel. Elizabeth is portrayed as coming from a family that is inferior in rank; they inherit this stereotype through aspects of wealth, property, and marriage. On the other hand, Mr. Darcy has a social ranking of complete superiority within the society; he comes from a family that has the highest of standards among those three similar aspects of the Bennet family. In Pride and Prejudice, Austen creates a society that discriminates Elizabeth with her decision to marry Mr. Darcy. Specifically, this is seen through Lady Catherine de Bourgh, Mr. Darcy’s aunt, as she states to Elizabeth, “You have no regard, then, for the honour and …show more content…

Darcy. Through Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy’s prejudicial personalities, they experience a change in heart for the other person by realizing their own flaws. Additionally, the different social classes between Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy greatly contribute to their relationship; Elizabeth is often discriminated for her association with Mr. Darcy, and as a result, she becomes aware of how much she loves Mr. Darcy due to her defensive reactions to offensive comments. Lastly, Elizabeth’s stubborn attitude to challenge the specific behavior of women during the time only attracts Mr. Darcy to her even more; this factor essentially challenges and changes his own character. Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is an example of a classic love story showing how love can overcome all boundaries between any two people. No matter how complicated the circumstances are, Austen reassures the audience love will always be the victor in the

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