As a female writer, as a lifelong unmarried writer with only one love experience, the protagonists in Austen's works are mostly women. Their characters are changeable and full of flesh and blood, which is related to the writer's experience and also shows the seriousness of the writer's writing attitude. In contrast, the male image is thinner, and so is Darcy, except for arrogance.
Darcy is not as rogue and cynical as Barrett (the hero of Gone with the Wind), nor as twisted as Heathcliff (the hero of Wuthering Heights). The purpose of his life is revenge. He obviously loved Catherine, but he hurt her. "I won't say a word of comfort to you, you deserve it. You killed yourself. " [10] Is this what people say when the person they like is dying? Is this still a person? It is much more comfortable to look back at Darcy. His love for Elizabeth is constant, even if it is not so romantic, it can touch people's hearts.
It is much more interesting to see his arrogance towards Elizabeth. Because of their different personalities, some extroverts can blend in with strangers in a short time. But some people are introverted and don't like talking to strangers. Darcy belongs to the latter. Unfortunately, in addition, he was born in a rich family, with huge wealth and influence in various fields. Especially when he dances well, but there are few male guests and many female guests, he would rather sit without dancing. Is there no other reason for his arrogance?
When he fell in love with Elizabeth, he didn't express himself according to normal logic. Instead, he listened to Elizabeth's conversation with others. It was obvious that he wanted to ask her to dance, so he had to say, "Don't you want to seize this opportunity to dance a Swiss dance?" This gives people the impression that he invited her instead of him, and the result can be imagined.
If you love others, you should create opportunities to express your love. But Darcy had such an opportunity. How did he do it? They stayed alone for half an hour, but he was so absorbed in reading that he didn't even look at her. At Charlotte's house, he could only take his eyes off her. When he first proposed, he told her his love and his opposition to marrying her. He also thinks that she must be expecting him to propose to her, and she won't refuse. If it is not arrogance, will there be other reasons?
On his attitude towards Weicon, he clearly knew all kinds of bad things about Weicon, but he didn't say it. He thinks people found it after a long time. The same is true when Elizabeth has a crush on Weicon. He wouldn't have said it unless he faced Elizabeth's unreasonable accusations. The arrogance of the nobility almost ruined the happiness of his life.
Perhaps it is because of love that he misunderstood Elizabeth and still loves her as always, so generosity to servants and tenants can only show that he has a love.
Elizabeth's character has experienced falling into prejudice and overcoming prejudice. Like all young girls, she is full of illusions about marriage. Collins' proposal and her friend Charlotte's behavior made her angry that love was desecrated by material interests. When Weiken's elegant manners attracted her, she almost believed that he had all the virtues. It was not until she learned about Weicon's misdeeds that she realized that the infatuation with appearance and the fascination with speech were not inner fit, and love must be based on sincerity.
Darcy's love for Elizabeth has never changed, but he was rejected once and lost confidence in love. Elizabeth rebuffed menstruation's unreasonable demands, rekindled her hopes, proposed again, and finally got her wish.
Elizabeth promised to marry Darcy, not the original Darcy, but a Darcy who got rid of arrogance and treated love sincerely. Not to Darcy, but to love, to the ideal of future happiness. So Elizabeth will marry Darcy even if she is not rich, because they really love each other.