Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Pride and Prejudice

Oh, no! After Elizabeth heard the story by Mr. William, she didn't come to Mr. Darcy to search for his explanation. Instead, she listened to Mr. Bingely's speech about why Mr. Darcy stopped the marriage of Mr. William when they were sitting together in the church. It made Elizabeth more convinced that Mr. Darcy was a man of arrogance and snobbery. Mr. Bingely said that he stopped this marriage since the bride's side was unrich and didn't have the same social status as Mr. William. It was for Mr. William's good. Finally, Mr. Darcy decided to reveal his affection to Elizabeth. He told her that he had fought against judgment, his family's expectations, the inferiority of her birth, his rank. And it had been a torment these months, and wished her to end my agony, that is, accept him. Well, in my opinion, this is a suck confession, and I agree with Elizabeth on this point. How loving someone is a torment? I would understand him better if he wanted to say that within sight but not within reach is a torment which was the feeling of crushing on someone secretly. Observe his/her every move, action, and speech with a vast passion deep inside. As soon as he finished his confession, Elizabeth was rage and queried his words and his decision toward his best friend while she was firmly persuaded by Mr. William and Mr. Bingely. No matter what Mr. Dacy explained, it was in vain.

Therefore, Having so many misunderstandings between them, they argued fiercely in the end without compromising with each other. Finally comes hurtful words from Elizabeth. She said, "You were the last man in the world that I could ever marry." I realize that love is a hard thing for people to do. During that time, it has to be a marriage between families of equal social rank. They are afraid of being teased because of not having a decent partner. That's why everyone in Mr. Benets except for Jane and Elizabeth was flattering the top dogs and acted foolishly at the ball. Apparently, Elizabeth was resentful about this trend. She encouraged her sister to fight for her own happiness and was dissatisfied with Mr. Darcy's perspectives about an appropriate marriage. From the argument, we can see that she was fighting for her happiness, too. 

After Elizabeth finished her mean speech, Mr. Darcy almost kissed her but then was curbed by his reason mind. Suddenly, their gaze toward each other was full of affection, which was a physical reaction that they couldn't deny. She was also aware that she was just out of the line and regretted it alone. She never says uncle! It's terrible to see them always having misunderstandings. Once one's mind is surged by high emotion, the communication bridge will break at once. It dawned on me that don't only listen to others' opinions and judge them instantly. We should also listen to multiple sides to make the final decisions, or we may make some irretrievable mistake.


 

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