Pride And Prejudice

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Absolute Power
Sentence X: There is a power in Elizabeth’s unwitting, slow, but steady hold on Darcy which will ultimately will grow strong enough to overcome his views on her poor status and yield a proposal of marriage.
Because 1: He is attracted to her shrewd and intelligent conversation.
Because 2: He is amazed at her fearless action.
Because 3: His admiration for her beauty grows parallel to his admiration for her mind.



From the onset of the story, Elizabeth is portrayed as an independent woman. Austen clearly creates the character to exemplify such a person. She is introduced into the novel as one of five sisters all of whom are in search of an eventual marriage to a respectable man. When Bingley arrives with Darcy, it seems hopeful that two of the daughters should marry the eligible bachelors.
When the Bennett sisters all attend the ball held in nearby town Merryton the scene is set for the onslaught of a war of sorts between Elizabeth and Darcy. Elizabeth overhears Darcy in conversation speaking of her poorly. Bingley attempts to persuade Darcy to dance with the Bennett sister and Darcy coldly declines.
“She is tolerable but not quite handsome enough to tempt me; and I am in no humour at present to give consequence to young ladies who are slighted by other men. You had better return to your partner and enjoy her smiles, for you are wasting your time with me.”
Darcy maintains a notion that since his worth in money surpasses all though at the ball, his worth as a human does so as well. This is exactly the opinion that drives Elizabeth in an absolute distaste for the man. Consequently it is this distaste which empowers her to by unintentionally keep a strong spell on the man who originally viewed her as “not quite handsome enough to tempt” him.
Through out the course of events in the novel, Darcy from this point falls increasingly in love with Elizabeth, who in turn, grows to despise Dar...