Pride And Prejudice :: Jane Austen books

The story begins with the Bennet family in their estate, Longbourn inHertfordshire, a rural district close thirty miles from London. Mrs. Bennettells her husband about Mr. Bingley who is moving into their neighborhood. She hopes he will end up unifying one of her daughters because her principal(prenominal)goal in life is to see her daughters married. Mr. Bingley is a rich and bad man with little self-esteem. He also go a pines in come with Jane, theoldest of the Bennet sisters. Bingleys colleague, Darcy doesnt like themtogether because he doesnt think too highly of Jane. Darcy is the main malecharacter in the story. He is also rich and handsome but very cocky. He planswith the Bingleys sisters to break up Mr. Bingley and Jane Bennet.Meanwhile, Darcy has a crush on Janes sister Elizabeth. She is the mainfemale character, the second on the Bennet sisters and despises Darcy at first,but later falls for him. Elizabeth doesnt like Darcy because she hears bad affaire about himand h ow he is rude to everyone. George Wickham told her Darcy cheatedhim out of his inheritance. She believes him because she holds so much scornfor Darcy. Later she learns that George lied to her. But before she found out,they almost fall in love. Mr. Bennet has no son, so his estate will be given to his closest malerelative. The closest relative is his cousin, Mr. Collins. He is an dictatorialclergyman. He asks Elizabeth to embrace him but she refuses. He ends upmarrying Elizabeths friend Charlotte Lucas. She married him not for love,but so she will have a safe and secure life. Elizabeth goes and sees Charlotte at Hunsford and Darcy comes to seehis aunt, who also lives there. His aunts name is Lady Catherine de Bourgh. She is a rich, busy noblewoman. Elizabeth and Darcy run into each other. Darcy asks Elizabeth to marry him but she says no because she still doesntlike him. She said she was hard put because he messed up Jane and Bingleyslove affair and also cheated Wickham. He admit s to messing with Jane andBingley, but tells her that Wickham is a jerk. She ends the conversation by saying that she would not marry him even if he were thelast man on the earth. The next break of the day he meets Elizabeth when she goesout for a walk and hands her a long letter that answers all her accusations.Elizabeth now believes him, but is still in shock.