because he could not offer genuine love and instead offer her marriage as a financial contract.
“… My situation in life, my connections with the family of de Bourgh, and my relationship to your own, are circumstances highly
in my favour; and you should take it into further consideration that in spite of your manifold attractions, it is by no means certain that
another offer of marriage may ever be made you. Your portion is unhappily so small that it will in all likelihood undo the effects of
your loveliness and amiable qualifications …” “… I thank you again and again for the honour you have done me
in your proposals, but to accept them is absolutely impossible. My feelings in every respect forbid it. Can I speak plainer? Do not
consider me now as an elegant female intending to plague you, but as a rational creature speaking the truth from her heart.” 109
Moreover, it is true that Elizabeth considers love as the first priority but later on after seeing Charlotte’s view on marriage she begins to learn that
financial security also plays a part in marriage. We can see that after she goes to Pemberly, and is amazed by the view of the place where Darcy lives also the
housekeeper’s fine description of his manner. Later this will give Lizzie another point of view and understanding on what Darcy sees as a ‘realistic’ marriage.
She had never seen a place for which nature had done more, or where natural beauty had been so little counteracted by an
awkward taste. They were all of them warm in their admiration; and at that moment she felt, that to be mistress of Pemberly might
be something 223
Lizzie actually could understand his position if only Darcy could understand her position too. In fact Darcy by being proud of himself because of
his wealth and position hurts her feelings and her pride. She comes to learn the existence of his pride through her own pride.
“His pride,” said Miss Lucas, “does not offend me so much as pride often does, because there is an excuse for it. One cannot
wonder that so very fine a young man, with family, fortune, every thing in his favour, should think highly of himself. If I
may so express it, he has a right to be proud.” “That is very true, “replied Elizabeth, “and I could easily forgive
his
pride, if he had not mortified mine.” 29
Her pride is in the way she judges people’s characters and puts high confidence on her ability especially when she judges from their first impression.
However, soon she makes her biggest mistake when she judges Darcy’s personality that proves to be wrong. In the chapter where Darcy proposes to
Elizabeth, she rejects the proposal and tells him all the prejudice that she has on Darcy. He is soon aware of her pride on prejudice that misjudges his and this
makes him write a letter that becomes a turning point for both of them in the next chapter.
“… these offences might have been overlooked, had not your pride been hurt by my honest confession of the scruples that had long
prevented my forming any serious design … They were natural and just …” 181
Lizzie sees Darcy after his first appearance in the hall as a person that she disgusts and hates. This happens because he hurts her pride though at first she
only considers that lightly. Moreover, after Wickham tells her about his PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
relationship with Darcy, the way she sees Darcy in a negative way goes stronger than before.
“But what,” said she, after a pause, “can have been his motive?--- what can have induced him to behave so cruelly?”
“A thorough, determined dislike of me---a dislike which I cannot but attribute in some measure to jealousy. Had the late Mr. Darcy
liked me less, his son might have borne with me better; but his father’s uncommon attachment to me, irritated him I believe very
early in life. He had not a temper to bear the sort of competition in which we stood---the sort of preference which was often given
me.” 83
The prejudice gets stronger when she talks to Colonel Fitzwilliam and finds out that Darcy is the reason why Bingley’s courtship with Jane ended.
“… that he congratulated himself on having lately saved a friend from the inconveniences of a most imprudent marriage, but without
mentioning names or any other particulars, and I only suspected it to be Bingley from believing him the kind of young man to get into
a scrape of that sort, and from knowing them to have been together the whole of last summer.”
“Did Mr. Darcy give you his reasons for this interference?” “I understood that there were some very strong objections against
the lady.” 174-175
1. The Description of Fitzwilliam Darcy
Darcy has difficult taste that is hard to please. His first sight on Lizzie only results in a cold response towards her. This kind of taste then gives the sense of
pride that makes the people at the ball at Meryton eventually hate him. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
“Come, Darcy,” said he, “I must have you dance. I hate to see you standing about by yourself in this stupid manner. You had much
better dance.” “I certainly shall not. You know how I detest it, unless I am
particularly acquainted with my partner.” “I would not be so fastidious as you are,” cried Bingley …
“Oh she is the most beautiful creature I ever beheld But there is one of her sisters sitting down just behind you, who is very pretty,
and I dare say, very agreeable …” “Which do you mean?” and turning round he looked for a moment
at Elizabeth, till catching her eye, he withdrew his own and coldly said, “She is tolerable; but not 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.” 22
Darcy’s taste of women is really of very high standard because he only expects
accomplished women
to be
by his
side. Even
the word
“accomplishments” for women according to him have a very long list that Lizzie seems to think it was very unrealistic thinking.
“Your list of the common extent of accomplishments,” said Darcy, “has too much truth. The word is applied to many a woman who
deserves it no otherwise than by netting a purse or covering a screen. But I am very far from agreeing with you in your
estimation of ladies in general. I cannot boast of knowing more than half-a-dozen, in the whole range of my acquaintance, that are
really accomplished.” “Oh certainly,” cried his faithful assistant, “no one can be really
esteemed accomplished who does not greatly surpass what is usually met with. A woman must have a thorough knowledge of
music, singing, drawing, dancing, and the modern languages, to deserve the word; and besides all this, she must possess a certain
something in her air and manner of walking, the tone of her voice, her address and expressions, or the word will be but half-
deserved.” “All this she must possess,” added Darcy, “and to all this she must
yet add something more substantial, in the improvement of her mind by extensive reading.” 46
Darcy instead of being proud, he is actually a good-natured person. We could find this character when Elizabeth and the Gardiners visit Pemberly and
Mrs. Reynolds, Darcy’s housekeeper, tells them what kind of master he is.
“… If I were to go through the world, I could not meet with a better. But I have always observed, that they who are good-natured
when children, are good-natured when they grow up; and he was always the sweetest-tempered, most generous-hearted, boy in the
world.” 226-227
Not only has he good taste of women, Darcy also has deep concern for knowledge, we could see that in the way he treats the books in his family library.
He really appreciates knowledge and is concerned about it.
“I am astonished,” said Miss Bingley, “that my father should have left so small a collection of books. ---What a delightful library you
have at Pemberly, Mr. Darcy” “It ought to be good,” he replied, “it has been the work of many
generations.” “And then you have added so much to it yourself, you are always
buying books.” “I cannot comprehend the neglect of a family library in such days
as these.” 45
Darcy could not hold his feelings towards Lizzie for he has honesty and real feelings for her. These personalities encourage him to propose to Lizzie
immediately without any consideration.
“In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be represented. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire
and love you.” 178 PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
His first appearance was the best description from all of the characters in the novel; both gentlemen and ladies at the ball give him the first impression at its
best. However, it turns out to be different after Darcy gives another impression as to be proud of his social status.
Mr. Bingley was good looking and gentlemanlike … but his friend Mr. Darcy soon drew the attention of the room by his fine, tall
person, handsome features, noble mien; and the report which was in general circulation within five minutes after his entrance, of his
having ten thousand a year. The gentlemen pronounced him to be a fine figure man, the ladies declared he was much handsomer than
Mr. Bingley, and he was looked at with great admiration for about half the evening, till his manners gave a disgust which turned the
tide of his popularity; for he was discovered to be proud, to be above his company, and above being pleased; and not all his large
estate in Derbyshire could then save him from having a most forbidding, disagreeable countenance, and being unworthy to be
compared with his friend.
The story continues by having people at the ball change their mind on their first impression of him and start to hate him because of his attitude towards others
at that time.
… He was the proudest, most disagreeable man in the world, and every body hoped that he would never come there again. Amongst
the most violent against him was Mrs. Bennet, whose dislike of his general behaviour, was sharpened into particular resentment, by his
having slighted one of her daughters. 21
The way he tries to change Bingley’s decision in approaching Jane, is not based on his fear of dealing with another Wickham, a person that almost
destroyed his sister’s life for he intends to marry Georgiana only for financial PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
purposes. It is more to be based on Jane’s indifferent behaviour towards Bingley and the Bennet’s inferiority; he decides to discourage Bingley’s marriage with
Jane. This is Darcy’s prejudice in the novel.
…
But I shall not scruple to assert, that the serenity of your sister’s countenance and air was such, as might have given the most acute
observer, a conviction that, however amiable her temper, her heart was not likely to be easily touched.---That I was desirous of
believing her indifferent is certain,---but I will venture to say that my investigations and decisions are not usually influenced by my
hopes or fears.---I did not believe her to be indifferent because I wished it;---I believed it on impartial conviction, as truly as I
wished it in reason … The situation of your mother’s family, though objectionable, was nothing in comparison of that total want
of propriety so frequently, so almost uniformly betrayed by herself, by your three younger sisters, and occasionally even by your
father. 185
B. The Changes Due to the Love Problems in Their Personality Development
This part discusses about the changes due to the love problems in their personality development. To have the understanding of the changes in the main
characters the writer uses the psychoanalysis theory from Sigmund Freud and the emotional intelligence theory from Daniel Goleman. By using the theories, we
could find the changes of personality in the main characters with more significant results.
1. Daniel Goleman’s changes
Everyone has emotional intelligence even in every character in the novel. However, the emotional intelligence of these two main characters is discussed in
this study. Their emotional intelligence from the beginning of the novel improves PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
