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Mr. Darcy's Letter To Elizabeth In Pride And Prejudice

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Pride and Prejudice serves as one of the most famous, classic novels that address the timeless issues of love and drama set in 19th century England. One of its most notable scenes is Mr. Darcy’s letter to Elizabeth in an attempt to properly explain himself and clear certain presumptions of his character. After reading his letter, a powerful impression is seen on Elizabeth as she rages through a turmoil of emotions and logic to realize that she had been prejudice against Mr. Darcy. Through his letter, Mr. Darcy’s explanation is seen to be more than sufficient as he appeals to not only her good sense of reason by explaining the intents behind his actions and his past, but as well appeal to her emotions of pity. Additionally, he establishes a …show more content…

Darcy’s begins by explaining his thoughts and the reason behind what did: breaking up Jane and Mr. Bingley. As he explains his observations and intents, it’s understood that Mr. Darcy had logically thought it through and was only doing what he thought was best for his friend Mr. Bingley as he believed Jane’s love to not be as deep as Mr. Bingley’s. After reading, Elizabeth comes to admit that Jane didn’t act very open with her feelings towards Mr. Bingley due to Mr. Darcy’s appeal to her good sense of logic and reason. Additionally, Mr. Darcy’s letter to Elizabeth consists of his side of the story as he explains his past and most importantly, his connection with the infamous Mr. Wickham. Here, Mr. Darcy becomes better understood as he explains Mr. Wickham’s dishonorable intents not only with his family’s money but his sister. After the letter, Elizabeth is seen at first to be mad and unwilling to accept the information, but as she makes sense of Mr. Darcy’s reason, it suddenly becomes clear that Mr. Wickham showed no honest qualities and was rather cowardly. By explaining his past, Mr. Darcy again was able to appeal to Elizabeth’s sense of logic and reason and realize her misjudgment of not only Mr. Wickham, but Mr. Darcy as

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