Mr. Darcy

Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy is a main character in Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice.

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Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice

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Darcy is a wealthy gentleman and the owner of the fictional Pemberley, a large estate in Derbyshire, England and who, due to his upper-class upbringing and the influence of his aunt, Lady Catherine de Bourgh, begins the novel with an inflated personal pride. This characteristic causes him to dismiss Elizabeth Bennet, the novel's protagonist, as low-born and plain; however, he eventually becomes attracted to her, and courts her clumsily whilst struggling against his continuing feelings of superiority. When she turns down his first proposal of marriage, however, he goes out of his way to demonstrate his devotion by tempering his pride and saving Elizabeth's sister Lydia from disgrace.

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Pemberley - Derbyshire - England - Catherine de Bourgh - Pride - Elizabeth Bennet - Lydia

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Darcy's second proposal to Elizabeth, against the express wishes of Lady Catherine, completes the novel's climax; she accepts him, much to the delight of her mother, and the novel concludes with her becoming Mrs. Darcy.

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He is famously associated with Colin Firth, who portrayed him in the BBC's film adaptation in 1995.

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Colin Firth - BBC's film adaptation - 1995

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Mr Darcy recently topped a survey in the United Kingdom of fictional characters with whom most women would like to go on a date, beating such creations as James Bond and Superman (BBC News).

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United Kingdom - James Bond - Superman

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