Darcy and Elizabeth meet at a ball that her friend
Charlotte's father holds. There is clearly an attraction there that neither can deny,
but they realize they come from completely different worlds, so both form prejudices
about each other that do not hold true in the end. Through several other chance
meetings, Elizabeth and Darcy begin to get to know each other. Their attraction grows
deeper. When Elizabeth's friend, Charlotte, marries Mr. Collins, she goes to visit them
in Kent. She encounters Darcy once again, which is a major event in the
novel.
Darcy proposes to Elizabeth at Kent, but she turns
down his proposal because of inaccuracies about his relationship with Wickham and his
influence on Mr. Bingley's rejection of Jane. Darcy then leaves her a letter the next
day explaining the reasons he dislikes Wickham. This is an important time in the novel
because Elizabeth begins to realize she has made some unfair assumptions and judgments
about Darcy.
The next important time occurs when Elizabeth
tours Darcy's home with the Gardiners. Darcy is there when she visits and this takes
her by surprise, but she enjoys time with Darcy and his sister and the Bingleys, who
have also shown up.
Elizabeth finds out that Lydia and
Wickham's wedding was paid for by Darcy (and that he also paid Wickham much more) and
this finally convinces her that she has been wrong about
Darcy.
After Lady Catherine comes to Elizabeth's home to
try to convince her to not marry Darcy, Elizabeth knows there might be hope and she
refuses to promise the lady that she will not marry Darcy. Darcy learns of this and
returns to propose to Elizabeth.
Other characters'
situations that influence Darcy and Elizabeth's relationship include the difficulties of
Bingley and Jane's relationship, Lady Catherine's interference, and her own family's
reservations and misconceptions about Darcy, for example.
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