History Characters / PrideAndPrejudice

* JerkassHasAPoint: Detailing criticisms about Lizzy's family are a terrible way to ''propose marriage,'' but his points are not completely without merit, and she knows it. She's also forced to concede that while his meddling in Jane and Bingley's relationship was high-handed and based on an incorrect view of her sister's feelings, it's not hard to see where he was coming from.

* ParentalFavouritism[=/=]TheUnfavourite: She's her father's favourite child, but at the same time she's her mother's least favourite... up until she tells her that she's engaged to the richest man they know, anyway.

* ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou: After they admit their feelings for each other, Lizzie theorizes that he fell in love with her because, unlike every other eligible woman he's acquainted with, she never once pandered to his whims, hesitated to speak her mind in his presence or call him out on his more ungentlemanly behavior. Darcy doesn't exactly deny it:

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: The mess with Lydia and Wickham shows him that his hands-off approach to parenting has materially harmed his daughters. If he had shown his younger three the same affection and attenton that he did to Jane and Lizzie (instead of alternately ignoring and mocking them) Lydia probably would never have been silly enough to fall for Wickham in the first place. And if he had at least made proper financial provision for them, they wouldn't face certain destitution upon his death despite Lydia disgracing her sisters into ineligibility.

* BirdsOfAFeather: He thinks his marriage is this, commenting to Lizzie that he and Charlotte "seem to have been designed for one another." In reality, Charlotte just agrees with everything he says because it keeps him from bothering her.

* UptownGuy: The wealthiest person in the book falls in love with Elizabeth, who's from the same landed gentry but arguably lower economic class, compounded by the fact that while Darcy's mother was the daughter of an earl, Elizabeth's mother was the daughter of an attorney (plus, although Darcy never brings it up, compared to his own vast income Elizabeth's dowry of fifty pounds a year is absolutely ''miniscule''). This proves to be one of the factors why he hesitates to pursue her.

* OppositesAttract: She also has this dynamic with Mr.Darcy, despite both being Deadpan snarkers and the voice of reason in their social circles. Elizabeth is more agreeable, adventurous and could care less about the opinions of others while Darcy lacks social skills, is brutally honest to the point of unintentionally insulting people he considers beneath him and very image conscious regarding his social circle, hence why Darcy clashes with her when he first proposes.

* WickedCultured: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. Her vast mansion is decorated in the showiest and tackiest manner possible and is just designed to show off the size of her wallet.

* UptownGuy: The wealthiest person in the book falls in love with Elizabeth, who's from the same landed gentry but arguably lower economic class, compounded by the fact that while his mother was the daughter of an earl, her mother was the daughter of an attorney (plus, while Darcy never brings it up, compared to his own vast income Elizabeth's dowry of fifty pounds a year is absolutely ''miniscule''). This proves to be one of the factors why he hesitates to pursue her.

Bingley's unmarried sister [[note]]he has a married one, Louisa, but adaptations tend to {{Composite|Character}} the two as Louisa is very much a background character[[/note]]. She desires to marry Mr Darcy and is thus jealous of his connection to Elizabeth.

* UptownGuy: The wealthiest person in the book falls in love with Elizabeth, who's from the same landed gentry but arguably lower economic class, compounded by the fact that her mother was ''not'' a gentlewoman but the daughter of an attorney (plus, while Darcy never brings it up, compared to his own vast income Elizabeth's dowry of fifty pounds a year is absolutely ''miniscule''). This proves to be one of the factors why he hesitates to pursue her.

* UptownGuy: The wealthiest person in the book falls in love with Elizabeth, who's from the same landed gentry but arguably lower economic class, compounded by the fact that her mother was ''not'' a gentlewoman but the daughter of an attorney (plus, while Darcy never brings it up, compared to his own vast income Elizabeth's dowry of £50 a year is absolutely ''miniscule''). This proves to be one of the factors why he hesitates to pursue her.

* UptownGuy: The wealthiest person in the book falls in love with Elizabeth, who's from the same landed gentry but arguably lower economic class, compounded by the fact that her mother was ''not'' a gentlewoman but the daughter of an attorney (plus, while Darcy never brings it up, compared to his own vast income Elizabeth's dowry of £50 a year is miniscule). This proves to be one of the factors why he hesitates to pursue her.