Pride & Prejudice

"Every lingering struggle in his favour grew fainter and fainter; and in farther justification of Mr. Darcy, she could not but allow that Mr. Bingley, when questioned by Jane, had long ago asserted his blamelessness in the affair; that proud and repulsive as were his manners, she had never, in the whole course of their acquaintance--an acquaintance which had latterly brought them much together, and given her a sort of intimacy with his ways--seen anything that betrayed him to be unprincipled or unjust--anything that spoke him of irreligious or immoral habits; that among his own connections he was esteemed and valued--that even Wickham had allowed him merit as a brother..." -Pride and Prejudice

Having seen the old (BBC) and the new version of Pride and Prejudice, reading the book was my next step. I fell in love with Mr. Darcy, and I was charmed and struck with admiration of Elizabeth Bennet. Surprisingly, I could reflect upon the characters, connecting their lives with mine. Although I have that missing romance, my experiences have been full of misunderstandings and prejudices as these characters have experienced to a much greater extent. 

The most unexpected people will surprise you. Mr. Darcy did just that. I felt equally surprised and shocked as Elizabeth when she found out that the man she thought she knew to be proud and haughty was a man who has much more good in him.  He widened my eyes, scorched any past prejudices towards him, and leveraged my appreciation of his true disposition.

As Elizabeth begins to  recognize the nobility of Darcy's character , she acknowledges her errors in her prejudices against this man. Mr. Darcy's devotion to Elizabeth to redeem himself is admirable, succeeding with his actions towards saving her and her family from disgrace, and succeeding in obtaining Elizabeth's respect.