lianabrooks: moondust-and-fairywings: #the pure eroticism of this scene #she despised him #or thinks
lianabrooks:moondust-and-fairywings:#the pure eroticism of this scene #she despised him #or thinks she does #and he is absolutely drowning in his love for her #the way he looks at her #she looks at him #full of disdain and curiosity #this man who matches her remarks #her witty comments #word for word #challenges her #the strain of dancing together #while having a full on argument #she tries to bring him down #and he looks at her like she’s a story and he’s just learned how to read #full of wonder and enraptured #now #now they circle each other #they only have eyes for each other #everyone else has melted away #all that’s left is themWe never get a good look of Lizzie’s life before Darcy enters the picture, but from everything going on it’s fairly obvious that she wasn’t winning any one over. There was no local love interest. No one in her town regarded her or expected her to make a good match. She wasn’t as beautiful or kind as Jane. She wasn’t as vivacious as Lydia and Kitty. She wasn’t as soft and docile as Mary.Lizzie is sharp-tongued and intelligent, not things that were widely admired in a woman. She had a dominant personality, generally being in charge of any group she was with. Even when left to fend for herself with the Bingleys she quickly has the sisters held at bay and Charles following her suggestions.Then there’s a Darcy. Cold, calculating, and also a very dominant personality. He’s quieter than Lizzie, less likely to take command by force of personality, but the privilege society gives him as a wealthy man is considerable. Darcy rarely meets women who match his intellect and ability to handle the social responsibilities given to him because of his birth. But here’s Elizabeth Bennet, the daughter of a poor country gentleman who has someone acquired the same intelligence and privileges Darcy has by being herself. Darcy sees an equal.Lizzie is seeing, probably for the first time, a man who isn’t backing down and who only underestimated her once. Darcy knows it’s a terrible match from the outside view. By all social standards it is a step down for him. A normal girl from Lizzie’s background wouldn’t be able to handle the work needed to be done (managing the land, visiting tenants, being a leader in society in many ways), but he thinks Lizzie can and - more importantly - he thinks Lizzie is someone who would understand him. She has such a wide circle of friends and connections and seems to understand all of them, so why not him?Lizzie sees the possibility of a better future. She’s already somewhat resigned to a poor match, one where she’ll need to mute her personality to spare the man’s feelings. Or be a spinster and hope one of her sister’s will let her stay with them when her parents die. Darcy could be an alternative, but he’s hurt her, insulted her, and then he puts the nail in the coffin by ruining the happiness of Jane.It’s a very complicated dance. -- source link
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