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anghraineIn response to this post, elperian said:
this is a very relateable characteristic that I’ve never seen drawn out for darcy before. it’s interesting in that it’s the flip-side (the…MIRROR?!) of elizabeth’s perspective, which is framed in contrast with jane’s well wishing. it’s also fun to think that elizabeth finds in darcy something she values in jane.
I replied:
Right! After Elizabeth receives the letter, she realizes that her self-indulgence is “useless or blameable distrust” that led to her misjudgment of Wickham’s and Darcy’s general characters. It’s similar to how Darcy initially comes across and is in the habit of being, but I think ultimately forms a neat contrast(mirror!!) to his basic inclinations. Those are probably why he’s wrong about Jane’s feelings bc (IMO) he sees what he wants to see in them, but rightly respects her general character, as Jane does his.
I suspect this is part of the reason that, in Elizabeth’s rumination about what she and Darcy would offer each other in marriage, she thinks she’d gain the benefit of his “judgment.” Otherwise this could be a somewhat puzzling thought, but it makes sense in this context, I think.
#i have a post floating around about all the parallels between jane and darcy #and i still think it's super interesting! #(obviously there are many parallels between darcy and elizabeth themselves also #but i think jane and darcy's are sometimes overlooked)
elperian said:this is a very relateable characteristic that I’ve never seen drawn out for darcy before. it’s interesting in that it’s the flip-side (the…MIRROR?!) of elizabeth’s perspective, which is framed in contrast with jane’s well wishing. it’s also fun to think that elizabeth finds in darcy something she values in jane.
I replied:
Right! After Elizabeth receives the letter, she realizes that her self-indulgence is “useless or blameable distrust” that led to her misjudgment of Wickham’s and Darcy’s general characters. It’s similar to how Darcy initially comes across and is in the habit of being, but I think ultimately forms a neat contrast(mirror!!) to his basic inclinations. Those are probably why he’s wrong about Jane’s feelings bc (IMO) he sees what he wants to see in them, but rightly respects her general character, as Jane does his.
I suspect this is part of the reason that, in Elizabeth’s rumination about what she and Darcy would offer each other in marriage, she thinks she’d gain the benefit of his “judgment.” Otherwise this could be a somewhat puzzling thought, but it makes sense in this context, I think.
#i have a post floating around about all the parallels between jane and darcy #and i still think it's super interesting! #(obviously there are many parallels between darcy and elizabeth themselves also #but i think jane and darcy's are sometimes overlooked)