Andrew ShieldsJan 29, 2024
Struggling against emotions: Mr. Darcy in Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” (1813) and Pastor Maybold in Thomas Hardy’s “Under the Greenwood Tree” (1872). #111Words #JaneAusten #PrideAndPrejudice #MrDarcy #ElizabethBennet #MarriageProposal #ThomasHardy #UnderTheGreenwoodTree #PastorMaybold #FancyDay https://andrewjshields.blogspot.com/2024/01/struggling-against-emotions-mr-darcy-in.html
Struggling against emotions: Mr. Darcy in Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” (1813) and Pastor Maybold in Thomas Hardy’s “Under the Greenwood Tree” (1872)

In Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" (1813), Mr. Darcy's first proposal to Elizabeth Bennett begins with his "struggles": "In vain I have ...