The_Analysis_of_Mr._Darcy’s_Characters_in_Pride_and_Prejudice _英语毕业论文.doc

四川师范大学成都学院本科毕业论文 the analysis of mr. darcys charactersin pride and prejudice学生姓名何林珂学 号2008119222所 在 系外语系专业名称英语班 级2008级4班指导教师何灵四川师范大学成都学院二一二年五月the analysis of mr. darcys characterin pride and prejudiceabstract: jane austin is a famous female writer in the late 18th century to the early 19th century in britain. she is the first one who concerned ordinary peoples daily life and described them with her realistic pen. her words have pure and fresh sense of humor and give people a feeling of life with the country melody. pride and prejudice is the most famous work in her life. in this work, austin expresses her own ideas about marriage from the perspective of elizabeth who was shaped as a smart, intelligent, lively and lovely girl. austin is superior in portraying female psychology, but the description of mr. darcys characters also comes to a lightspot which graces many for the whole novel. in her book, mr. darcy is a person who looks arrogant and never impresses people amicably. but in fact, he has some commendable qualities, for example, the tolerance for wickham, the meticulous care for his sister, the kind treatment for servant, the help for lydia, and the consistent love for elizabeth. but all these virtues are covered by his pride, conceit and unopenness. consequently, causes elizabeths prejudice to him. the emotion between the two experiences a lot of misunderstands at first and then they produce love to each other and finally step into marriage. in the whole process, mr. darcys many splendid qualities are largely presented by indirect ways, which makes all the acquaintance suddenly realize his merits. so, it is very valuable to study the characters of mr. darcy.key words: elizabeth darcy pride quality简析傲慢与偏见中达西先生的性格特点 学生：何林珂 指导老师：何灵内容摘要：简奥斯丁是英国十八世纪末到十九世纪初一位非常有名的女性作家。她是英国第一位关注平民百姓日常生活并且用她那现实主义风格的手法将之跃然纸上的人。她的文字清新幽默，让人感受到一种田园牧歌式的生活。傲慢与偏见是她一生中最著名的一部小说，在这本小说里，奥斯丁从女性的视角出发，以聪明，机智，活泼可爱的伊莉莎白为出发点，见证了本书男主人公达西先生的性格特点。虽然简奥斯丁是刻画女性心理方面的高手，但是对达西先生的性格特征的刻画也成为一个亮点并为本书增色不少。达西先生是一个看起来非常傲慢，初见时绝对不会让人产生好感的人。事实上他有许多可贵的品质，比如对魏肯的宽容，对妹妹无微不至的呵护，善待仆从，帮助莉迪亚，还有对伊莉莎白始终如一的爱，但这所有的美德都被他的傲慢，自负不坦白所掩盖。也正因如此造成伊莉莎白对他的偏见，俩人之间的感情在最初经历了许多的误会，然后渐渐萌生爱意最终走向婚姻。在这整个过程中，达西先生的优秀的品质被委婉的表达出来，让所有认识他的人幡然恍悟，所以达西先生的性格是非常有研究价值的。关键词：伊莉莎白 达西 傲慢 品质table of contents1. introduction11.1 the general situation of this novel11.2 purpose and significance of the study32. the general image of english gentlemen33. the analysis of mr. darcys external characters53.1 initial impression of darcy53.1.1 smart53.1.2 introverted and arrogant53.2 mid-term impression63.2.1 opinionated63.2.2 self-centered73.3 later change83.3.1 attitude to elizabeth83.3.2 attitude to others84. the internal qualities of mr. darcy94.1 wise94.2 kind-hearted104.3 considerate104.4 courage115. conclusion11works cited13四川师范大学成都学院本科毕业论文the analysis of mr. darcys characterin pride and prejudice1. introduction1.1 the general situation of this novelpride and prejudice was published in 1813 by janeaustin. this novel was sought after by all the nation the moment published on market. it caused a new trend in england. austin brought a new improved literary world with her fresh and humor words. it was not by chance all. austin was born in a quite beautiful village where she enjoyed all the pretty things life gives her, and with her parents love, she can buried herself all day in the book beside her fathers bookcase. this kind of arcadian life reappeared in her works. it was the most precious point in her works that she got out of the 18 centurys tradition and closer to the ordinary modern life. this modernity, with her wit and humor, realism and compassion, elegant prose style, twist story, clever details, which made her works exaggerated romantic and dramatic novel tide and initiated a simple realism novel wind. she had a good skill that revealing substance of life in a narrow limited scene with a relaxed and witty mood, which helped to change the vulgar and boring in the novel creation. she also analyzed the nature and style of current society and culture. whats more, she gave a picture about pastoral scenery and the daily life of the middle class in english countryside which have not yet been shocked by capitalist industrial revolution.janeaustin is an miracle on the british literature history. her works are handful but enough to make a person impressive, her content is simple but enough to have honest readers, her life is ordinary but enough to have an elegant end. she once had a lover named tom lefroy but she didnt marry all her life. she had no prominent family or superior relative, she had no lofty ambition or shocking accident, she even had no husband or child, just walked along the 42 years by herself and left 6 books, passing her whole story by later generations. in “pride and prejudice”, elizabeth was regarded as an incarnation of austin who was so rational, observant and humorous. with an ironic tone, austin revealed disease of society and ugliness of human in a soft way. tom lefroy was considered to be an real person in life as prototype of “ perfect lover”mr. darcy. the love between austin and lefroy died with a natural death, but the love between elizabeth and darcy had a happy end. it appears that austin was really a kind-hearted, optimistic and caring person. though she didnt marry for all her life, she still had a warming heart for love and life. in movie “cold mountain” theres a sentence said by the actress, “we shall always save a place for ourselves, only for ourselves. and then begin to love. have no idea of what it is, who he is, how to love or how long it will be. just wait for one love. maybe no one come out, but this kind of waiting is the love itself.” the same as austin, she was just waiting for a period of love which was equality and knowing each other mutually. she thought marriage was established on the basis of equal love and she did not want to defile love for money, status or other things.her ideas to love are fully embodied in the novel. elizabeth and darcy met at a party. peoples complaint was caused by the proud action of mr. darcy. elizabeth was more resentful than others because of the disgrace comment to her from mr. darcy. in the lead of negative emotions, elizabeth had repeated debates with mr. darcy. however, mr. darcy realized that elizabeth had a pair of beautiful eyes which were so vivacious, intelligent and charming. he gradually came into loving with her. but elizabeth had an increasingly prejudice to darcy after hearing some slanders from wickham. unfortunately, mr. darcy knew nothing about his beloveds feeling, he just thought elizabeth had a favorable impression on him as he did. such a proud person was seriously shocked in a rash offer of marriage, and then, elizabeths prejudice was overturned entirely by a letter from darcy. both of them got a chance to read the other party again and rediscover the shortages of them. after many troubles and struggles, finally, they fell in love and got married.in this novel, austin presented the whole story at a relaxed and joyful keynote and told us a truth which was stated by gong zhuo as“牢固的爱情是婚姻的奠基石。为了财产、金钱和地位而结婚是错误的；而结婚不考虑上述因素也是愚蠢的。简奥斯丁通过小说告诉人们必须行动和自省才有希望，人的尊严绝不是与生俱来的，而是从行动和自省中获得，透过理性的行动，把人类的王国建立成具有心灵价值的模式，以与物质世俗有别。” countryside pastoral scenery was full of birds singing and people laughing. different kinds of people, austin gave them fullness of characters, such as benighted mrs. bennet, witty but lazy mr. bennet, goodness and fair jane, flippant and stupid lydia. all the characters are lifelike and they are an essential part in this novel. austin took good use of their personality and endowed them interesting languages, which presented a huge story of love and marriage for us. it has the most thorough understanding of human nature, and appropriate description of countryside postures, wit and humor can be found everywhere, all of this showed with the most exquisite language.1.2 purpose and significance of the studyin “pride and prejudice”, all roles have lively and distinct characters. as a leading actor of all the people, mr. darcys personality is the most worthwhile studying. because he looks so arrogant, people are easily deceived by the first impression on him. fool is regularly in the majority in this world. people fancy themselves as sages and think they are always right. in fact, one looks pretty and kind maybe not as good as original thought, but the one who seems to be proud and insolent may have a virtuous quality. obviously, mr. darcy is the latter one. this kind of people cannot be understood easily by others except their close friends and families. they are always mistaken and never explain, but in reality, they do have some splendid qualities. people cannot judge somebody only by surface. it is a must to dig out their fabulous virtue to let people know. the analysis of mr. darcys characters can let people know more about this role and reappreciate his respectable virtues from a new perspective. this is the reason why the paper comes out. from mr. darcys characteristics, people can also know more about austins aesthetic appreciation of men. what are the qualities an ideal lover should have? what kind of the real english gentleman is to be? what about the gentlemens marriage perception? mr. darcys personal characters reflect the whole imagination of gentlemen in 19th century. it makes contribution to the whole story which draws the eyes of people in literary world. so it has a huge significance to study mr. darcys characters.2. the general image of english gentlemenas everyone knows, england is famous for its “gentlemen” in the world. when it refers to the “english gentlemen”, people always think about the men who in dark and upright suit, wear a formal hat, with an umbrella or a black stick. they have superior position, advanced education, elegant behavior. they respect females and act politely, gently, honestly.the word “gentlemen” in english firstly appeared in 1413, which was represented by the youth in knight or baron family to distinguish the other brothers and sisters who have an official title. in henry , “gentlemen” means the upper class and the nobility. one can parade himself as a gentleman provided that he has real estate and he is respectable with an excellent family inheritance. in 16th century, the meaning of “gentlemen” began to have some new elements, such as land, treasure, and personal chase. a new batch of intelligentsia which was engaged in the work of law and religion, educated in cambridge or oxford, or successful merchant were regarded as gentlemen. in 18th century, the concept of “gentlemen” had another change. a writer and political man in irish called richard steele said that minister, merchant, and scholar should be called as gentlemen. the title of gentlemen is not depending on ones environment but his behavior. in 19th century, people regard somebody as a gentleman according to his behavior instead of blood and badge. especially during the 60 years of queen victoria, she led england reach to the zenith and finally made england become a famous state of ceremonies. that were the base of gentlemens bearing and the core of gentlemens culture.mr. darcy lived at the end of 18th century and early 19th century. during this period, different manners in england were formed gradually. gentlemen had a profound respect for basic requirements of manners because it partly meant their special national spirit. their suits must be comfortable and match the position they had and the places they were in. their characters were introverted and the way of social interaction was very humorous. they didnt like free talk, even if a casual talk topic is choosy. family, identity, age, career were considered as part of their private life, it will break their politeness principle if somebody asked. another trait of english gentlemen is silence. they would love to pick a newspaper or book when they were to go out. they wouldnt speak unless be asked. except politeness and silence, “lady first” is another characteristic of gentlemen. men do things for women such as opening door, giving seat, carrying luggage just like a normal thing. showing respect to female is a moral conformity for gentlemen.english men bearing is not only appears in dressing and action but also in language. in england, “thank you! excuse me! sorry! you are welcome!” are the most frequently used words. hows the english gentleman ethos formed? firstly, england has a longer history than other countries in european, the rule of feudalism make the english more tolerance. secondly, england is in the relatively isolated islands, which forms the conservative character. thirdly, queen victoria made an effort on the forming of ceremonies state. she had been highly praised in european for her elegant personal demeanor. she also cultivated the image of herself very strictly to get elegant, dignified, sedate, temperance everywhere. victoria age was called “elegant society” by later generation. it was also the form and perfect period of gentlemen bearing eventually.3. the analysis of mr. darcys external characters3.1 initial impression of darcyas a bachelor who has a distinguished background, darcy is ought to be popular. but the general impression of mr. darcy in longbourn resident is not very good. the initial perceptions the locations have for darcy are as follows.3.1.1 smartmr. darcy appeared in the ball behind mr. bingley. theres a contrast between the two at the beginning. mr. bingley has a good look and was gentlemen like with a pleasant countenance and unaffected manners. he is good enough, but his friend mr. darcy seems much better. mr. darcy drew the attention of the room as soon as he appeared. he had a good figure and handsome features noble mien, whats more, he earned ten thousand pounds a year. all of this made him be admired. people praised him for his fine feature and said he was more handsome than mr. bingley. austin gave a few sentences to describe mr. darcys appearance. it is an objective description for him and its also a hint foreshadowing for later development. he indeed has a good look, which becomes repulsive after people knowing his pride. this good look becomes more dazzlingly brilliant after making the misunderstandings out. but from a perspective of a bystander, his pride is indeed existence and awful.3.1.2 introverted and arrogantms. bennets business in all her life was to make her daughters get married. mr. darcy had glorious family, treasure, power and fine feature. he ought to be very popular in all people, especially ms. bennet. but actually, she hated him very much because he desolated her daughters. due to the different nature, some people whose personality is outgoing in the presence of strangers can mix with people in a short time, but some people with introverted personality do not like to talk with strangers. mr. darcy is the latter one. at first in the ball, he obviously knew the scarcity of gentlemen, but he preferred to stand alone than to dance with solitary women. he knew well that elizabeth sit behind him but he still told mr. bingley, “she is tolerable; but not handsome enough to tempt me; and i am in no humor at present to give consequence to young ladies who are slighted by other men”(austin 9). he uses “tolerable” to describe elizabeth, as if all women in the world just divide into “tolerable” and “intolerable”. as a gentleman, he knows he should show consideration for women but he doesnt want to please the woman who was slighted by others. if this is not arrogant and what is it? in fact, darcy was attracted by elizabeths beautiful eyes at the first time, he initiatively loved to her gradually. he was always standing nearby elizabeth and hearing her conversation. during the time of janes illness, elizabeth came to visit her sister, and met darcy. they had several debates. darcy realized that elizabeth was so clever and witty. he knew he fell in love with her but he delivered in a wrong way. he wanted to ask elizabeth to dance, but he only said: “do not you feel a great inclination, miss bennet, to seize such an opportunity of dancing a reel?”(austin 46)this kind of invitation make people feel that the man is speaking condescendingly the woman who he ought to please. he did not be willing to please the one he loved because of his stupid pride.to wickham, darcys performance is also arrogant. when he saw wickham again after many years, he left without a word in front of miss bennets, which is such a disrespectful action. he did this because he would disdain to be with wickham. but he also disregarded for all the ladies which makes his image become more arrogant. furthermore, elizabeth mentioned wickham in mr. bingleys ball , which satirized him unintentionally, but he would rather be mistaken by elizabeth than explain it. he thought time would reveal a mans heart and people would see clearly about wickham. what a proud person!3.2 mid-term impressiondarcy acted offish and alienated to all the local people expect the bennets. if there must be a person who has a real deep awareness of his pride, absolutely, it is elizabeth. 3.2.1 opinionatedas a good friend of mr. bingleys, mr. darcy was very honest. because of bingleys easiness, openness, good temper, he regarded bingley as his real friend, though mr. bingley is not as clever as him. everyone in longbourn observed that mr. bingley was so infatuated to jane. but darcy thought about janes inferiority of connections and considered that she could not match mr. bingley properly. the most important lies that he did not find any affection to bingley from jane. co