Of Bennets and Bingleys and Darcys
June 13, 2009
I watched the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice (1995). Again.
Colin Firth has indeed played the part of Mr. Darcy very well.
And Jennifer Ehle (however her last name is pronounced) is brilliant.
But I'm brought back to reality once the show ends.
Honestly, how many guys out there in this day and age would be willing to sacrifice such a great amount to ease the distress of a girl he loves, who happens to have unintentionally broke his heart, but chooses to conceal it from her because he helps out of the willingness of his heart and not to win her heart?
Having typed that, I cringed a little.
It's a little far-fetched, but Jane Austen has written it so beautifully that you can't deny that this story is one true classic that will be embedded within the hearts of most, if not all, who have read it, until of course, when there comes an age when human beings have been transformed into mechanical robots with no proper feelings.
And then there's Alexandra Potter's version: Me and Mr. Darcy.
It makes me wonder a little. And then realisation dawns upon me that there can't possibly be a carbon copy of Fitzwilliam Darcy for every sappy romantic girl out there.
Besides, I doubt that Jane Bennet will want a Darcy. She'll much rather have a Charles Bingley.
It's pretty much the same for everyone else, undoubtedly. We can't all tailor our wants to fit the description of Fitzwilliam Darcy with acute precision. Hell will break loose when the aforementioned takes place.
The reason isn't as uncanny as it seems:
Every girl wants a Fitzwilliam Darcy without realising that some of them don't really want a Darcy to begin with.
The Carmenata.
Sarah Wells said:
I wouldn't call her story far-fetched, particularly having actually met a few select men in this world who would sacrifice everything for the women they love. However, I agree with you that the ideal of "Darcy" has to be perceived correctly and altered to suit each Darcy-obsessed girl. If we really stop to examine things, we would realize that what we WANT is someone who perfectly suits us, not necessarily a man who is exactly like Darcy.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. :) 
