Fitzwilliam Darcy

Also known as: Darcy / Mr Darcy / Mr. Darcy / her Derbyshire friend / his friend / that gentleman · Family: Darcy · Role: gentleman · First appears: Chapter 4

Chapter 4

friends with Charles Bingley 〈Between him and Darcy there was a very steady friendship, in spite of a great opposition of character.〉

Chapter 11

admirer: Caroline Bingley 〈Miss Bingley’s attention was quite as much engaged in watching Mr. Darcy’s progress through his book, as in reading her own; and she was perpetually either making some inquiry, or looking at his page.〉
with Elizabeth Bennet (Mutual teasing and verbal sparring.) 〈“And your defect is a propensity to hate everybody.” “And yours,” he replied, with a smile, “is wilfully to misunderstand them.”〉

Chapter 12

admired: Elizabeth Bennet 〈She attracted him more than he liked; and Miss Bingley was uncivil to her and more teasing than usual to himself.〉

Chapter 15

with Mr. Wickham (The passage depicts an unexplained strained or hostile interaction.) 〈Mr. Wickham, after a few moments, touched his hat--a salutation which Mr. Darcy just deigned to return.〉
friends with Charles Bingley 〈In another minute Mr. Bingley, but without seeming to have noticed what passed, took leave and rode on with his friend.〉

Chapter 16

parent: late Mr. Darcy 〈His father, Miss Bennet, the late Mr. Darcy, was one of the best men that ever breathed〉
elder kin: Lady Catherine de Bourgh 〈Lady Catherine de Bourgh and Lady Anne Darcy were sisters; consequently that she is aunt to the present Mr. Darcy.〉
cousins with Miss de Bourgh 〈Her daughter, Miss de Bourgh, will have a very large fortune, and it is believed that she and her cousin will unite the two estates.〉

Chapter 18

enemies with George Wickham 〈though George Wickham has treated Mr. Darcy in a most infamous manner.〉
with George Wickham (interaction) 〈He has been so unlucky as to lose your friendship,〉

Chapter 21

siblings with Georgiana Darcy 〈Mr. Darcy is impatient to see his sister〉

Chapter 24

friends with Charles Bingley 〈“You persist, then, in supposing his sisters influence him?” “Yes, in conjunction with his friend.”〉
enemies with Mr. Wickham 〈The whole of what Elizabeth had already heard, his claims on Mr. Darcy, and all that he had suffered from him, was now openly acknowledged and publicly canvassed; and everybody was pleased to think how much they had always disliked Mr. Darcy before they had known anything of the matter.〉

Chapter 25

parent: late Mr. Darcy 〈though Wickham had been little there since the death of Darcy’s father, five years before, it was yet in his power to give her fresher intelligence of her former friends than she had been in the way of procuring.〉
with Wickham (interaction) 〈On being made acquainted with the present Mr. Darcy’s treatment of him, she tried to remember something of that gentleman’s reputed disposition, when quite a lad, which might agree with it; and was confident, at last, that she recollected having heard Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy formerly spoken of as a very proud, ill-natured boy.〉

Chapter 30

cousins with Colonel Fitzwilliam 〈There were two nephews of Lady Catherine to require them, for Mr. Darcy had brought with him a Colonel Fitzwilliam, the younger son of his uncle, Lord ----;〉
courtship with Miss de Bourgh 〈Elizabeth had heard, soon after her arrival, that Mr. Darcy was expected there in the course of a few weeks; and though there were not many of her acquaintance whom she did not prefer, his coming would furnish one comparatively new to look at in their Rosings parties, and she might be amused in seeing how hopeless Miss Bingley’s designs on him were, by his behaviour to his cousin, for whom he was evidently destined by Lady Catherine,〉

Chapter 31

cousins with Colonel Fitzwilliam 〈Your cousin will give you a very pretty notion of me, and teach you not to believe a word I say.〉

Chapter 32

admired: Elizabeth Bennet 〈My dear Eliza, he must be in love with you, or he would never have called on us in this familiar way.〉
elder kin: Lady Catherine de Bourgh 〈sometimes separately, sometimes together, and now and then accompanied by their aunt.〉

Chapter 33

siblings with Miss Darcy 〈But, perhaps, his sister does as well for the present; and, as she is under his sole care, he may do what he likes with her.〉
with Charles Bingley (Darcy interfered in Bingley's relationship with Jane.) 〈That he had been concerned in the measures taken to separate Mr. Bingley and Jane, she had never doubted;〉
with Elizabeth Bennet (interaction) 〈He never said a great deal, nor did she give herself the trouble of talking or of listening much; but it struck her in the course of their third encounter that he was asking some odd unconnected questions〉

Chapter 34

admired: Elizabeth Bennet (Darcy proposes marriage to Elizabeth.) 〈You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.〉
friends with Charles Bingley 〈I have no wish of denying that I did everything in my power to separate my friend from your sister, or that I rejoice in my success.〉
enemies with George Wickham 〈You have reduced him to his present state of poverty--comparative poverty. You have withheld the advantages which you must know to have been designed for him. You have deprived the best years of his life of that independence which was no less his due than his desert.〉

Chapter 35

friends with Charles Bingley 〈I had often seen him in love before.〉
parent: late Mr. Darcy 〈My excellent father died about five years ago;〉
ward: Georgiana Darcy 〈My sister, who is more than ten years my junior, was left to the guardianship of my mother’s nephew, Colonel Fitzwilliam, and myself.〉

Chapter 36

friends with Charles Bingley 〈that friendship between a person capable of it and such an amiable man as Mr. Bingley was incomprehensible〉
with late Mr. Darcy (The passage describes the father-son relationship between the late Mr. Darcy and Fitzwilliam Darcy.) 〈he had assured her that respect for the father would always prevent his exposing the son.〉

Chapter 37

child: Georgiana Darcy 〈Miss Darcy, the daughter of Mr. Darcy of Pemberley, and Lady Anne, could not have appeared with propriety in a different manner.〉
friends with Charles Bingley 〈unless any could attach to the implicitness of his confidence in his friend.〉
admired: Elizabeth Bennet 〈she could not approve him; nor could she for a moment repent her refusal, or feel the slightest inclination ever to see him again.〉
with Lady Catherine de Bourgh (interaction) 〈But I am particularly attached to these young men; and know them to be so much attached to me!〉

Chapter 38

admired: Elizabeth Bennet 〈It was not without an effort, meanwhile, that she could wait even for Longbourn, before she told her sister of Mr. Darcy’s proposals.〉

Chapter 43

siblings with Georgiana Darcy 〈He is certainly a good brother,” said Elizabeth, as she walked towards one of the windows.〉
servant: Mrs. Reynolds 〈“He is the best landlord, and the best master,” said she, “that ever lived.”〉
with Elizabeth Bennet (acquaintance) 〈“His acquaintance with Elizabeth was very trifling.”〉
with Mr. Gardiner (invitation to fish) 〈The conversation soon turned upon fishing; and she heard Mr. Darcy invite him, with the greatest civility, to fish there as often as he chose, while he continued in the neighbourhood, offering at the same time to supply him with fishing tackle, and pointing out those parts of the stream where there was usually most sport.〉

Chapter 44

admired: Elizabeth Bennet 〈It was evident that she was much better acquainted with Mr. Darcy than they had before any idea of; it was evident that he was very much in love with her.〉
servant: housekeeper 〈There was now an interest, however, in believing the housekeeper; and they soon became sensible that the authority of a servant, who had known him since he was four years old, and whose own manners indicated respectability, was not to be hastily rejected.〉

Chapter 46

with Elizabeth Bennet (Elizabeth experiences emerging romantic affection for Darcy.) 〈It was, on the contrary, exactly calculated to make her understand her own wishes; and never had she so honestly felt that she could have loved him, as now, when all love must be vain.〉

Chapter 48

friends with Elizabeth Bennet 〈Mrs. Gardiner went away in all the perplexity about Elizabeth and her Derbyshire friend, that had attended her from that part of the world. His name had never been voluntarily mentioned before them by her niece;〉

Chapter 52

with Lydia Bennet (He intervened to restore Lydia and arrange the consequences of her elopement.) 〈His first object with her, he acknowledged, had been to persuade her to quit her present disgraceful situation, and return to her friends as soon as they could be prevailed on to receive her, offering his assistance as far as it would go.〉
admired: Elizabeth Bennet 〈though she would not place herself as his principal inducement, she could perhaps believe, that remaining partiality for her might assist his endeavours in a cause where her peace of mind must be materially concerned.〉

Chapter 53

admired: Elizabeth Bennet 〈To Jane, he could be only a man whose proposals she had refused, and whose merits she had undervalued; but to her own more extensive information, he was the person to whom the whole family were indebted for the first of benefits, and whom she regarded herself with an interest, if not quite so tender, at least as reasonable and just, as what Jane felt for Bingley.〉

Chapter 54

courtship with Elizabeth Bennet 〈Darcy had walked away to another part of the room. She followed him with her eyes, envied everyone to whom he spoke, had scarcely patience enough to help anybody to coffee, and then was enraged against herself for being so silly! “A man who has once been refused! How could I ever be foolish enough to expect a renewal of his love?〉

Chapter 56

elder kin: Lady Catherine de Bourgh 〈I am almost the nearest relation he has in the world, and am entitled to know all his dearest concerns.〉
engaged with Miss de Bourgh 〈The engagement between them is of a peculiar kind. From their infancy, they have been intended for each other.〉

Chapter 59

engaged with Elizabeth Bennet 〈He still loves me, and we are engaged.〉
with Mrs. Bennet (Darcy is Mrs. Bennet's intended son-in-law.) 〈But the morrow passed off much better than she expected; for Mrs. Bennet luckily stood in such awe of her intended son-in-law, that she ventured not to speak to him, unless it was in her power to offer him any attention, or mark her deference for his opinion.〉

Chapter 60

elder kin: Lady Catherine de Bourgh 〈Lady Catherine had been rendered so exceedingly angry by the contents of her nephew’s letter〉

Chapter 61

married with Elizabeth Bennet 〈Miss Bingley was very deeply mortified by Darcy’s marriage; but as she thought it advisable to retain the right of visiting at Pemberley, she dropped all her resentment; was fonder than ever of Georgiana, almost as attentive to Darcy as heretofore, and paid off every arrear of civility to Elizabeth.〉
elder kin: Lady Catherine de Bourgh 〈Lady Catherine was extremely indignant on the marriage of her nephew; and as she gave way to all the genuine frankness of her character, in her reply to the letter which announced its arrangement, she sent him language so very abusive, especially of Elizabeth, that for some time all intercourse was at an end.〉
friends with Mr. Gardiner 〈With the Gardiners they were always on the most intimate terms. Darcy, as well as Elizabeth, really loved them;〉
friends with Mrs. Gardiner 〈With the Gardiners they were always on the most intimate terms. Darcy, as well as Elizabeth, really loved them;〉

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Extracted from the original text of Pride and Prejudice. Made with Rho MD.