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From the first moment they met, Lizzy Bennet and Mr. Darcy have been at odds. She finds him arrogant and haughty, he considers her beneath him. Nonetheless, Mr. Darcy cannot help himself being drawn to the spirited young woman. Finally, Darcy can contain his feelings no longer and confesses his love to Lizzy before asking her to marry him. Perhaps if he had not been so proud in his manner as he proposed or if Lizzy had not been prejudiced against him from her first impression, they could be
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START: Darcy: They said you were unwell at morning service, and then I did not see you just now in the- the church. _(Lizzy, wordlessly, comes to him.) I came to enquire - if you are,
Lizzy bends before him
Better.
puts paper under his dripping coat.
Lizzy: - I am fine.
END: Lizzy: - and disdainful of the feelings of others! Particularly my sister Jane: a sweet, soft-hearted romantic. An innocent. I have no inclination towards marriage, Mr. Darcy, but even if I did, you are the last man in the world whom I would ever consider.
Darcy: …This is too much. Miss Bennet, I swear that I never shall express sentiments again, which are so - disgusting.
He bows. She curtsies. He exits. Lizzy is covered in ink. She looks at the ink, water, everywhere. She is at her lowest point yet. She sinks straight down from the curtsy, among the debris.
Lizzy: - what a mess.
Hamill, Kate, Pride and Prejudice, Dramatists Play Service, 2017.
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