Pride and Prejudice - Mr Darcy and Elizabeth are engaged!

Finally! The moment we've all been waiting for! Mr Darcy and Elizabeth get engaged!

Darcy reminds Elizabeth of what she told him when he first proposed, and he understand why she did it. Elizabeth says she doesn't mean any of it anymore, and they finally get engaged!

Hurra!

[vineethg]

_Elizabeth’s spirits soon rising to playfulness again, she wanted Mr. Darcy to account for his having ever fallen in love with her. “How could you begin?” said she. “I can comprehend your going on charmingly, when you had once made a beginning; but what could set you off in the first place?”_

_“I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look, or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun.”_

_“My beauty you had early withstood, and as for my manners — my behaviour to you was at least always bordering on the uncivil, and I never spoke to you without rather wishing to give you pain than not. Now be sincere; did you admire me for my impertinence?”_

_“For the liveliness of your mind, I did.”_

_“You may as well call it impertinence at once. It was very little less. The fact is, that you were sick of civility, of deference, of officious attention. You were disgusted with the women who were always speaking, and looking, and thinking for your approbation alone. I roused, and interested you, because I was so unlike them. Had you not been really amiable, you would have hated me for it; but in spite of the pains you took to disguise yourself, your feelings were always noble and just; and in your heart, you thoroughly despised the persons who so assiduously courted you. There — I have saved you the trouble of accounting for it; and really, all things considered, I begin to think it perfectly reasonable. To be sure, you knew no actual good of me — but nobody thinks of that when they fall in love.”_

_“Was there no good in your affectionate behaviour to Jane while she was ill at Netherfield?”_

_“Dearest Jane! who could have done less for her? But make a virtue of it by all means. My good qualities are under your protection, and you are to exaggerate them as much as possible; and, in return, it belongs to me to find occasions for teasing and quarrelling with you as often as may be; and I shall begin directly by asking you what made you so unwilling to come to the point at last. What made you so shy of me, when you first called, and afterwards dined here? Why, especially, when you called, did you look as if you did not care about me?”_

_“Because you were grave and silent, and gave me no encouragement.”_

_“But I was embarrassed.”_

_“And so was I.”_

_“You might have talked to me more when you came to dinner.”_

_“A man who had felt less, might.”_

_“How unlucky that you should have a reasonable answer to give, and that I should be so reasonable as to admit it! But I wonder how long you would have gone on, if you had been left to yourself. I wonder when youwould have spoken, if I had not asked you! My resolution of thanking you for your kindness to Lydia had certainly great effect. too much, I am afraid; for what becomes of the moral, if our comfort springs from a breach of promise? for I ought not to have mentioned the subject. This will never do.”_

_“You need not distress yourself. The moral will be perfectly fair. Lady Catherine’s unjustifiable endeavours to separate us were the means of removing all my doubts. I am not indebted for my present happiness to your eager desire of expressing your gratitude. I was not in a humour to wait for any opening of your’s. My aunt’s intelligence had given me hope, and I was determined at once to know every thing.”_

_“Lady Catherine has been of infinite use, which ought to make her happy, for she loves to be of use. But tell me, what did you come down to Netherfield for? Was it merely to ride to Longbourn and be embarrassed? or had you intended any more serious consequence?”_

_“My real purpose was to see you, and to judge, if I could, whether I might ever hope to make you love me. My avowed one, or what I avowed to myself, was to see whether your sister were still partial to Bingley, and if she were, to make the confession to him which I have since made.”_

_“Shall you ever have courage to announce to Lady Catherine what is to befall her?”_

_“I am more likely to want more time than courage, Elizabeth. But it ought to done, and if you will give me a sheet of paper, it shall be done directly.”_

_“And if I had not a letter to write myself, I might sit by you and admire the evenness of your writing, as another young lady once did. But I have an aunt, too, who must not be longer neglected.”_

_From an unwillingness to confess how much her intimacy with Mr. Darcy had been over-rated, Elizabeth had never yet answered Mrs. Gardiner’s long letter; but now, having that to communicate which she knew would be most welcome, she was almost ashamed to find that her uncle and aunt had already lost three days of happiness.._

*_Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 60_*

[FarhanaK]

"My affections and wishes are unchanged"
Me: Squeals and dies of romance

[loulie]

That “dearest loveliest Elizabeth” gets me every time *sigh*

[stuffwithsoph]

"dearest, lovelist Elizabeth" 🥺 omg

[Rain-zhlb]

Notice how much closer they walk with eachother after they confess their love to eachother 🥺

[elithefinebookslover]

the only defect of this perfect - perfect - version is not showing Mrs. Bennet's reaction to Darcy and Elizabeth being engaged. One of the funniest moments in the book

[bellerain]

I honestly think this is the most accurate depiction of the book! No passionate kiss, no overtly romantic confession—just two people finally letting their guard down and simply letting their love known. 😍
And honestly it feels so real! I love it!!

[geminijohnson]

Im obsessed with any & all versions of this story.

[popcornmeow]

I'm imagining their married life and it would consist of Darcy staring at Lizzie and their children while they're bantering. He doesn't join but he's so happy to witness it all.

[laurabrooks]

Notice how they walk closer together. It’s the first time he addresses her by her first name.
He does not hold back in calling her
“Dearest Sweetest Elizabeth”

[sixthjayhawk]

Elizabeth: “Mr Darcy, I can go no longer without thanking you for your kindness toward my poor sister.”
Random farmer in the background: 😳🤔

[UltradogMN]

I'm just an old, hard headed carpenter but have read P&P many times and watched this series numerous times. And still, it never fails to astonish me that Mr Darcy and Elizabeth really do fall in love and I always shed a tear at this scene.
God bless Jane Austen for the enrichment she gave to the world and to my life.

[suzannegabrielle]

Dearest, loveliest Elizabeth, , , sigh

[emmahacker]

The acting is so wonderful!! You can feel and see the shift in Darcy once he learns his feelings are reciprocated 🥰 He feels much more at ease 😊

[ChaoticSerenity]

That little glance away as they both swallow the weight of her admission is so lovely and charming. Austen’s power is what goes on in between the lines, and they capture that perfectly in the subtle acting.

[straightouttapemberley]

This must be one of the most comforting stories ever, and this version has such warmth in it. Hat’s off to Colin and Jennifer, one can never get tired of watching this version thanks to them.

[sixthjayhawk]

I know it’s super small and random but I love how quickly and smoothly Darcy turns toward Elizabeth at 0:51. Like he’s probably been waiting for ages to talk to her alone.

[Musicienne-DAB]

I love how Elizabeth, despite being so witty and lively, was thoroughly embarrassed and shy by Darcy's second proposal.

In the build-up to this scene, we keep seeing her doubt Darcy's continued affection-- even after she learned of what he had done to save Lydia. I recently finished reading 'Pride and Prejudice' again, and I got the impression that Elizabeth was insecure about her worth, despite being so light-hearted and not allowing herself to remain depressed. This struck me when she felt like crying after her father joked about Darcy never looking at her in his life.

And again, when she was cross with her aunt for supposing too much about Darcy's potential affection. She wanted to have hope (she believed he had saved Lydia for her), but she kept fearing that it was impossible. Even before then, she already 'reasoned' to herself that a man would not make his proposal a second time. Lady Catherin de Bourgh's arrogant intimidation also shook her confidence, even though she boldly rebutted any attempt at blackmail.

So we have an incredible contrast between Darcy, who sees Elizabeth as charming, handsome, and a good person (he admires the way she took care of Jane at Netherfield), and Elizabeth, who regrets her 'saucy speech', ingratitude, and exaggerated dislike of Darcy that later makes it difficult for her family to believe she truly loves him. This makes Elizabeth's success at love more satisfying.

[vg]

Imagine the wedding night passion after all that tension and chemistry between them.

[gray]

The performances in this show were so good. And the actors themselves? Stunning faces, stellar performances.