Assignment 8

Elizabeth learns that her youngest sister Lydia has ran away with Mr. Wickham and that they are most likely not married yet. They are thought to have gone to London, and Mr. Bennet has left to find them.  They are all very upset because having run away and not being married is very much looked down upon and the Bennet’s are afraid of what this may cause their reputation to turn out to be. The circumstances are also very unusual, seeing as Lydia can not provide any money to Wickham and everyone knows that is all he is interested in. When Elizabeth finds out, she runs outside to find her uncle but is confronted by a very concerned Mr. Darcy. She starts crying hysterically and tells him what happened. He was very sweet to her and they seemed to have something of a bonding at that moment. Darcy, however, feels that he is only in the way of the family and leaves. Now that this scandal is out in the open, I think Darcy’s distasteful feelings towards Wickham are very much justified now and I think he has Elizabeth’s full support now. The situation goes to show how Mrs. Bennet’s character is somewhat single minded when it comes to her daughters. Elizabeth and her father are both very upset at the news of Lydia and Wickham’s rendezvous. However, her mother is overwhelmed with joy that her youngest daughter will be the first of her children to marry, which adds to her foolish and ditsy personality.