Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy first appeared in Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice.Mr Darcy is the central male character and Elizabeth's (second) love interest in the novel.He is an intelligent, wealthy, handsome and reserved 28-year-old man who often appears haughty or proud to strangers.He is the nephew of Lady Catherine de Bourgh and brother of Georgiana Darcy. With a huge property in Pemberley and with an income of ten thousand pounds a year, he is forever in love with Elizabeth Bennet, the second of the five Bennet sisters.Darcy grew up side by side with Mr. Wickham. Darcy's father left on his will a parish for Wickham to join the church. Wickham on the other hand demanded the correspondent money and left. He returned years later in an attempt to elope with Georgiana, Darcy's sister, to get her money. She was only fifteen.Finally to win Elizabeth's heart he defies his aunt and puts all his prejudice aside. In the beginning of the novel he is described as an arrogant man. It is also shown that he has an enormous influence on his friends, such as Mr. Charles Bingley. Darcy at first believing that Jane Bennet (Elizabeth's sister) didn't care for his friend, discourages him from proposing. Afterwards, hearing and witnessing otherwise, he encourages Bingley to marry her, which he does.Darcy helps the Bennets when their daughter Lydia elopes with Wickham, only because of his affection towards Lizzie Bennet. He is also loving to his sister, encouraging her piano playing.Darcy proposes to Elizabeth (Bennet) twice, never losing his hope and at a private ball even dances with her, although he is a man who does not seem to like dancing.He writes beautiful letters to his sister and to explain his motives for his actions to Elizabeth. With this, he finally wins Elizabeth's heart, marrying her regardless to her lack of fortune or of contacts. Show less «