P+P #5

“It was a large, handsome, stone building, standing well on rising ground, and backed by a ridge of high woody hills;--and in front, a stream of some natural importance was swelled into greater, but without any artificial appearance.” (163) Elizabeth instantly thinks highly of Pemberley House. The attributes are similar to Mr. Darcy’s characteristics. Mr. Darcy is known to be tall, handsome, and “standing well on rising ground,” or wealthy. He is “naturally” prominent and often like a “stone;” he is generally hard to read. Elizabeth visits the house not long after receiving a letter from Darcy explaining his good intentions. The letter gradually makes her think better of Darcy and by the time she arrives at Pemberley House she thinks “that to be mistress of Pemberley might be something.” The house itself, along with the events that occur at Pemberley, represent the improving relationship between Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth.