Pride and Prejudice Notes

• The story starts out with a rich single man, Charles Bingley, moves to the Netherfield Estate. The neighbors are excited to meet the aspiring man and Mrs. Bennet hopes to marry one of her five daughters to him. 
• Many people are surprised with Bingley's charm and outgoing personality, but displeased with his ignorant landowning aristocrat friend Fitzwilliam Darcy. Bingley and Jane, the oldest of the five Bennet daughters, have a thing together. 
• They're relationship is opposed by the rest of Jane's siblings for various reasons. Soon after Darcy starts to have feelings for Elizabeth even though her family is opposed to any relationship with him. 
• However, Elizabeth has different feelings for him. She likes another young man named George Wickham.Wickham is a good looking officer for the military. 
• George Wickham tells the story of how his dad used to work for Darcy and how Darcy disobeyed his father. This furthered Elizabeth's dislike for Darcy. One day the Bennet family is visited by Mr. Bennet's cousin Mr. Collins. Mr. Collins inherits all of Mr. Bennet's estate after he dies and expects to marry one of the girls. 
• He asks for Elizabeth, but she turns him down quickly. He is surprised, but chooses Elizabeth's friend Charlotte Lucas. 
• Soon around this time Bingley and the entire Nethefield family move to London which surprises Jane. 
• Jane is written to by Caroline Bingley and told that Charles will most likely be set up with Darcy's sister instead of her. Although Jane is easily getting over the issue, her sister Elizabeth is outraged at this outcome. 
• Elizabeth visits Charlotte at her new home. She meets many people including Darcy's aunt, Lady Catherine De Bourgh. 
• Quickly after this Darcy visits his aunt as well with his cousin. His cousin is Colonel Fitzwilliam. One day out of nowhere Darcy proposes to Elizabeth. But she still thought he arranged for the breakup of Jane and Bingley so she refused the proposal. 
• Darcy gives Elizabeth a letter the next day explaining how he did initiate the break up. She was appalled with this news. 
• After a little while at home Elizabeth decided to go on a trip with he aunt and uncle. On the trip they visited Darcy's estate. Here they meet Darcy accidentally and and surprised with how nice he is to them. He introduced them to his sister and invited them over for dinner. 
• Darcy is in love with Elizabeth and soon Elizabeth felt the same. Meanwhile Elizabeth received to letters from her sister Jane saying that Lydia left secretly with Wickham. 
• When they found Lydia, Lydia and Wickham got married. Afterwards Elizabeth found out that Darcy created the twos wedding together. 
• Later, Bingley returned to Netherfield proposed to Jane. Lady Catherine De Bourgh thought that Darcy and Elizabeth were engaged and gave her a harsh talk. 
• Elizabeth explained they were not. Darcy proposed again and Elizabeth happily accepted.