About Darcy and Elizabeth
Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy are the main characters of Pride and Prejudice a novel by Jane Austen first published in 1813. The story follows Elizabeth as she deals with issues of manners, upbringing, morality, education, and marriage in the society of the landed gentry of early 19th-century England. Elizabeth is the second of five daughters of a country gentleman living near the fictional town of Meryton in Hertfordshire, near London.
Pride and Prejudice has engendered numerous adaptations. Some of the notable film versions include that of 1940 starring Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier, and that of 2005 starring Keira Knightley (in an Oscar-nominated performance) and Matthew Macfadyen. A notable television version include is the popular BBC 1995 version starring Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth.
