Comparison and Contrast of Mr. Darcy and Mr. Collins
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Mr. Collins was Mr. Darcy’s foil character in the story Pride and Prejudice. A foil character is much like the twin character in class, rank, and background but has opposing characteristics that provide a mirror to those of the paired character. Both Mr. Collins and Mr. Darcy were confident that Elizabeth would not refuse their hand in marriage, but they were wrong, Elizabeth turned them both down. Both of these two men had a side to their personality that prevented Elizabeth from agreeing to their proposals. She does not like the fact that Mr. Collins had a people pleaser personality, or the fact that Mr. Darcy had a proud personality. The presence of the insensible, flattering personality of Mr. Collins brings out Mr. Darcy’s proud, honest personality.
Mr. Collins had a major people pleaser attitude. This attitude first showed when Mrs. De Bourgh said that he was in need of a wife. He immediately agreed with her and said he would start searching. Then, before he left she told him what she thought he should look for in a wife. Mrs. De Bourgh told him to “chuse properly, choose a gentlewoman for my sake; let her be an active, useful sort of person, not brought up high, but able to make a small income go a good way.” The way she acted was like she was going to be living with his wife. He was going to try and find a wife that pleased her. He acted like Mrs. De Bourgh was his mother and he had to get her approval for the things he did. I would not want to marry a man like this. This agreeableness showed up again when he made his first two choices for a wife. Collins is Mr. Bennett’s cousin and the heir to his estate. He was heir because Mr. Bennett did not have any sons. He would like to marry one of Mr. Bennett’s daughters to keep the estate in their family. He feels bad for being the heir because if Mr. Bennett dies, before his wife and kids, they would have no home or money to survive. Doing this would enable him to make amends with the Bennett’s for...
Mr. Collins had a major people pleaser attitude. This attitude first showed when Mrs. De Bourgh said that he was in need of a wife. He immediately agreed with her and said he would start searching. Then, before he left she told him what she thought he should look for in a wife. Mrs. De Bourgh told him to “chuse properly, choose a gentlewoman for my sake; let her be an active, useful sort of person, not brought up high, but able to make a small income go a good way.” The way she acted was like she was going to be living with his wife. He was going to try and find a wife that pleased her. He acted like Mrs. De Bourgh was his mother and he had to get her approval for the things he did. I would not want to marry a man like this. This agreeableness showed up again when he made his first two choices for a wife. Collins is Mr. Bennett’s cousin and the heir to his estate. He was heir because Mr. Bennett did not have any sons. He would like to marry one of Mr. Bennett’s daughters to keep the estate in their family. He feels bad for being the heir because if Mr. Bennett dies, before his wife and kids, they would have no home or money to survive. Doing this would enable him to make amends with the Bennett’s for...