Pride & Prejudice vs The Lizzie Bennet Diaries

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There is no comparison for this, since Jane Austen left us hanging, but Pemberley Digital appears to be picking up some loose ends and I’m okay with that.  Honestly I was at my desk at work preparing for lunch when I saw Lizzie tweet.  At first I looked at my phone and said to myself, “Lizzie Bennet tweeted,” then it registered, “LIZZIE BENNET TWEETED! HI LIZZIE!”  I haven’t left for lunch that fast since Darcy Day.  

This video comes in the form of Lizzie answering questions for Dr. Gardiner’s Seminar class.  I love that we got an update on everyone in Lizzie’s life as well as a peek into her new life as a professional.  The wink toward her diary, soon to be published, can’t be ignored.  (Not going to lie, even with the shameless plug, I was just happy to have her back on my screen.  I’ll be reading and/or listening to her diary, so it works for me.)  I’d also like to know exactly what happened when her mother found her videos.  

Lizzie refrains from talking about her relationship with Darcy and says there are things she didn’t share with her audience.  I’d be willing to bet she shared them with her diary though!  It would seem that everyone is more interested in her love life than her professional life.  While I’d like to know how things are with Darcy, I actually wanted more on how she was doing, but hey you can’t have it all!  Apparently Dr. Gardiner asks about Darcy as well, but her question must be Mrs. Bennet-esque due to Lizzie’s response.  Could this mean there is a ring burning a hole in Darcy’s pocket?  Regardless, Lizzie strikes a deal that if the questions are Darcy approved, then she’ll answer them.

I am ridiculously excited about this development and it made my entire day.  There are few things that can do that, but The Lizzie Bennet Diaries is one of them.  Until next time, my name is Joslyn Dechant and I’ll be waiting for Lizzie’s next tweet.

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Emma - Chapter 1 vs Emma Approved - Episode 1: I am Emma Woodhouse


In chapter 1 of Emma by Jane Austen, the protagonist, Emma herself is described as handsome, clever, and rich, having had little to vex her over her 21 years of life.  Having lost her mother at a young age and seeing her older sister married, she is mistress of the house and lives with her father who indulges her every whim.  Miss Taylor, her governess of sixteen years, is more of a friend whom Emma has grown close to.

The dangers in Emma’s life lie in the fact that she has too often gotten her way and thinks too well of herself.  Emma does not see these faults in herself and so continues in her ways.

She finds herself a bit upset after Miss Taylor marries Mr. Weston and she no longer has the prospect of a friend joining her at dinner.  Mr. Weston is a man of great character and fortune.  While Emma knows she should be happy for Miss Taylor who has done nothing but attend to her needs growing up, she knows there will be a change from her single friend living in her house to her married friend living half a mile away.  While she feels this way, she tries to point out the positives for Miss Taylor to her father who feels she made a less than happy decision for herself.

Mr. Knightley comes to visit one evening upon returning from a visit paid to his brother and sister-in-law, Emma’s sister, in London.  He is one of the few people who can see Emma’s faults and makes sure she is aware of them.  When he asks after Miss Taylor & Mr. Weston’s wedding, Emma takes great pride in the fact that she made the match herself.  Mr. Weston had been a widower for quite a number of years, and while never in need of company, Emma decided he would be the perfect match for Miss Taylor after he fetched them both umbrellas when running into them on a rainy day.  Mr. Knightley points out that if Emma only thinks a match would be a good one, but does nothing to help it along, then she is not really a matchmaker.  Emma insists that she encouraged Mr. Weston’s visits and offered many encouragements along the way.  Mr. Knightley is still convinced they would have come to each other without Emma’s help and that she has probably done more to harm herself by interfering.   

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In this comparison, we find Emma being described by three adjectives, two of which are comparable between the works, and one which is not.  She is rich in the book but brilliant in the web-series.  It shows her privilege in each work, but the update probably has something to do with her having to be brilliant in order to have a successful company.  Also having a higher education is a sign of privilege for both men and women in this day and age.

There is a lot of character set up in both works.  It is quite easy to see that Emma thinks pretty highly of herself and her abilities.  While she considers herself a matchmaker in the book, in the web-series she is in charge of the Lifestyle Division of Highbury Partners Lifestyle Group.  

Miss Taylor was her governess and close personal friend in the book, while she is still Emma’s close friend in the series, she is also a personal chef & power homemaker.  Mr. Weston is a widower of great character and fortune in the novel, but he is the CEO of Cuddly Cupcakes in the series.  Emma has matched them in both works, but where we find a marriage in the book, we find Annie Taylor getting cold feet in the series.  This could be the upsetting factor for today’s Emma.  While she mourns her friend moving in the book, she may end up mourning the failure of her match or at least the delay of it in the series.

When Mr. Knightley arrives on the scene, as a longtime family friend in the book and business partner in the series, we finally see someone who points out Emma’s faults.  In the book, she brags about her matchmaking, but Knightley feels it would have happened without her interference.  In the series, Emma talks about her future award in Lifestyle Excellence, but it’s clear Alex Knightley is having trouble taking her seriously.  Alex is also pushing Emma to hire an assistant.  Just going by Twitter, I have a hunch it’s going to be one Harriet Smith.

Until next time, my name is Joslyn Dechant, and this blog is Emma Approved.

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If you’re interested, here is the first post on Emma vs Emma Approved.  Thanks again for reading & I hope you’re enjoying the new series!

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Goodbye Lizzie - My Year With Lizzie Bennet

Where to start, I don’t really know.  This has been the longest writing project I have ever taken on both in word count and time commitment.  It has taught me so many things.  I’ve been able to closer examine not only a webseries as a form of storytelling, but Jane Austen’s most revered novel as well.  Writing is something I have always wanted to pursue and The Lizzie Bennet Diaries has taught me so much about characterization, plot, and style.  It has also taught me time management when it comes to sitting down and forcing myself to write.  Granted I was able to work with what was in the book and on my screen, but I was writing nonetheless.

The end of LBD means a few things for me.  I will no longer be analyzing Lizzie’s life and comparing it to a novel.  I will be trying to go forward with writing my own stories, which is both exciting and terrifying at the same time.  Sitting down to write your own stories means facing yourself at your best and your worst.  I hope I have the courage to do it.  There was always the chance I was going to fail with this blog.  I might not have finished it or I might not have done the original works justice in comparing them.  

The road this past year has not always been an easy one for me.  There were weeks I couldn’t bring myself to write.  Watching Charlotte take the job at Collins & Collins and Lydia’s downward spiral with George were a couple of the most difficult story lines for me to sit down and face when it came time to write.  I also dealt with some major personal struggles that made it difficult to mentally prepare myself to write, but at the end of the day, Lizzie was always still there and waiting.  I have always found solace in stories and characters.  

I’ve considered many characters to be “best friends” over the years.  The LBD’s Lizzie Bennet is joining the ranks of Winnie the Pooh, Hermione Granger, Emma Woodhouse, Elizabeth Bennet, & Lena Kaligaris to name a few.  For that matter Jane Bennet, Lydia Bennet, Charlotte Lu, and the rest of the gang will join her.  I relate the most to Charlotte & Lizzie.  When it comes to being like Charlotte, I picked a practical major the led to a job right out of college, even if it wasn’t ideal.  Like Lizzie, I have hopes and dreams of what I want to achieve and I don’t want anyone to stand in the way of that.  I often fear that it is too late, but I can only hope things turn around for me like they did for Charlotte.  Jane is the girl I aspire to be, kind, sweet, and positive, but the sarcastic Lizzie side of me will never allow that to be.  Lydia is the girl I could never be, but I wish I was a risk taker like she is, even if it doesn’t always lead to the best outcomes, at least she’s willing to try.  While I will be able to rewatch Lizzie’s journey over the last year, I’ll always be wondering what she’s doing next.  Perhaps, instead, I should wonder what I’ll be doing next. 

Not only has The Lizzie Bennet Diaries done so much for me on a writing level, but it has amazed me in other ways as well.  It has connected me to some amazing people I would never have met otherwise.  Between the cast, crew, and fans I met at LeakyCon to the fans I’ve met on the internet, I never could have dreamed it would turn into this.  For everyone who has stuck with me, read my posts, and sent me messages, thank you for being there.  One of the most important things to any artist, is to know that someone cares about your work.  For a writer, it means the world to know someone reads what you write and enjoys it on top of that.  I thank each and every one of you, whether you read all the posts or just a few, the fact that you joined me on this journey warms my soul.

With that, I’d like to conclude with a major thanks to the cast and crew of The Lizzie Bennet Diaries.  I can’t even begin to thank you enough for adapting one of my favorite novels into a wonderful webseries.  Bernie, Hank, Rachel, Ashley, Mary Kate, Laura, and Julia, it was lovely meeting you in person.  You have changed my life in ways I didn’t think were possible.  This post will never fully express everything I feel and think about the journey your show has taken me on.  I appreciate everything you have done.

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Chapter 61 vs The End - Ep: 100

In chapter 61 of Pride & Prejudice, Mrs. Bennet could not be happier to have her two eldest daughters well married.  Mr. Bennet misses Lizzy the most and visits Pemberley on a regular basis.  Bingley & Jane settle at Netherfield for a year before moving to Derbyshire to escape Mrs. Bennet and the Meryton relations.  Kitty spends quite a bit of time with her two eldest sisters and becomes quite refined.  Mary is the only daughter to stay at home.

Wickham and Lydia never really change, with the latter writing Lizzy and asking for money from Darcy.  Lizzy was never comfortable with giving them money and would rather not.  The couple moves from place to place, spends more money than they have, and pick up and move again.  Lydia writes Lizzy and Jane in turn for financial help.  While Wickham is never welcome at Pemberley, Lydia visits from time to time.  

Caroline Bingley, while not happy with Darcy’s marriage, decides to be civil in order to continue visiting Pemberley.  Georgiana is now living full time at Pemberley and Darcy is pleased with how she and Lizzy get along.  Lady Catherine is not happy with the marriage between Darcy and Lizzy and she makes it known.  Lizzy finally gives consent to Darcy that he should seek forgiveness.  Lady Catherine forgives him, but Lizzy knows not whether it is because she is fond of Darcy or she just wants to see how Lizzy does as mistress of Pemberley.  

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Lizzie has made it to episode 100 and it’s time for a change.  In one of the most heartbreaking lines of the series, she delivers the news, “My name is Lizzie Bennet and this is the final page in my diary.”  It’s time for her to move on to the next chapter of her life.  She thanks her viewers for sticking with her and for watching her grow.  She’s learned a lot over the past year.

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Lizzie isn’t going to leave us without having Charlotte announce some news.  Ricky Collins has moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba to start a branch of Collins & Collins in Canada, so Charlotte has taken over C & C in the States.  

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Lizzie is truly happy for Charlotte and she asks that they do cheesy graphics for old times sake.  Lizzie Bennet gets mustachioed.

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Lydia comes in to see if Lizzie is ready for froyo.  Lizzie asks her to be in her last video.  Lydia makes sure Lizzie isn’t stopping her videos because of her.  Lizzie is stopping them for herself as she feels it’s time. Lydia decides it’s a good time to give her the list of “20 Reasons Why Lizzie Bennet Is No Longer Perpetually Single.”  Lizzie wants to know what happened to the old list, but Lydia says it doesn’t apply anymore.  Lydia says Darcy better be good to Lizzie because she deserves it.  

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Lizzie continues to reflect on her videos and how they put her sisters and her friends into the public spotlight.  A lot of the drama that has occurred has been due to the videos.  She asks Charlotte’s opinion on the matter.

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The two of them laugh over how different they were when they started the videos.  Charlotte asks if Lizzie is happy they did it.  There are things she would have done differently, but she’s learned a lot from the experience and feels it has made them all stronger.  

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A teary-eyed Lizzie signs off for the last time and thanks everyone for watching her videos.

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After the cut, Charlotte steps in to make sure Lizzie is okay.  She starts to make a comment about something that was unreal with the whole video diary process when Mrs. Bennet walks in.  Charlotte was probably about to mention that Mrs. Bennet never finding out was the unreal part. She definitely knows now.  I wonder what her reaction will be…“ELIZABETH BENNET!”

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There isn’t much comparing to do between the final chapter of P&P and the final page of Lizzie’s diary.  I included the closing chapter in the post for the purpose it serves in wrapping up the story.  

In P&P Jane & Bingley and Lizzy & Darcy are married and settled.  Lydia & Wickham are still looking for a handout.  Mrs. Bennet is happy to see her two eldest daughters well married, while Mr. Bennet often visits the daughter he misses most.  Kitty is branching out and learning from her two eldest sisters, while Mary remains at home.  These are the conclusions we get just in the Bennet family.

In LBD Jane & Bing are in New York together.  Lizzie will have her own company while living in San Francisco with Darcy.  Lydia’s future is not clear, but it’s definitely brighter than the one presented in P&P and for this Lydia I am grateful she got a better shot at life.  Charlotte has been promoted and will now be running Collins & Collins.  Perhaps my favorite part of this episode was Lizzie pulling Charlotte on screen to share the news.  It was nice to see Lizzie genuinely happy for her best friend and for Charlotte to be happy with her life.

All of these characters have grown so much since the beginning of the series, which is greatly attributed to the writers who created it and the actors who portrayed it.  I don’t think it was an accident that the three characters who changed the most were in the first episode and the last.  When Lizzie and Charlotte talk about how much they have changed, they were the ones, along with Lydia, who changed the most throughout the story for me.  Lizzie became more open, understanding, and perceptive.  Charlotte went after something that wasn’t necessarily what she wanted in the beginning, but she had the courage to stand up to her best friend, and in the end it turned into something great.  Lydia has gone from a girl who was masking loneliness with energetic actions to a girl who has learned to be more open and comfortable with herself.  While the story has wrapped up beautifully, I only wish we could see where they go from here.

My name is Joslyn Dechant and this is the final comparison on my blog.  Thank you for reading.

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Chapter 60 vs Future Talk - Ep: 99

In chapter 60, Lizzy asks Darcy when he fell in love with her.  He replies that he cannot remember the hour, spot, look, or words that started his affection, but that he was in the middle before he began.  Lizzy knows he was not taken with her beauty in the beginning and he must have found her uncivil behavior to be impertinent.  Darcy admired her for the liveliness of her mind.  Lizzy points out she was different from the women who were courting Darcy.  They were all agreeable while Lizzy interested him because she was so unlike them.  She says Darcy knew no good of her when he feel in love.  He points out that he saw goodness in her affection toward Jane when she was ill at Netherfield.  Lizzy would not have done less for her sister and she feels Darcy exaggerates her goodness.  She informs him she will tease and quarrel with him as often as possible.

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Darcy opens episode 99, with a little help from Lizzie.  As it turns out he wanted to high-jack her video blog to announce that they have officially begun dating.  The two flirtatiously argue over whether it’s been 6 days or a week.  It culminates in Darcy introducing himself and saying Lizzie Bennet is amazing.

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Lizzie makes sure Darcy knows she was just teasing.  He’s picked up on Bennet family humor after having so many dinners with them.  Lizzie tells him it just means Mr. Bennet likes him.  Darcy feels if he had understood the casual conversation of the Bennet family, he wouldn’t have screwed up with Lizzie in the beginning.  Lizzie tells him he did nothing wrong, but Darcy points out she calls their first meeting “The Most Awkward Dance Ever.”  Lizzie admits it was bad, but she tells Darcy he didn’t want to like her then.  All he wanted to do was take Bing and leave.  

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Darcy admits it was true, but he changed his mind.  Lizzie asks him when he did.  There wasn’t a specific moment for him, he was just in the middle before he knew he had begun.  He asks Lizzie in turn when she realized her feelings had changed.  Lizzie jokes that her feelings changed the moment she saw the Pemberley Digital offices.  Darcy takes it all in good stride.  In a seriously seductive way, Lizzie admits it was the same for her, gradual.  There is a jump cut between an almost kiss and a rumpled couple who decides to change the topic.

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As it turns out, Darcy has been thinking about the future.  He needs to get back to San Francisco so his investors don’t think he’s goofing off.  Lizzie is due to graduate in six weeks and he offers her a job at Pemberley Digital, not to mention they’d be in the same city.  Lizzie refuses it as she doesn’t want to be the girl who dates the boss, plus she has some things lined up to start her own company.  After writing up a business plan for her independent study based on her video diaries, Lizzie has received messages from investors.  Darcy thinks he may know some investors as well.

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Lizzie tells him that San Francisco will be the ideal place for her to start her company and Darcy is pleased with the idea.  She has conditions though, trips home and visits from Lydia.  She’s been enjoying getting to know her younger sister better.  Darcy admits he shouldn’t have judged Lydia so harshly.  He went based off of his first impressions of her.  Lizzie confirms that her future plans work for Darcy and he agrees they do.

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He tells Lizzie he has dinner reservations for their one week anniversary.    His Aunt Catherine is in town and he figured they could grab dinner.  Darcy says she and Mrs. Bennet would get along well.  Lizzie laughs and says she can tell when he’s teasing.  Darcy just gives her a look which makes Lizzie doubt her senses.  Darcy says they have to go and leaves Lizzie and the viewership hanging on whether they have a dinner date or a dinner disaster. 

In both works, Lizzie asks Darcy when he knew he was in love with her.  Darcy does not know the exact moment, just that he was in the middle before he knew he had begun.  

In LBD Darcy announces to the viewership that he and Lizzie have been dating for six days.  Lizzie jumps in to say it’s been a week and the two go back and forth.  Lizzie makes sure he knows she was teasing.  In P&P Lizzy basically makes a promise to tease and quarrel with Darcy as much as possible, although she may have been teasing him by saying that.  In P&P both of them tell their family and friends in turn that they are engaged.  Some are thrilled for them, but others, not so much.  The couple cannot wait to be at Pemberley where they will be away from anyone who has vulgar things to say about them.  

In P&P Lizzy & Darcy’s future is pretty much assumed to be one of a life-long marriage founded in love.  In LBD the future must be discussed.  As Lizzie and Darcy just started dating, they have not entered into a binding marriage agreement.  Darcy has plans, but Lizzie refutes them when she turns down his job offer at Pemberley Digital.  She knows the risks she runs if she works for the boss, especially among her coworkers.  Lizzie not only has a plan in place to avoid that, but she is going to start her own company.  Both are acts of a 21st century woman.  Lizzie has never been one to settle for anything less than what she wanted in her heart and she continues to be that way, even though her love for William Darcy could easily have swayed that.  She is able to have a loving relationship and be an independent woman at the same time.  Let Lizzie Bennet be an example to us all.

That’s all for now, until next time, my name is Joslyn Dechant and this is Pride & Prejudice vs The Lizzie Bennet Diaries.

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Chapter 58 vs Gratitude - Ep: 98

In chapter 58, Darcy and Bingley visit the Bennets.  Jane & Bingley set off on a walk alone, while Darcy & Lizzy walk Kitty to see Maria.  The two of them continue on alone and Lizzy expresses her gratitude to Darcy for what he did for Lydia.  Darcy is upset in thinking that Mrs. Gardiner told Lizzy, but it was Lydia who did.  Lizzy again expresses how grateful she is for what Darcy did for her family.  He makes it perfectly clear, however, that he did it only for her.  

After some silence, Darcy breaks and admits his feelings are still what they were last April.  Lizzy only need say that her feelings are unchanged and he will leave her alone forever.  She admits that her feelings have changed.  Darcy’s happiness can not be repressed and it shows all over his face.  

Darcy tells Lizzy that he learned to hope especially after she refused to promise Lady Catherine she would never marry him.  The two speak of confusion on Darcy’s actions and words during the first proposal.  He asks if his letter made any difference and Lizzy tells him it melted her prejudices away.  

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Lizzie starts off episode 98 by acting as though she wants to hear from the viewers about their lives.  She finally breaks face and says she wasn’t going to leave them hanging. 

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She picks up right were episode 97 left off.  Darcy asks Lizzie if she films everything in her life.  She tells him she doesn’t but he tends to show up while she’s filming.  Darcy says they have been a help for his perspective.  He was surprised to see Charlotte.  Lizzie tells him it is their birthday.  After a bit of awkwardness, Darcy cuts to the chase and states that Lizzie called him.  He was in Chicago and was unable to call her back right away.  Lizzie tells him that he didn’t have to come, but Darcy says he did because he needed to see the look on her face when he asked why she called him.  Darcy has been watching Lizzie’s videos and knows she found out he was the one who stopped Wickham.  Lizzie says her family will be forever grateful.  Darcy tells her he didn’t do it for them, he did it for her. She expresses her gratitude.

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Darcy admits to being confused.  Lizzie mentions in one of her videos that they are not friends.  He realizes, even after all the time they spent together in San Francisco, they are not.  He asks if Lizzie wants to be friends and she does.  She accidently makes it sound as if she just wants to be friends.  Darcy admits that his feelings for her have not changed since the fall and he starts rambling about where they should go from there.  Lizzie interrupts him with a kiss though and asks if it makes things clearer for him.

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Darcy says it does, but he needs some more clarification, so he goes in for another kiss.  Lizzie admits she was confused as well.  They were getting along so well at Pemberley, but when she left Darcy never contacted her.  He didn’t know if Lizzie would want to hear from him and he saw her focus was completely on her sister.  He didn’t want to be an unwelcome distraction and Lizzie assures him he wouldn’t have been.  Lizzie got his hopes up again when she told Caroline that his life was his choice and her life was her choice.  Darcy doubted everything again though in thinking Lizzie may have said that only because she was grateful for what he did.

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Lizzie makes it clear that she only wants to be with Darcy because of him and not just because she’s grateful.  They kiss again on that declaration and Lizzie turns off the camera for some privacy.

In this comparison, we find Lizzy surprised Darcy came back to Netherfield in P&P, while Darcy shows up unexpectedly in LBD.  Similar conversations take place in both works.  In P&P they discuss Darcy’s saving Lydia & Lizzy’s gratitude while on a walk.  In LBD this is discussed in the den in front of LIzzie’s camera for storytelling purposes.  One difference being that Lizzie reached out and contacted Darcy in LBD, where as she didn’t in P&P.  This little change in story helps add to the equality in gender roles in the 21st century.  It’s perfectly acceptable for Lizzie to call Darcy and initiate a conversation today, whereas it may have been seen as socially unacceptable in the 1800’s.  In both works, Darcy makes it clear that he saved Lydia with Lizzie in mind and not her whole family.  As previously mentioned, he paid for Lydia & Wickham’s wedding & dowry in P&P, while he bought out a whole company in LBD to prevent the sex tape from going up.  While Darcy may not be the best at expressing himself in words, he certainly knows how to in gestures.

In LBD Darcy comments that Lizzie’s videos have been helpful for broadening his perspective.  In P&P, though I didn’t include it in the summary, Darcy knows how much he owes Lizzy for making him a better person.  He tells her that she allowed him to see beyond himself and the selfishness he tends toward due to being an only child for so long while growing up.  

In P&P Darcy admits his feelings are unchanged since last April when he first confessed his love for Lizzy.  Lizzy admits her feelings have changed and Darcy is visibly happy.  In LBD Darcy admits he feels the same for Lizzie as he did in the fall.  She expresses her feelings have changed by kissing him.

Darcy tells Lizzy he got his hopes up when she refused to promise Lady Catherine that she would never marry him in P&P.  In LBD Darcy got his hopes up when Lizzie told Caroline they were each able to make their own choices.  In both works they discuss mutual confusion about each other’s feelings and where they stood with one another.  It seems as though there shouldn’t be any more confusion for the happy couple as they are engaged in P&P and dating in LBD.

That’s all for now, until next time, my name is Joslyn Dechant and this is Pride & Prejudice vs The Lizzie Bennet Diaries.

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