However, in the end, this question is finally answered when Wickham and Lydia are married after Darcy has paid Wickham's requested 10,000 dollars. Surprisingly, although this serves as the final push for Wickham to marry Lydia, this action also helps to alter Elizabeth's first impression of Darcy. .
Although not noticeable at first glance, considering Lydia's qualities, and knowing how her mother's marriage turned out, it is not difficult to see where Lydia's relationship with Wickham may be headed. Much like her mother was, Lydia is also led by her youth, "high animal spirits," and "blind love" causing her to be "lost forever" if she doesn't marry Wickham. Consequentially, such drastic similarities of character and situation create a sense of suspense, causing the reader to ponder whether or not Lydia will repeat the same mistake committed by her mother. Unfortunately, although the story does not tell of much of Lydia's relationship with Wickham past the marriage, by comparing this relationship to that of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet's, the reader is able to predict that although may remain in place, will inevitably not possess the same love both she and Wickham experienced when they first got married. Also, we see Lydia's desire to get married as soon as possible when she states to her sisters "how I should like to be married before any of you- .
It is Elizabeth, however, that undergoes the most substantial character change throughout the story. In fact, it is Elizabeth's relationship with Darcy that serves as the "life line" of the novel. Although refusing Mr. Darcy's first proposal Elizabeth eventually realizes that Mr. Darcy is in fact "exactly the man, who, in disposition and .
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talents, would most suit her," instead of being someone of who she has " every reason in the world to think ill of." Thus from Darcy's first proposal till the end of the novel, we see Elizabeth's love for Darcy steadily grow, causing the reader to experience a total reversal regarding her perception of Darcy.