Christmas at Pemberley Manor

Eventually, Elizabeth, the Hallmark workaholic who needs to re-evaluate her priorities, overcomes her prejudice about Mr. Darcy, who in turn needs to express his benevolence more explicitly so that people don’t misunderstand him. This also relates to how many misunderstand Mr. Darcy’s deadpan sense of humor while Elizabeth understands it after getting to know him. This is meant to be a sign that they are well suited partners for each other. A pivotal examples of their mutual understanding happens after they set up a Christmas tree. When Mr. Darcy says that it was “very well done,” Elizabeth responds by saying, “careful now… people might mistake that for enthusiasm.” He rejoins by stating, “I found that most of my business associates’ frown when I jump up and down with glee.” She comes to understand Mr. Darcy’s personality, as Austen’s Elizabeth does, particularly his sense of humor and serious attitude. There is also a connection between Mr. Darcy’s charitable traits in the novel and Hallmark’s portrayal. Austen’s Mr. Darcy is charitable but does not want to get credit for his contributions. This remains true in the movie: Hallmark’s Mr. Darcy is very charitable, but his motivation is to help without distracting people from the cause by bringing attention to himself. As George says, “He’s more charitable then he lets on… William Darcy does a lot of charity but he does it all anonymously… the town’s new library… the after school program at the community center… look around… He doesn’t like the spotlight… he’s… he’s a very private man.”