With Mr. Darcy, I think it's a combination of (1) diamond in the rough, as proudmaxfan1418 says below, and (2) the fact that he grows and develops SO MUCH over the course of the story. Without giving too much away, he goes from looking down his nose at someone, to going way out of his way to help her. To the point where he seriously, SERIOUSLY inconveniences himself. It's easy to see the attraction there. I think many a girl loves the thought of having the power to change a man that much. Even I am not wholly immune to it. :-)
On the whole, though, my favorites are the guys who don't have that haughtiness problem to overcome.
But you should see P&P sometime if you get the chance -- the BBC version in particular is so good, I think everyone should see it at least once! The entire thing is so very well cast and so brilliantly done that I think you could enjoy it, even if Darcy did fall short of expectations.
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Date: 2010-03-22 02:55 am (UTC)On the whole, though, my favorites are the guys who don't have that haughtiness problem to overcome.
But you should see P&P sometime if you get the chance -- the BBC version in particular is so good, I think everyone should see it at least once! The entire thing is so very well cast and so brilliantly done that I think you could enjoy it, even if Darcy did fall short of expectations.