Goodreads asked R.J. Hogarth:

Who is your favorite fictional couple, and why?

R.J. Hogarth Elizabeth and 'Mr Darcy' in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (Mr Darcy had a first name - Fitzwilliam - but the setting of the story calls for surnames). Why this couple? It is a classic story of character arc, contrasts, contradictions, morals, betrayal and 'all is not what it seems' - the evolution of emotions of the main characters riding on the stormy circumstances is tantalizing leading to the couple realizing their love for each other - unleashed - in a classic crescendo of an ending. If people are grappling for the meaning of life this story transcends the materialism of the times giving us a possible glimpse at that meaning.

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