Mr Darcy’s motivation for his behavior at the Meryton ball has been interpreted in various ways. If none of them have quite convinced you, then how about this attempt from British comic duo Mitchell and Webb? Be warned, however, that the clip does contain some very strong language – from the mouth of Mr. Darcy himself!
Refusing to conga is certainly a lesser crime than refusing to dance altogether, so perhaps Elizabeth should have been more understanding of the gentleman’s reluctance, and suggested a freestyle-disco dance-off instead? 196 years after the publication of Pride and Prejudice, the riddle of Mr Darcy’s supposed ‘inconsistency’ has been solved! A gentlemen simply does not conga.
Did you enjoy the clip? It made me chuckle, and am I alone in thinking that Robert Webb could actually make a half-decent Darcy…?
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession
of a good fortune, does not conga.