Thank you for clarifying that this was a general reply. I appreciate that it saved a lot of misunderstanding.
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what I was asking as to whether Lizzie and Darcy were a good match for any other reason than they were made hero and heroine of Jane Austen's tale.
I think it’s the other way around; they are the hero and heroine of the tale
because they are an example of a very good match. They are each better people because of the other.
I’m not sure I agree that Mrs. Bennet set the standards for the story. She set the scene but she’s presented as a foolish character and seems to almost be there to contrast Lizzy’s standards.
With Colonel Fitzwilliam it seems to me a case of Lizzy not having enough money to suit him rather than the other way around. Or at least we don’t know whether Lizzy would have considered his income sufficient.
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Darcy's case was finally won by an act of his being able to drop all else, dash off to London and save the day (regardless of cost, because he must have spent a considerable sum) and Lizzie inadvertantly finding this out.
I don’t agree that this is what finally won his case.
