Character sketch

Mark Darcy

He is rich and handsome. He is a gentleman. His work is very prestigious – he is a successful lawyer. Mark is divorced and it could be a cause of disappointment in all women and usually he doesn’t trust them. He is under pressure of his parents who are looking for a new girlfriend or even wife for him. And their new victim is Bridget, they got acquaintance during New Year’s party and the first impression was not so pleasant because of his  a V-neck diamond-pattern in shades of yellow and blue( favoured by the more elderly of the nation's sports reporters) sweater,his haughtiness and Bridget's vulgarity.

“The rich, divorced-by-cruel-wife Mark – quite tall – was standing with his back to the room, scrutinizing the contents of the Alconburys' bookshelves: mainly leather-bound series of books about the Third Reich, which Geoffrey sends off for from Reader's Digest. It struck me as pretty ridiculous to be called Mr Darcy and to stand on your own looking snooty at a party. It's like being called Heathcliff and insisting on spending the entire evening in the garden, shouting 'Cathy' and banging your head against a tree”

He didn’t like Bridget from the first sight perhaps he found her a bit stupid but later he started to protect her and prove that she is not so foolish as she looks.

Also he has difficult relationships with Daniel. They studied together and were a kind of friends but finally Daniel slept with his wife and it was the cause of their divorce and further hatred between the old friends. 

Most of Bridget's fiends don't like him because they judge according to her opinion but all people arround him see Mark outstanding and brainy creature.