Jane Austen's, "Pride and Prejudice," and Emily Bronte's "Wuthering Heights," stand as different from each other as fire and ice do, but the starkest contrast would probably be between the two pairs of protagonists and their nature of their love. Both couples - Elizabeth Bennett & Mr. Darcy and Catherine & Heathcliff have been tagged as two of the greatest pairs of all time. In truth, the love story of Elizabeth and Darcy could not have been more different than that of Cathy and Heathcliff's. On one side there's this fairytale story of Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth, the typical "boy meets girl" complications arise, problems solved, happily ever after'. On the other hand, there is this completely untamed and intense love story, or rather hate story, of Catherine and Heathcliff, which has no flavors of the flirtatious, usual "puppy-love" romance we see around this particular period. Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy is one of the most loved couples in literature. Their love is strong and very stable. Mr. Darcy, though initially disliked Elizabeth, is smitten by her attitude and wit. He particularly mentions her lovely eyes that succeed in drawing his attention. He also clearly acknowledges her intelligence in agreeing to speak with her, because he expects a woman to have cultivated her mind with the reading of good books. There are so many things that could have worked against his love for her, and to some extent they do. Her lack of fortune, her low status, her embarrassing family, her indifference attitude toward him-despite all of this, he falls for her. He initially imagines her to be 'beneath' his interest, therefore refuses to act upon the attraction he feels. It isn't until he keeps running into her over and over again, glimpsing more into her and absorbing more about her personality and originality that he decided to brave going against tradition and pursue her. His pride could not keep him oblivious to her appeal for too long. The same can be said about