VH1 Original TV Shows, Reality TV Shows | VH1 Fitzwilliam Darcy, generally referred to as Mr. Darcy, is one of the two central characters in Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice.He is an archetype of the aloof romantic hero, and a romantic interest of Elizabeth Bennet, the novel's protagonist.The story's narration is almost exclusively from Elizabeth's perspective; the reader is given a one-sided view..