Kitty and Lydia are described as ‘uncommonly foolish’ by their father. She once annoys her mother with her uncontrollable coughs. Second youngest, Kitty, follows Lydia in all things. Youngest sister Lydia is the most ‘good-humored’-the Miss Congeniality of the group. Oldest sister Jane is the greatest beauty of the five and the most sweet tempered. To understand Elizabeth’s charms, it’s important to understand her position in a large and unusual family. Male readers of Pride and Prejudice have for long publicly admitted to being bewitched by the heroine. One has to begin with the character of Elizabeth Bennet for this book.
This article comes directly from content in the video series The Life and Works of Jane Austen.
It’s an assessment that stems from its well-crafted sentences, its colorful characters, and its pleasing plot. Bennet, “Lizzy is not a bit better than the others.” By contrast, in the opinion of her silly mother, Mrs. Bennet, Elizabeth has “something more of quickness than her sisters”. In the words of Elizabeth’s sarcastic father, Mr. In a letter to her sister, she wrote, “I must confess that I think her as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print, and how I shall be able to tolerate those who do not like her at least I do not know.” We’re made to feel with her at every step, thanks to the story’s narration of her keen eye, clever observations, and sharp tongue.Īusten was immensely proud of having invented Elizabeth. She defies authority-directly, deftly, and with winking satire. In Pride and Prejudice, Lizzy twice refuses good offers of marriage. She cheerfully flouts authority, and we’re meant to like her the better for it. What makes Lizzy remarkable is her lack of interest in pleasing the powerful. Her manners don’t pass muster in the fashionable world, but she has an ‘easy playfulness’. In Pride and Prejudice, her figure is merely good, with features that aren’t symmetrical. Not classically beautiful, she looks ‘uncommonly intelligent’, due to the ‘expression of her dark eyes’.
(Image: Olga Brik/Shutterstock) Knowing Elizabeth BennettĮlizabeth is an unusual heroine, even physically-the product of happy imperfections. What makes the character of Elizabeth remarkable is her lack of interest in pleasing the powerful.
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