Elizabeth Bennett.

 " Major characters of pride and prejudice :- "

Question 2 : Discuss the character of Elizabeth Bennet. 

Answer :- Elizabeth Bennet is the protagonist in pride and prejudice novel. She is often referred to as Eliza or Lizzy by her family and friends. Elizabeth is the second child in a family of five daughters. Of all her ( means Jane Austen's heroines) she liked  Elizabeth most. She once wrote to her niece; 

  " 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. "

  Let's try to understand the character sketch of Elizabeth Bennet with certain points. 

 

 1. Headstrong women :-

    Miss Elizabeth Bennet's personality is expressed through out of the novel. She is an intelligent and headstrong flair. She is a very firm believer in independence as well as marrying for love, and that's reflects her intelligence. She is seen as a very different from her other sisters in the family. Elizabeth is the representation of " Prejudice "  in the novel. She is a strong character. She has her own desires. 

    When Mrs. Bennet pressures Lizzy to marry mr. Colins. She is not willing to compromise her morals. Her bond with her father is very strong. But she is obstinate and a headstrong women in jane Austen's novel. 

    " There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. "

  Through this quotation Jane Austen wants to convey about Elizabeth's obstinate and headstrong personality. 

   2. An Intricate  character :-

  Pride and prejudice novel represents an antithesis between ' Intricacy & simplicity'. Elizabeth Bennet is one of the intricate means complex character. She is profound and perspective. There is a good deal of intellectual complexity about her. When she is reject by Darcy for a dance at a ball party ; 

   " Her pride is mortified by his, and she gets prejudice against him. "

  She is percipient, hence subject to failures of perception and this is what accounts for the intricacy in her character. 

 3. Her physical charam :-

    Though Elizabeth Bennet is certainly not as beautiful as her sister jane, but still she is graceful and charming. There is something so elusive and Indefinable about her charm that it defines all analysis. Her beauty takes a little time to register, but she is the type of woman whom familiarity and not distance lends charm. Mr. Darcy does not concede her any appreciable beauty when he first meets her. He said ;

  " She is not handsome enough to tempt me. "

 4. Mature and honest :- 

    Elizabeth bennet is a mature and also an honest one. We can understand that In the ball party, except for jane and Elizabeth other three sisters behaved very weirdly. So we can say In that way Elizabeth is mature one. Maturity reflects in her character. Also she told very clearly what she felt. She judges things for herself and she is capable of decisive actions. She calmly and yet firmly expressed her opinions. She stands up to her mother mrs. Bennet over Mr. Collins proposal. So, this how she stands for herself. From all this points we came to know that she is the mature and honest one. 

  5. Her warm Heartedness:-

     Another quality of Elizabeth bennet to impress is her warm heartedness. The concern which she shows for her sister jane, during her stay at Netherfield, the way she walks all the way to Netherfield speaks well of her sister. She went there because she was concern about her sister. Also we can understand that she felt concerned at Mr. Bingley 's removal from the neighborhood. and also became genuinely very happy when jane is engaged to him. 

 So, from this points we can understand that Elizabeth bennet is a warm hearted woman. She loved her family and her sisters. 

    I would like to conclude my answer by saying that - Elizabeth Bennett is a lovable heroine indeed. Of all jane Austen's heroines, she impresses us and delights us the most. Elizabeth is smart, Lively and attractive. She prides herself on her ability to analyze other people and the entire novel describes the character development of -  " Elizabeth. "