CHARACTER SKETCH OF ELIZABETH BENNET

Elizabeth Bennet is one of the most distinguished feminine characters in English

fiction. She is the main character in the novel; through her, all the characters are
well knitted with one another by some relations in the plot of story. Elizabeth Bennet is
an attractive young girl in her twenties with full of blossom and charm on her face. Her
eyes are captivating and she holds an exceptional personality. Her expressive eyes
make Mr. Darcy spellbound and cause to break his crux of pride. Most of the time she
talks in a smiling face and also passes smile frequently on others comments. Her
comments are mostly ironic that cause to make her smile.
Good Traits of Elizabeth Bennet
Her admirable traits are several—she is lovely, intelligent, clever, confident, and
decisive. She is also embodiment of honesty, virtue, and lively wit. Here are some
salient traits of Lizzy.
Good Sense: Elizabeth Bennet is not only a beautiful and an attractive but she also
possesses spirited wit and good sense. She is most intelligent and quick-witted
character in the novel. Because of her good sense, she is most favorite daughter of her
father Mr. Bennet. Her wit is evident in her conversations made to tyrant characters like
Lady Catherine. Her good sense, her spirited wit, her intelligent remarks, and her
philosophy on traditional norms adhered to females reveals a true picture of Jane Austin
in Pride and Prejudice.
Confidence: Lizzy is full of confidence of in all her conversations. She is not from elite
class like Mr. Darcy or Lady Catherine but when she talks to them, she never
underestimates herself. Her confidence and good sense makes her opinions
considerable for rich class like Darcy’s family. On the other hand, her confidence in her
judgments leads her to prejudice.  
“My courage always rises with every attempt to intimidate me.” (Elizabeth Bennet)
Conversational Skills: Conversational skills of Elizabeth Bennet are remarkable. Her
conversations carry deep meaning and she stands with what she says. She is fully
capable for making decisive action as when once she denies to the proposal of Mr.
Collins, she keeps her decision until Collins marries Charlotte. She is well familiar with
the talking manners and surprises Lady Catherine by her conversational skills. She
makes rich opinions and replies so confidently. Her sentences are mostly ironic that
carry deep and clear facts.
“One cannot be always laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on
something witty.” (Elizabeth Bennet)
Emotional Being: She is also an emotional character in the novel and feels great
affection for her sisters particularly for her elder sister Jane and is also concerned for
Lydia and Kitty.  She is very close to her father who also respects her opinions as in
matter on Collins’ proposal. Her mother does not like her unlike her father because of
rejecting Collins though she is often exasperated by her mother’s behavior.  Her
relations with her friends are also very cool.
Weaknesses in Elizabeth Bennet’s Characters
Being an embodiment of many good traits, Elizabeth possesses some weaknesses in her
characters. She is Judgmental, stubborn, outspoken, funny, impulsive, and vain. She is
self-assured and assertive, but never rude or aggressive towards others.  Her main
weakness lies in making quick judgments towards others.  She fails to judge Mr.
Wickham and believes on her blindly. She also cannot judge Darcy’s change but Lydia
tells her that Darcy paid for their wedding that startles her and forces her to think about
change in Darcy.
Elizabeth’s Prejudice
The title of the novel “Pride and Prejudice” depicts two traits that are found in two main
characters of the novel: Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. The word pride is linked to Mr.
Darcy and the word prejudice is linked to Elizabeth Bennet. Elizabeth is not a perfect
character because of her fault of prejudice.
She is quick in judging herself and others, but often these judgments are merely based
on appearance rather than hidden reality, normally based on her strong emotions rather
than rational thought. 
Elizabeth’s Marital Philosophy
  Elizabeth Bennet dares to challenge the expected gender norms of 18th century
England, mostly when compared with the other females in the novel. She expresses her
opinions openly and without fear and has the ability to challenge the views of those of
superior social standing.  She does not like those marriages based upon conventional
norm and considering husband as a matter of social and economic survival only.
Despite of forcing by her mother, she rejects two proposals holding good economic
fortune. In doing so, Elizabeth rejects traditional norms where females are obliged to
marry for financial opportunity.
She plainly rejected marriage on the basis of economic security and what she wants is
happiness in marriage and it could only happen when someone marries for love not for
other interests.
Throughout the whole novel, Elizabeth Bennet faced many challenges regarding female
gender and social rank and she never give up but she stood with the reality.
By Elizabeth Bennet, Jane Austen has created the first feminist in English literature.