Elizabeth Bennet

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About Elizabeth Bennet

Elizabeth Bennet is the protagonist of Jane Austen's most popular novel, "Pride and Prejudice." The second of five daughters in the Bennet family, Elizabeth (often called "Lizzy" or "Eliza" by her friends and family) is intelligent, lively, playful, attractive, and witty—but with a tendency to judge on first impression and perhaps to be a little selective of the evidence on which she bases her judgments. As the plot develops, she comes to realize the error of her ways.

Through the novel, Elizabeth learns about the dangers of hasty judgments and comes to appreciate the difference between superficial goodness and actual goodness. The intelligent and initially skeptical Elizabeth is taken aback and attracted by Darcy's "gallantry" as she herself terms it...

Literary Works

Pride and Prejudice has consistently appeared on lists of most loved books among literary scholars and the reading public. It has become one of the most popular novels in English literature, with over 20 million copies sold, and has inspired many derivatives in modern literature.

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen, 1813

The novel follows the character development of Elizabeth Bennet, who learns about the repercussions of hasty judgments and comes to appreciate the difference between superficial goodness and actual goodness.

Pride and Prejudice Adaptations

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From film adaptations to literary retellings, Elizabeth Bennet's character has been reimagined countless times since the original publication.

Critical Analysis

Academic Works

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