This article is about Jane Austen's heroine.
Elizabeth Bennet
Elizabeth Bennet, a fictional character appearing in the novel Pride and Prejudice, depicted by C. E. Brock
Full name
Miss Elizabeth Bennet
Gender female
Age 20
Income:
£1,000 (dowry)
Primary residence
Longbourn, near Meryton Hertfordshire
Family
Spouse
Fitzwilliam Darcy
Romantic interest(s)
Mr. William Collins
Lieutenant George Wickham
Colonel Fizwilliam
Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy
Parents
Mr. and Mrs. Bennet
Sibling(s)
Jane Bennet Bingley
Mary Bennet
Catherine "Kitty" Bennet
Lydia Bennet Wickham
Elizabeth Bennet, later Elizabeth Darcy, is the protagonist in the 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. She is often referred to as Eliza or Lizzy by her friends and family. Elizabeth was portrayed by Greer Garson in the 1940 film adaptation of the novel, by Jennifer Ehle in the 1995 television series, and by Keira Knightley in the 2005 film adaptation.
Elizabeth is the second child in a family of five daughters. Though the circumstances of the time and environment require her to seek a marriage of convenience for economic security, Elizabeth wishes to marry for love.
Elizabeth is regarded as the most admirable and endearing of Austen's heroines and is considered one of the most beloved heroines in British literature.
BACKROUND:
Elizabeth is the second eldest of the five Bennet sisters of the estate of Longbourn, situated near the fictional market village of Meryton in Hertfordshire, England. She is 20 years old at the beginning of the novel.[3] Elizabeth is portrayed as an intelligent young woman, with "a lively, playful disposition, which delighted in anything ridiculous". She often presents a playful good-natured impertinence that does not offend. Early in the novel she is depicted as being personally proud of her mental quickness and her acuity in judging the social behaviour and intentions of others.
Of her family, Elizabeth is her father's favourite, described by him as having "something more of quickness than her sisters". In contrast, she is the least dear to her mother, especially after Elizabeth refuses a marriage proposal from Mr. Collins. Elizabeth is also often upset and embarrassed by the behaviour of her mother and of her younger sisters.
Her father is a landowner, but his estate, Longbourn, is entailed away under English law from his children because he does not have a son, and upon his death, Longbourn will be inherited by his cousin, Mr. Collins, a clergyman. Within her neighbourhood, Elizabeth is considered a beauty and a charming young woman, with "fine eyes" to which Mr. Darcy is first drawn. He is later attracted more particularly to her "light and pleasing" figure, the "easy playfulness" of her manners, her mind and personality, and eventually considers her "one of the handsomest women" in his acquaintance
Elizabeth Bennet
Elizabeth Bennet, a fictional character appearing in the novel Pride and Prejudice, depicted by C. E. Brock
Full name
Miss Elizabeth Bennet
Gender female
Age 20
Income:
£1,000 (dowry)
Primary residence
Longbourn, near Meryton Hertfordshire
Family
Spouse
Fitzwilliam Darcy
Romantic interest(s)
Mr. William Collins
Lieutenant George Wickham
Colonel Fizwilliam
Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy
Parents
Mr. and Mrs. Bennet
Sibling(s)
Jane Bennet Bingley
Mary Bennet
Catherine "Kitty" Bennet
Lydia Bennet Wickham
Elizabeth Bennet, later Elizabeth Darcy, is the protagonist in the 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. She is often referred to as Eliza or Lizzy by her friends and family. Elizabeth was portrayed by Greer Garson in the 1940 film adaptation of the novel, by Jennifer Ehle in the 1995 television series, and by Keira Knightley in the 2005 film adaptation.
Elizabeth is the second child in a family of five daughters. Though the circumstances of the time and environment require her to seek a marriage of convenience for economic security, Elizabeth wishes to marry for love.
Elizabeth is regarded as the most admirable and endearing of Austen's heroines and is considered one of the most beloved heroines in British literature.
BACKROUND:
Elizabeth is the second eldest of the five Bennet sisters of the estate of Longbourn, situated near the fictional market village of Meryton in Hertfordshire, England. She is 20 years old at the beginning of the novel.[3] Elizabeth is portrayed as an intelligent young woman, with "a lively, playful disposition, which delighted in anything ridiculous". She often presents a playful good-natured impertinence that does not offend. Early in the novel she is depicted as being personally proud of her mental quickness and her acuity in judging the social behaviour and intentions of others.
Of her family, Elizabeth is her father's favourite, described by him as having "something more of quickness than her sisters". In contrast, she is the least dear to her mother, especially after Elizabeth refuses a marriage proposal from Mr. Collins. Elizabeth is also often upset and embarrassed by the behaviour of her mother and of her younger sisters.
Her father is a landowner, but his estate, Longbourn, is entailed away under English law from his children because he does not have a son, and upon his death, Longbourn will be inherited by his cousin, Mr. Collins, a clergyman. Within her neighbourhood, Elizabeth is considered a beauty and a charming young woman, with "fine eyes" to which Mr. Darcy is first drawn. He is later attracted more particularly to her "light and pleasing" figure, the "easy playfulness" of her manners, her mind and personality, and eventually considers her "one of the handsomest women" in his acquaintance