How Does Elizabeth Bennet Affect The Characters In Pride And Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice is a romantic novel by Jane Austen, first published in 1831. The protagonist, Elizabeth Bennet is one of the eldest daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet. Elizabeth grew up with her four sisters and mother reminding her that she needs to find a husband in order to move up in society. Even though her society has very set standards, Elizabeth strives for more. Elizabeth and her sisters met Charles Bingley, a rich gentleman and his even richer friend Fitzwilliam Darcy at a neighborhood ball. Elizabeth’s first impression of Mr. Darcy’s self-important attitude causes her to have the prejudice against him so deep that she hated the very image of him at first. Mr. Darcy’s attitude towards Elizabeth because of her social class changes as they are forced to spend time together in

George Wickham is a handsome officer at the regiment whose manipulating and untrustworthy nature is hidden underneath his charm. Even though the novel has many antagonists, Mr. Wickham stands out because of his romantic engagements with Elizabeth, her fifteen years old sister, Lydia and Georgiana Darcy. Mr. Wickham consistently shows his best self to Elizabeth and her family even while spreading false rumors about Mr. Darcy. Wickham’s greed led him to seduce Darcy’s younger sister for her fortune and he later runs away with Lydia, whom he agrees to marry for an annual income. Wickham seemed to care for Elizabeth for a little bit and Elizabeth felt something for him as well but he betrays her just like he betrayed Darcy at one point. Wickham’s actions in the novel cause a setting for Elizabeth to see the true nature of Darcy and she gets to witness Darcy’s, kind heart. Throughout the novel, Darcy’s character doesn’t appear to be kind or romantic and his sudden proposal to marry Elizabeth was rather unusual. However, Wickham’s elopement with Lydia gave Darcy the chance to show that his true