Pride and Prejudice Homework Week 6

Elizabeth Bennet Character Profile - Clever, quick witted, honest and inteligent - She is the second out of five children in the Bennet family, clearly the favourite of her father who sayes "something more of quickness than her sisters." (pg. 7) - She is acutely aware of her society`s expectations - Through out the novel, you can see her sharp tongue can lead her into difficult situaltions, often leading her astray. - At the start of the novel the reader is positioned to believe that Elizabeth is very prejudice, this is demonstrated when Elizabeth is very quick to judge Darcy. - She has a tendancy to judge characters based upon appearance. -Early in the novel she is shown as being personally proud of her quickness and her acuity in judging the social behaviour and intentions of others is also shown. - Through out the novel and towards the end, ELizabeth learns to not be so prejudice, this is shown when she discovers the truth of what happened between Wickham and Darcy, it isnt until then when she realises that she misjudged Darcy.