Sydney's Character Analysis

Section 3

Elizabeth- Elizabeth Bennett is introduced as the second daughter of the Bennett family. Her family members usually recognize her as Lizzy. Elizabeth would have to be the most intelligent, confident and classy out of her other sisters. This character meets a young man named Darcy whom she loves basically throughout the whole book. Yet, she doesn’t tell him how she feels. Darcy doesn’t necessarily like her in the beginning but in the end he falls head over heels for her. Elizabeth has a unique personality and the way she was involved in Pride and Prejudice made me read even more.

“You never will be able to make both of them good for anything. Take your choice, but you must be satisfied with only one. There is but such a quantity of merit between them; just enough to make one good sort of man; and of late it has been shifting about pretty much. For my part, I am inclined to believe it all Mr. Darcy's, but you shall do as you choose.''

``You are quite right. To have his errors made public might ruin him for ever. He is now perhaps sorry for what he has done, and anxious to re-establish a character. We must not make him desperate.''

``When I said that he improved on acquaintance, I did not mean that either his mind or manners were in a state of improvement, but that from knowing him better, his disposition was better understood.''

Lydia – Lydia Bennett is one of the younger sisters of the Bennett family. She has a confident and outgoing personality. Lydia falls for one man who goes by the name of Mr. Wickham. Lydia decides to elope with this guy and not have the family involved. The family definitely does not approve of him. Lydia Bennett likes to do things her way and I guess that’s what makes her character interesting

``I am sure I shall break mine,''.


``Good Heaven! What is to become of us! What are we to do!'' would they often exclaim in the bitterness of woe. ``How can you be smiling so, Lizzy?”


 “Though I am not her particular friend. I have just as much right to be asked as she has”


Wickham- Mr. Wickham belongs to a wealthy family. Wickham falls for Elizabeth at first but then moves onto her sister Lydia. Wickham does not have great history with Mr. Darcy. Both of them continue to hold grudges against each other. That shows how much they both have gone through since none of them are willing to talk to one another. Wickham has an interesting twist to his personality. I find it so mysterious


``You, who so well know my feelings towards Mr. Darcy, will readily comprehend how sincerely I must rejoice that he is wise enough to assume even the appearance of what is right. His pride, in that direction, may be of service, if not to himself, to many others, for it must deter him from such foul misconduct as I have suffered by


“But you blame me for having spoken so warmly of Wickham”


``How unfortunate that you should have used such very strong expressions in speaking of Wickham to Mr. Darcy, for now they do appear wholly undeserved.''

Writing in Role

Dear Diary

I can’t believe what my sister is doing. Running away and planning to get married with Wickham? That’s really funny. I know Wickham is wealthy and all that but he’s not that great. Plus, I don’t want to ruin our family’s reputation. Darcy even told me that he had a really bad past with him and it doesn’t sound so great. He even left me for my sister. Just watch, one day he’ll eventually leave my sister like he did to me. My sister needs a man who will be there for her and won’t ditch. I really want the best for my sister. I love her and I think she deserves better. Wickham will probably end up hurting her feelings. I hope she doesn’t fall too hard for him too fast.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Bennett 

Chantelle's Character Analysis & Writing in Role

SECTION 4

Elizabeth Bennet

Elizabeth Bennet is the main character of the novel. She is the second oldest daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Bennet. Elizabeth is an intelligent, playful, classy, opinionated and confident woman who stands unique from her four sisters. She stands up for what she believes, regardless of the views of those around her. Elizabeth a.k.a. Lizzy rises above the discouragement and judgmental remarks of others and constantly appears to be the bigger person in many situations. She has admirable qualities and is able to give quick responses in the most respectable way. Near the end of the novel we see her character slowly start to fall for Darcy after realizing his true being. The Elizabeth we met in the beginning of the novel, headstrong and independant, starts to risk her emotions for the love between the man who proposed.

“I am not to be intimidated into anything wholly unreasonable... You have widely mistaken my character, if you think I can be worked on by such persuasions as these.” (Austen, 392-3)

“I am only resolved to act in that matter, which will, in my own opinion, constitute my happiness, without reference to you, or to any person so wholly unconnected with me.” (Austen, 393)

“He is a gentlemen; I am a gentleman’s daughter; so far we are equal.” (Austen, 392)

“Elizabeth had never been more at a loss to make her feelings appear what they were not. It was necessary to laugh, when she would rather have cried.” (Austen, 401)

Mr. Darcy

Mr. Darcy is the leading male character in Pride and Prejudice. He is a wealthy man who is reserved, and at times seen as proud as well as haughty, and has a younger sister named Georgina Darcy. He grows to love Elizabeth despite her social status. The character makes an evident growth throughout the novel as he lets go of his pride. When Mr. Darcy proposes to Elizabeth and is denied the first time, humility is built in him and makes him realize that reputation and status do not matter if you love someone. His thoughts on status derived from his wealthy family class. Near the end of the novel, he puts his pride aside and helps the Bennet’s find Lydia and pay for their marriage, and finally end up marrying Elizabeth.

“He called it, therefore, his duty to step forward, and endeavour to remedy an evil, which had been brought on by himself.” (Austen, 353)

“...as I had scarcely ever allowed myself to hope before.” (Austen, 404)

“As a child I was taught what was right, but I was not taught to correct my temper. I was given good principles, but left to follow them in pride and conceit.” (Austen, 406)

Lady Catherine de Bourgh

Lady Catherine de Bourgh is Mr. Darcy’s aunt. She is rich, judgemental, snobby, and haughty. Once she finds out about the relationship between Elizabeth and her nephew she does all she can to stop it even if it means disrespecting Elizabeth. She is seen as an obstacle to their relationship throughout, but especially near the end of the novel. Lady Catherine takes social status very seriously, and because she is rich, looks down upon all those who aren’t as fortunate.

“...for do not expect to be noticed by his family or friends, if you wilfully act against the inclinations of all. You will be censured, slighted, and despised, by every one connected with him. You alliance will be a disgrace; your name will never even be mentioned by any of us.” (Austen, 391)

“I shall not go away, till you have given me the assurance I require.” (Austen, 392)

“But however insincere you may be, you shall not find me so. My character has ever been celebrated for its sincerity and frankness, and in a cause of such moment as this, I shall certainly not depart from it.” (Austen, 388)

Writing in Role

Dear Diary,

Mr. Darcy proposed to me the other day and I turned him down. He asked to marry him like I was the one who was in need just because my family may not be the wealthiest! But who does that? It was the least bit romantic I would say. Darcy was full of pride even with asking me to marry him; like he was going to save me or something! I don’t know why but I’ve been regretting it daily that I had said no, to his proposal. I think he’s changed, but I’m not certain. I can’t stop thinking about him. After auntie Gardiner told me what he had done for Lydia and Wickham, and that he had found them, I feel like maybe I misjudged him... I seem to fall in love with him every day, but how could he ask me to marry him a second time? For the past few weeks, he’s arrived with Mr. Bingley who wanted to visit Jane. They’re getting married. I hope I could have said the same between me and Darcy. We’ve had walks together and I can’t tell if he still feels the same about me, but I hope he hasn’t changed his mind already. I truly regret what I had did. Now that I think about, Mr. Darcy really isn’t a bad guy after all...

                                                                                                          Yours Truly,

                                                                                                         Elizabeth Bennet

Character Analysis

By: Ashley Jose

Section 2

Elizabeth Bennet: Elizabeth is the second daughter of Mr. and Ms. Bennet.  She is the most intelligent and sensible out of all her sisters. She is often called Eliza or Lizzy by her family members. Elizabeth not only must deal with her mother, but her distant father, two rudely behaved younger sisters and her mistaken impression of Darcy. She has received a proposal from Mr. Collins and also Mr. Darcy. Although she has rejected both proposals, she feels a sense of regret and sadness of how she turned Mr. Darcy down.

“I am not in love with Mr. Wickham; no, I certainly am not. But he is, beyond all comparison, the most agreeable man I ever saw”(Austen, 109) 
As I got to know Mr.Wickham, he was a lovely man and Ill admit I had been spending a rather large amount of time with him. I was never in love with him nor did I have the intention. My family members have been awfully worried about that and as I learned more about him, I have realized that he is not the man I thought he was and I no longer talk to him.

“Mr. Collins was not a sensible man, and the deficiency of nature had been but little assisted by education or society.” (Austen, 100)

Mr. Collins is not the greatest man and is now married to my dear friend, Charlotte. I don’t believe he deserves a woman as fine as her, and I do think she has made a horrible mistake into marrying him. He is only using her for her fortune and she does not see that, yet. I can see my attitude has caused great problems but unfortunately, I am a straight forward person.

"Spare me the concern of refusing you, had you acted in a more gentlemanlike manner."(Austen, 147)

When I said this to Darcy, it was because I had only known the negative things he has done to Mr.Wickham and my sister. My sister means the world to me and for him to ruin her life is something I cannot tolerate. I am ashamed for reacting the way I did when he proposed, but after reading that letter, I now know the truth and I hope he will forgive me.

Fitzwilliam Darcy: Mr. Darcy is an honest, wealthy young gentleman who is the master of Pemberley. He is handsome, tall, and intelligent, but rather anti-social. He is the nephew of Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Although most of the time Mr. Darcy has trouble seeing the value of people beneath his social standing, the women still admire him. Mr. Darcy soon expresses his love for Elizabeth, and is later on rejected due to destroying her sister’s relationship.

“‎Does anyone truly understand females? ...Their behavior is opposite of everything in the natural order and flies in the face of logic.” (Jane Austen)

When it comes to women, I’m terribly confused. Sometimes I don’t know what to do, I always get mixed emotions from women and yet they somehow always blame men. I don’t understand how they can blame other people without knowing both sides of the story.  When I had asked Elizabeth to marry me, I had not known she would react the ways she did, but that still has not stopped me from loving her. 

“So this is your opinion of me. Thank you for explaining so fully. Perhaps these offences might have been overlooked had not your pride been hurt by my honesty...”(Austen, 150)

Although Elizabeth doesn’t show it, she is very sensitive. When I talk to her I know she gets offended by the things I say but does not show it. I know Elizabeth is a straight forward person, but I am too. I understand I can be a bit mean sometimes, but I would rather have her hurt by my honestly rather than a lie.

“Because I believed your sister to be indifferent to him.” (Austen, 140) I know it had been terribly wrong to interfere with Jane and Mr. Bingley’s relationship, and I did not mean to ruin their romance with each other. I felt somebody had to do something because I felt Jane’s attachment with Mr. Bingley was not strong enough to lead to heartbreak. I also felt as if Mr.Bingley wasn’t right for Jane, or the Bennet family due to his lack of wealth and propriety. I know it had been none of my business to get involved, but I thought it should be done.

Jane Bennet: Jane is the eldest out of all her sisters and known to be the most beautiful. She is extremely pleasant and kind, and feels a strong sense of attraction towards Mr. Bingley. She never judges anyone, she is always giving everyone the benefit of the doubt and generally acts just as a proper young woman should. With the unfortunate event that took place between her and Mr. Bingley, it stirred up great drama between Mr. Darcy and her sister, Elizabeth. Jane continues to hope that Mr. Bingley will return to Nether field Park and will one day marry him.

 “He is just what a young man ought to be.” (Austen, 124)

I don’t know what it is about Mr. Bingley but he has certainly caught my attention since the moment I laid my eyes on him. I am hurt that he decided to leave and listen to his mother; I know I will never find somebody like him.

“Oh, Lizzy, if I could but see you happy. If there were such another man for you.” (Austen, 119)

I love my sister Elizabeth very much. I would do anything in the world to see her happy and I am sure she would do the same for me. If I could find her a great guy I would, but unfortunately she’s been dealing with far too much bad behaved men. I want her to find a man that will treat her right and will love her unconditionally.

 “Mr. Bennet takes delight in "vexing" his wife, it is not a very difficult thing to do!”

This is what I said while I was talking to another person about my father. I’m not usually the person to talk bad about my father, but it seems as if he always wants to do the complete opposite as my mother. It sometimes amuses me at the fact that they never get along.