Elizabeth Bennet

Elizabeth Bennet
Elizabeth Bennet
	Elizabeth Bennet, a fictional character appearing in the novel Pride and Prejudice, depicted by C. E. Brock
In-universe information
Full name	Elizabeth, Mrs Darcy
Gender	Female
Spouse	Mr. Darcy
Relatives	Mr Bennet (father); Mrs Bennet (mother); Jane Bennet (sister); Mary Bennet (sister); Catherine "Kitty" Bennet (sister); Lydia Bennet (sister); Mr William Collins (cousin); Charlotte Lucas Collins (cousin-in-law); Mr and Mrs Philips (uncle and aunt); Mr and Mrs Gardiner (uncle and aunt); Old Mr Darcy (father-in-law); Lady Anne Darcy (mother-in-law); Georgiana Darcy (sister-in-law); Charles Bingley (brother-in-law); George Wickham (brother-in-law); Colonel Fitzwilliam (cousin-in-law); Lady Catherine de Bourgh (aunt-in-law); Anne de Bourgh (cousin-in-law);
Home	Longbourn, near Meryton, Hertfordshire

Elizabeth and Mr Darcy by Hugh Thomson, 1894

Elizabeth Bennet 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 is the second child in a family of five daughters. Though the circumstances of the time and environment push 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.^[1] She is considered one of the most beloved characters in British literature^[2] because of her complexity. Austen herself described Elizabeth as "as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print."^[3]

^ William Dean Howells 2009, p. 48
^ "Pride and Prejudice: Elizabeth Bennet". sparknotes.com.
^ Wright, Andrew H. "Elizabeth Bennet." Elizabeth Bennet (introduction by Harold Bloom). Broomall: Chelsea House Publishers , 2004. 37–38. Google Book Search. Web. 22 October 2011.

[1] William Dean Howells 2009, p. 48

[2] "Pride and Prejudice: Elizabeth Bennet". sparknotes.com.

[3] Wright, Andrew H. "Elizabeth Bennet." Elizabeth Bennet (introduction by Harold Bloom). Broomall: Chelsea House Publishers , 2004. 37–38. Google Book Search. Web. 22 October 2011.

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