Elizabeth Bennet

Also known as: Eliza / Eliza Bennet / Elizabeth / Lizzy / Miss Bennet / Miss Eliza / Miss Eliza Bennet / Miss Elizabeth / Miss Elizabeth Bennet / your Elizabeth · Family: Bennet · Role: daughter · First appears: Chapter 1

Chapter 1

parent: Mr. Bennet 〈I will send a few lines by you to assure him of my hearty consent to his marrying whichever he chooses of the girls--though I must throw in a good word for my little Lizzy.〉
parent: Mrs. Bennet 〈When a woman has five grown-up daughters, she ought to give over thinking of her own beauty.〉
siblings with Jane Bennet 〈Lizzy is not a bit better than the others: and I am sure she is not half so handsome as Jane, nor half so good-humoured as Lydia.〉
siblings with Lydia Bennet 〈Lizzy is not a bit better than the others: and I am sure she is not half so handsome as Jane, nor half so good-humoured as Lydia.〉

Chapter 2

siblings with Kitty Bennet 〈The girls stared at their father.〉
siblings with Mary Bennet 〈The girls stared at their father.〉
with Mr. Bingley (They are expected to meet at the assemblies.) 〈But you forget, mamma,” said Elizabeth, “that we shall meet him at the assemblies,〉

Chapter 3

siblings with Catherine Bennet 〈Mrs. Bennet, however, with the assistance of her five daughters, could ask on the subject, was sufficient to draw from her husband any satisfactory description of Mr. Bingley.〉

Chapter 4

siblings with Jane Bennet 〈When Jane and Elizabeth were alone, the former, who had been cautious in her praise of Mr. Bingley before, expressed to her sister how very much she admired him.〉

Chapter 5

friends with Charlotte Lucas (Charlotte is identified as Miss Lucas and the eldest Lucas daughter.) 〈The eldest of them, a sensible, intelligent young woman, about twenty-seven, was Elizabeth’s intimate friend. That the Miss Lucases and the Miss Bennets should meet to talk over a ball was absolutely necessary; and the morning after the assembly brought the former to Longbourn to hear and to communicate. “You began the evening well, Charlotte,” said Mrs. Bennet, with civil self-command, to Miss Lucas.〉
siblings with Jane Bennet (Jane is identified as the eldest Miss Bennet, while Elizabeth is addressed as Eliza in the surrounding passage.) 〈“Oh, you mean Jane, I suppose, because he danced with her twice. To be sure that did seem as if he admired her--indeed, I rather believe he did--I heard something about it--but I hardly know what--something about Mr. Robinson.” “Perhaps you mean what I overheard between him and Mr. Robinson: did not I mention it to you? Mr. Robinson’s asking him how he liked our Meryton assemblies, and whether he did not think there were a great many pretty women in the room, and which he thought the prettiest? and his answering immediately to the last question, ‘Oh, the eldest Miss Bennet, beyond a doubt: there cannot be two opinions on that point.’”〉
with Mr. Darcy (Elizabeth says Darcy mortified her pride.) 〈“That is very true,” replied Elizabeth, “and I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine.”〉

Chapter 6

siblings with Jane Bennet 〈Bingley likes your sister undoubtedly; but he may never do more than like her, if she does not help him on.〉
siblings with Mary Bennet 〈she was eagerly succeeded at the instrument by her sister Mary〉
admirer: Mr. Darcy 〈Miss Elizabeth Bennet.〉
with Mr. Darcy (Elizabeth regards Darcy with dislike.) 〈to her he was only the man who made himself agreeable nowhere, and who had not thought her handsome enough to dance with.〉
with Sir William Lucas (Sir William attempts to present Elizabeth to Darcy as a dance partner.) 〈Mr. Darcy, you must allow me to present this young lady to you as a very desirable partner.〉

Chapter 9

parent: Mrs. Bennet (parent->child) 〈“Lizzy,” cried her mother, “remember where you are, and do not run on in the wild manner that you are suffered to do at home.”〉

Chapter 10

rivals with Miss Bingley 〈Miss Bingley saw, or suspected, enough to be jealous; and her great anxiety for the recovery of her dear friend Jane received some assistance from her desire of getting rid of Elizabeth.〉

Chapter 11

siblings with Jane Bennet 〈When the ladies removed after dinner Elizabeth ran up to her sister, and seeing her well guarded from cold, attended her into the drawing-room〉
with Fitzwilliam Darcy (Mutual teasing and verbal sparring.) 〈“And your defect is a propensity to hate everybody.” “And yours,” he replied, with a smile, “is wilfully to misunderstand them.”〉

Chapter 12

siblings with Jane Bennet 〈In consequence of an agreement between the sisters, Elizabeth wrote the next morning to her mother, to beg that the carriage might be sent for them in the course of the day.〉
rivals with Caroline Bingley 〈Miss Bingley was then sorry that she had proposed the delay; for her jealousy and dislike of one sister much exceeded her affection for the other.〉
admirer: Fitzwilliam Darcy 〈She attracted him more than he liked; and Miss Bingley was uncivil to her and more teasing than usual to himself.〉

Chapter 13

parent: Mr. Bennet 〈This roused a general astonishment; and he had the pleasure of being eagerly questioned by his wife and five daughters at once.〉
parent: Mrs. Bennet 〈she continued to rail bitterly against the cruelty of settling an estate away from a family of five daughters〉
siblings with Jane Bennet 〈she continued to rail bitterly against the cruelty of settling an estate away from a family of five daughters〉
siblings with Mary Bennet 〈she continued to rail bitterly against the cruelty of settling an estate away from a family of five daughters〉
cousins with Mr. Collins 〈I am very sensible, madam, of the hardship to my fair cousins〉
admirer: Mr. Collins 〈But I can assure the young ladies that I come prepared to admire them.〉

Chapter 15

parent: Mr. Bennet 〈Mr. Collins was to attend them, at the request of Mr. Bennet, who was most anxious to get rid of him, and have his library to himself;〉
parent: Mrs. Bennet 〈Mrs. Bennet treasured up the hint, and trusted that she might soon have two daughters married;〉
siblings with Lydia Bennet 〈Lydia’s intention of walking to Meryton was not forgotten: every sister except Mary agreed to go with her;〉

Chapter 16

admirer: Mr. Wickham 〈Mr. Wickham was the happy man towards whom almost every female eye was turned, and Elizabeth was the happy woman by whom he finally seated himself;〉
admired: Mr. Wickham 〈Elizabeth went away with her head full of him. She could think of nothing but of Mr. Wickham, and of what he had told her, all the way home;〉

Chapter 17

with Mr. Collins (interaction) 〈I take this opportunity of soliciting yours, Miss Elizabeth, for the two first dances especially;〉
with Mr. Wickham (interaction) 〈Elizabeth thought with pleasure of dancing a great deal with Mr. Wickham, and of seeing a confirmation of everything in Mr. Darcy’s look and behaviour.〉

Chapter 18

parent: Mrs. Bennet 〈Her mother only scolded her for being nonsensical.〉

Chapter 19

admirer: Mr. Collins 〈Almost as soon as I entered the house I singled you out as the companion of my future life.〉
parent: Mrs. Bennet 〈May I hope, madam, for your interest with your fair daughter Elizabeth, when I solicit for the honour of a private audience with her in the course of this morning?〉

Chapter 21

siblings with Jane Bennet 〈But, my dear sister, can I be happy, even supposing the best, in accepting a man whose sisters and friends are all wishing him to marry elsewhere?〉
with Mr. Wickham (They exchange mutual commendations.) 〈they had leisure for a full discussion of it, and for all the commendations which they civilly bestowed on each other〉

Chapter 23

with Charlotte Lucas (Their friendship and mutual confidence were damaged by Charlotte's engagement to Mr. Collins.) 〈Between Elizabeth and Charlotte there was a restraint which kept them mutually silent on the subject; and Elizabeth felt persuaded that no real confidence could ever subsist between them again.〉

Chapter 24

parent: Mrs. Bennet 〈“True,” said Mr. Bennet; “but it is a comfort to think that, whatever of that kind may befall you, you have an affectionate mother who will always make the most of it.”〉
parent: Mr. Bennet 〈“So, Lizzy,” said he, one day, “your sister is crossed in love, I find. I congratulate her. Next to being married, a girl likes to be crossed in love a little now and then.〉

Chapter 25

elder kin: Mrs. Gardiner 〈Mrs. Gardiner, who was several years younger than Mrs. Bennet and Mrs. Philips, was an amiable, intelligent, elegant woman, and a great favourite with her Longbourn nieces. Between the two eldest and herself especially, there subsisted a very particular regard.〉
siblings with Jane Bennet 〈Mrs. Gardiner, to whom the chief of this news had been given before, in the course of Jane and Elizabeth’s correspondence with her, made her sister a slight answer, and, in compassion to her nieces, turned the conversation.〉
courtship with Wickham 〈Without supposing them, from what she saw, to be very seriously in love, their preference of each other was plain enough to make her a little uneasy.〉

Chapter 26

parent: Mr. Bennet 〈Your father would depend on your resolution and good conduct, I am sure.〉
parent: Mrs. Bennet 〈You know my mother’s ideas as to the necessity of constant company for her friends.〉
siblings with Jane Bennet 〈My dearest Lizzy will, I am sure, be incapable of triumphing in her better judgment, at my expense, when I confess myself to have been entirely deceived in Miss Bingley’s regard for me.〉
friends with Charlotte Lucas 〈Elizabeth soon heard from her friend, and their correspondence was as regular and frequent as it ever had been:〉

Chapter 27

friends with Charlotte Lucas 〈Absence had increased her desire of seeing Charlotte again, and weakened her disgust of Mr. Collins.〉
admirer: George Wickham 〈His present pursuit could not make him forget that Elizabeth had been the first to excite and to deserve his attention, the first to listen and to pity, the first to be admired;〉
with Mr. Collins (Elizabeth's disgust toward Mr. Collins is explicitly stated.) 〈Absence had increased her desire of seeing Charlotte again, and weakened her disgust of Mr. Collins.〉
with Sir William Lucas (They are fellow-travellers.) 〈Her fellow-travellers the next day were not of a kind to make her think him less agreeable. Sir William Lucas, and his daughter Maria, a good-humoured girl, but as empty-headed as himself, had nothing to say that could be worth hearing, and were listened to with about as much delight as the rattle of the chaise.〉
with Maria Lucas (They are fellow-travellers.) 〈Her fellow-travellers the next day were not of a kind to make her think him less agreeable. Sir William Lucas, and his daughter Maria, a good-humoured girl, but as empty-headed as himself, had nothing to say that could be worth hearing, and were listened to with about as much delight as the rattle of the chaise.〉
elder kin: Mr. Gardiner 〈Before they were separated by the conclusion of the play, she had the unexpected happiness of an invitation to accompany her uncle and aunt in a tour of pleasure which they proposed taking in the summer.〉

Chapter 28

siblings with Jane Bennet 〈Every object in the next day’s journey was new and interesting to Elizabeth; and her spirits were in a state of enjoyment; for she had seen her sister looking so well as to banish all fear for her health, and the prospect of her northern tour was a constant source of delight.〉
cousins with Mr. Collins 〈She saw instantly that her cousin’s manners were not altered by his marriage: his formal civility was just what it had been;〉
friends with Charlotte Lucas 〈Mrs. Collins welcomed her friend with the liveliest pleasure, and Elizabeth was more and more satisfied with coming, when she found herself so affectionately received.〉
with Lady Catherine de Bourgh (Lady Catherine is reported to include Elizabeth in her invitations.) 〈I have scarcely any hesitation in saying that she will include you and my sister Maria in every invitation with which she honours us during your stay here.〉

Chapter 29

parent: Mr. Bennet 〈“Your father’s estate is entailed on Mr. Collins, I think? For your sake,” turning to Charlotte, “I am glad of it; but otherwise I see no occasion for entailing estates from the female line.〉
parent: Mrs. Bennet 〈“Your mother should have taken you to town every spring for the benefit of masters.”〉

Chapter 30

siblings with Jane Bennet 〈My eldest sister has been in town these three months. Have you never happened to see her there?〉

Chapter 31

with Colonel Fitzwilliam (Colonel Fitzwilliam is attracted to Elizabeth.) 〈Mrs. Collins’s pretty friend had, moreover, caught his fancy very much.〉

Chapter 32

admirer: Colonel Fitzwilliam 〈It was plain to them all that Colonel Fitzwilliam came because he had pleasure in their society〉
admirer: Fitzwilliam Darcy 〈My dear Eliza, he must be in love with you, or he would never have called on us in this familiar way.〉
with George Wickham (Elizabeth recalls George Wickham as her former favourite.) 〈Elizabeth was reminded by her own satisfaction in being with him, as well as by his evident admiration, of her former favourite, George Wickham;〉

Chapter 33

parent: Mr. Bennet 〈Neither could anything be urged against my father, who, though with some peculiarities, has abilities which Mr. Darcy himself need not disdain, and respectability which he will probably never reach.〉
parent: Mrs. Bennet 〈When she thought of her mother, indeed, her confidence gave way a little;〉
with Fitzwilliam Darcy (interaction) 〈He never said a great deal, nor did she give herself the trouble of talking or of listening much; but it struck her in the course of their third encounter that he was asking some odd unconnected questions〉
with Colonel Fitzwilliam (interaction) 〈And accordingly she did turn, and they walked towards the Parsonage together.〉

Chapter 34

admirer: Fitzwilliam Darcy (Darcy proposes marriage to Elizabeth.) 〈You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.〉

Chapter 35

siblings with Lydia Bennet 〈The situation of your mother’s family, though objectionable, was nothing in comparison of that total want of propriety so frequently, so almost uniformly betrayed by herself, by your three younger sisters, and occasionally even by your father:〉

Chapter 36

siblings with Jane Bennet 〈He declared himself to have been totally unsuspicious of her sister’s attachment; and she could not help remembering what Charlotte’s opinion had always been. Neither could she deny the justice of his description of Jane.〉
with George Wickham (Wickham had encouraged Elizabeth's preference.) 〈His behaviour to herself could now have had no tolerable motive: he had either been deceived with regard to her fortune, or had been gratifying his vanity by encouraging the preference which she believed she had most incautiously shown.〉

Chapter 37

admirer: Fitzwilliam Darcy 〈she could not approve him; nor could she for a moment repent her refusal, or feel the slightest inclination ever to see him again.〉

Chapter 38

elder kin: Mrs. Gardiner 〈Jane looked well, and Elizabeth had little opportunity of studying her spirits, amidst the various engagements which the kindness of her aunt had reserved for them.〉
siblings with Jane Bennet 〈It was not without an effort, meanwhile, that she could wait even for Longbourn, before she told her sister of Mr. Darcy’s proposals.〉
admirer: Fitzwilliam Darcy 〈It was not without an effort, meanwhile, that she could wait even for Longbourn, before she told her sister of Mr. Darcy’s proposals.〉

Chapter 41

siblings with Jane Bennet 〈The elder Miss Bennets alone were still able to eat, drink, and sleep, and pursue the usual course of their employments.〉
admirer: George Wickham 〈for the inclination he soon testified of renewing those attentions which had marked the early part of their acquaintance could only serve, after what had since passed, to provoke her.〉

Chapter 42

parent: Mrs. Bennet 〈at home she had a mother and sister, whose constant repinings at the dulness of everything around them threw a real gloom over their domestic circle〉
siblings with Kitty Bennet 〈at home she had a mother and sister, whose constant repinings at the dulness of everything around them threw a real gloom over their domestic circle; and, though Kitty might in time regain her natural degree of sense〉
elder kin: Mrs. Gardiner 〈The period of expectation was now doubled. Four weeks were to pass away before her uncle and aunt’s arrival. But they did pass away, and Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner, with their four children, did at length appear at Longbourn.〉
with Mr. Gardiner (travel companions) 〈The Gardiners stayed only one night at Longbourn, and set off the next morning with Elizabeth in pursuit of novelty and amusement.〉
with Mrs. Gardiner (travel companions) 〈The Gardiners stayed only one night at Longbourn, and set off the next morning with Elizabeth in pursuit of novelty and amusement.〉

Chapter 43

elder kin: Mrs. Gardiner (aunt to niece) 〈Mrs. Gardiner looked at her niece with a smile, but Elizabeth could not return it.〉
elder kin: Mr. Gardiner (Elizabeth's uncle in the chapter's narration) 〈Mr. Gardiner expressed a wish of going round the whole park, but feared it might be beyond a walk.〉
with Fitzwilliam Darcy (acquaintance) 〈“His acquaintance with Elizabeth was very trifling.”〉

Chapter 44

admirer: Fitzwilliam Darcy 〈It was evident that she was much better acquainted with Mr. Darcy than they had before any idea of; it was evident that he was very much in love with her.〉
elder kin: Mr. Gardiner 〈Her uncle and aunt were all amazement;〉

Chapter 45

rivals with Caroline Bingley 〈Convinced as Elizabeth now was that Miss Bingley’s dislike of her had originated in jealousy, she could not help feeling how very unwelcome her appearance at Pemberley must be to her〉
with Georgiana Darcy (They are being encouraged to become acquainted.) 〈Elizabeth saw that he was anxious for his sister and herself to get acquainted〉

Chapter 46

siblings with Jane Bennet 〈Since writing the above, dearest Lizzy, something has occurred of a most unexpected and serious nature; but I am afraid of alarming you--be assured that we are all well.〉
siblings with Lydia Bennet 〈My youngest sister has left all her friends--has eloped; has thrown herself into the power of--of Mr. Wickham.〉
with Fitzwilliam Darcy (Elizabeth experiences emerging romantic affection for Darcy.) 〈It was, on the contrary, exactly calculated to make her understand her own wishes; and never had she so honestly felt that she could have loved him, as now, when all love must be vain.〉

Chapter 47

parent: Mr. Bennet 〈And my mother--how is she? How are you all?〉
with Mrs. Philips (interaction) 〈My aunt Philips came to Longbourn on Tuesday, after my father went away; and was so good as to stay till Thursday with me.〉
with Lady Lucas (interaction) 〈Lady Lucas has been very kind: she walked here on Wednesday morning to condole with us, and offered her services, or any of her daughters, if they could be of use to us.〉

Chapter 48

friends with Fitzwilliam Darcy 〈Mrs. Gardiner went away in all the perplexity about Elizabeth and her Derbyshire friend, that had attended her from that part of the world. His name had never been voluntarily mentioned before them by her niece;〉
elder kin: Mrs. Philips 〈Their other aunt also visited them frequently, and always, as she said, with the design of cheering and heartening them up〉

Chapter 52

siblings with Jane Bennet 〈But, Lizzy, this must go no further than yourself, or Jane at most.〉
admirer: Fitzwilliam Darcy 〈though she would not place herself as his principal inducement, she could perhaps believe, that remaining partiality for her might assist his endeavours in a cause where her peace of mind must be materially concerned.〉

Chapter 53

siblings with Jane Bennet 〈Both sisters were uncomfortable enough.〉
admirer: Fitzwilliam Darcy 〈To Jane, he could be only a man whose proposals she had refused, and whose merits she had undervalued; but to her own more extensive information, he was the person to whom the whole family were indebted for the first of benefits, and whom she regarded herself with an interest, if not quite so tender, at least as reasonable and just, as what Jane felt for Bingley.〉
with Mr. Wickham (Elizabeth is Wickham's sister-in-law.) 〈Mr. Wickham was so perfectly satisfied with this conversation, that he never again distressed himself, or provoked his dear sister Elizabeth, by introducing the subject of it;〉

Chapter 54

courtship with Fitzwilliam Darcy 〈Darcy had walked away to another part of the room. She followed him with her eyes, envied everyone to whom he spoke, had scarcely patience enough to help anybody to coffee, and then was enraged against herself for being so silly! “A man who has once been refused! How could I ever be foolish enough to expect a renewal of his love?〉
parent: Mrs. Bennet 〈He was on one side of her mother. She knew how little such a situation would give pleasure to either, or make either appear to advantage.〉
elder kin: Mr. Gardiner 〈He could be still amiable, still pleasing to my uncle and aunt, when he was in town; and why not to me?〉
elder kin: Mrs. Gardiner 〈He could be still amiable, still pleasing to my uncle and aunt, when he was in town; and why not to me?〉

Chapter 55

with Charles Bingley (Prospective brother-in-law relationship.) 〈He then shut the door, and, coming up to her, claimed the good wishes and affection of a sister.〉

Chapter 56

with Lady Catherine de Bourgh (Lady Catherine attempts to interfere with Elizabeth's prospective marriage to Darcy.) 〈I came to try you. I hoped to find you reasonable; but depend upon it I will carry my point.〉

Chapter 57

child: Mr. Bennet 〈The next morning, as she was going down stairs, she was met by her father, who came out of his library with a letter in his hand.〉

Chapter 58

elder kin: Mrs. Gardiner 〈“I am sorry, exceedingly sorry,” replied Darcy, in a tone of surprise and emotion, “that you have ever been informed of what may, in a mistaken light, have given you uneasiness. I did not think Mrs. Gardiner was so little to be trusted.” “You must not blame my aunt.〉

Chapter 59

engaged with Fitzwilliam Darcy 〈He still loves me, and we are engaged.〉
parent: Mr. Bennet 〈My child, let me not have the grief of seeing you unable to respect your partner in life.〉

Chapter 60

elder kin: Mrs. Gardiner 〈I would have thanked you before, my dear aunt, as I ought to have done, for your long, kind, satisfactory detail of particulars〉

Chapter 61

siblings with Catherine Bennet 〈Kitty, to her very material advantage, spent the chief of her time with her two elder sisters.〉
married with Fitzwilliam Darcy 〈Miss Bingley was very deeply mortified by Darcy’s marriage; but as she thought it advisable to retain the right of visiting at Pemberley, she dropped all her resentment; was fonder than ever of Georgiana, almost as attentive to Darcy as heretofore, and paid off every arrear of civility to Elizabeth.〉
with Georgiana Darcy (They are sisters-in-law.) 〈Pemberley was now Georgiana’s home; and the attachment of the sisters was exactly what Darcy had hoped to see.〉
pupil: Georgiana Darcy 〈By Elizabeth’s instructions she began to comprehend that a woman may take liberties with her husband, which a brother will not always allow in a sister more than ten years younger than himself.〉
friends with Mr. Gardiner 〈With the Gardiners they were always on the most intimate terms. Darcy, as well as Elizabeth, really loved them;〉
friends with Mrs. Gardiner 〈With the Gardiners they were always on the most intimate terms. Darcy, as well as Elizabeth, really loved them;〉

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