Elizabeth (Lizzy, Eliza) Bennet is the core character of this family saga as it unfolds in the novel.She is 20 years old when the story begins.Elizabeth is characterized as a sensible, yet stubborn, young woman.Elizabeth is the second daughter of five. Her four sisters are Jane (the eldest), Mary, Kitty and Lydia. They live near Netherfield where they meet Mr. Charles Bingley (and his sister Miss. Caroline Bingley) and Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy.The Bennet sisters never had a governess and so they are all out in society. Elizabeth plays the pianoforte not poorly but adequately. She is an avid reader. She is, for that time period, a woman ahead of her age. She thinks and questions the motives, often being considered impolite and bold.She does not want to marry without love, although twice proposed to. First by Mr. Collins, her cousin, who afterwards marries her best friend Charlotte Lucas. Second by Mr. Darcy, to whom at first she objects, because she believes him guilty of several charges. After hearing the true story, she falls in love with him and accepts him.She is also witty, as Mr. Collins pointed out in his proposal to her.From the title, she represents prejudice. She believes a lie and bases her dislike on that. The pride is Mr. Darcy's who believes most people are beneath him and acts arrogantly without feelings for others. In the end, both she and Darcy forget about their pride and prejudice, finally getting married. Show less «