How are women portrayed in Jane Austen's in novel Pride and Prejudice? What could have been the factors which contribute towards the behavior of the female characters in this story? E.g. Elizabeth's prejudices, Charlotte loveless marriage or Lydia's elopement.
Jane Austen successful portrayed women in her novel pride and prejudice.
through her women character in order to make sure the plot will be in a good progressing. Pride and prejudice, a clever and tale of the five Bennet sisters" who are searching for ideal husband in the unlikely of nineteenth-century in Britain. Inherent in quality of sexes, truly marriage of equals, economic inequalities and personal mistakes are the major factors how she creates her women characters. In facts, the author describe their economic status of woman in society and the subsequent dependence upon marrying for material security often comes at the expense of truly happy relationships, as demonstrated by the ill-fated marriage of Charlotte Lucas and Mr.Collins.
In adaptation, Elizabeth has been portrayed as a highly intelligent, deeply perceptive, viracious and strong willed individual who has deeper significance in her social life and a wider commitment to the society then just making herself agreeable. As a woman, naturally they show their sensitivity and tendency to make hasty judgment thus lead her misbehavior. For examples, through her prejudices against Darcy (male protagonist), ironically, shows her truly behavior. In their first meet at Longbourn, Elizabeth has already made up her mind about Darcy. Truly, Elizabeth making her lack of judgment to Darcy because of his rudeness when Bingley introduces them to be a couple in a small party at Elizabeth house. Elizabeth shows her sensitivity when she heard Darcy's said "she is not enough pretty to attempt me." Unfortunately, with her preconceptions ended up causing both her and Darcy in pain.
