Pride and Prejudice :The analysis of the characters`characteristic姓名：***班级：英翻一班学号：************Abstract:Pride and Prejudice is a novel written by British writer Jane Austen .The style of this novel is easy and humor.In this novel ,she describe the life of middle class in a small town in nineteenth-century Britain,especially Mr & Mrs Bennet and their daughters.This novel mainly tell us about the main character Elizabeth and her sisters`different attitude about marriage and love.Just because of their different attitude,at last they have their own different destinies.In this article,we will analysis Elizabeth and her sisters`character and destiny.Key Words:Elizabeth,character analysis,destiny analysis,pride,prejudiceOutline1.Introduction2.Chapter ⅠElizabeth3.Chapter ⅡJane4.Chapter ⅢCharlotte5.ConclusionIntroductionPride and Prejudice is the most popular of Jane Austen`s novels,even it continues to be popular today.The novel vividly describes the 18th century British town life and the social life.The novel also arranged many interesting plots and dialogue,inspire readers interest of reading.And because of these interesting plots and dialogue,every role has its own distinctive characteristics.These different characteristics make the roles in this novel take different path.In this article,we will analysis the roles`characteristics and fortune in Pride and Prejudice.Chapter Ⅰ ElizabethI n this novel,the writer focus on the second daughter of the family-----Elizabeth.Elizabeth is the main character in Pride and Prejudice,she is also an important role in British literary history.She is optimistic,smart and knowledgeable.She has high self-respect.But she also has some disadvantages.She considers that she can recognize someone`s nature from primary impression.So she prejudiced Mr.Darcy when she meet him at the ball.Mr.Darcy is very wealthiness and handsome.He is very popular in the town.Many girls are adoring him.But he is pride and indifference.He don`t care about anyone except his own families.In the first ball which he meet Elizabeth,he talk about Elizabeth with his friend Mr.Bingley and says "She is tolerable; but not handsome enough to tempt me; and I am in no humor at present to give consequence to young ladies who are slighted by other men. "Elizabeth hears this talk and it make her very awkward.She think Mr.Darcy is pride and rude.In the ball,they give each other a bad first impression.After that ball,Elizabeth and Darcy meet many times again.Elizabeth is forthright,witty,clever and stubborn.Darcy deeply attracted by her glamour.But Elizabeth still prejudices Darcy and she hates his pride and rude.She never mind Darcy`s huge amount of property.On the other hand,Mr.Wickham`s slander to Darcy also influence Elizabeth`s opinion.So when Darcy first confesses his love to Elizabeth,Elizabeth refuses him ruthlessly.She criticisms his pride and rude in angry.About this scene,the novel describe " He spoke well, but there were feelings besides those of the heart to be detailed, and he was not more eloquent on the subject of tenderness than of pride. His sense of her inferiority-- of its being a degradation -- of the family obstacles which judgment had always opposed to inclination, were dwelt on with a warmth which seemed due to the consequence he was wounding, but was very unlikely to recommend his suit."Surely,his proud attitude enrages Elizabeth.Elizabeth refuses him and says"In such cases as this，it is，I believe，the established mode to express a sense of obligation for the sentiments avowed，however unequally they may be returned. It is natural that obligation should be felt，and if I could feel gratitude，I would now thank you. But I cannot —— I have never desired your good opinion，and you have certainly bestowed it most unwillingly. I am sorry to have occasioned pain to any one. It has been most unconsciously done，however，and I hope will be of short duration. The feelings which，you tell me，have long prevented the acknowledgment of your regard，can have little difficulty in overcoming it after this explanation. "This failure make Darcy wake up and realize his defect . He corrects his shortcomings and never pride and rude to ter,Elizabeth knows the truth of the whole matter and never believe Wickham`s lie about Darcy.She removes prejudice and misunderstanding.Gradually,she has a good impression of Darcy.In front of Lydia`s elopement,Elizabeth is very grateful for Darcy`s help.At this point,Elizabeth removes her prejudice of Darcy and loves him.But why Elizabeth prejudiced Darcy so strongly at first?I think this is because of her character.The formation of disposition has something to do with environment.Elizabeth is born to the family of small landowners.Her parents,Mr&Mrs.Bennet,is the only old couple which describe detailedly." Mr. Bennet was so odd a mixture of quick parts，sarcastic humor，reserve，and caprice，that the experience of three and twenty years had been insufficient to make his wife understand his character. Her mind was less difficult to develop. She was a woman of mean understanding，little information，and uncertain temper. When she was discontented，she fancied herself nervous. The business of her life was to get her daughters married；its solace was visiting and news. "From here,we can know Mrs.Bennet is a superficial woman.Elizabeth always feel anxious because of mother and sister`s mean understanding.Elizabeth is different from her families.In chapter one,when Mr.Bennet estimates his five daughters,he said"They have none of them much to recommend them，" replied he；"they are all silly and ignorant like other girls；but Lizzy has something more of quickness than her sisters. "From what Mr.Bennet says we know Elizabeth has some differences with her sisters.Just because of these differences,Elizabeth has a high opinion of herself and stronger self-respect.In her opinion,everyone is equal to each other,no one was born to lower than others.Just because the dissatisfaction with the class society,and he resistant to influential officials,make her dismissive to handsome and wealthy Darcy.So when Mr.Darcy acts arrogant to her,she feel very hurt.Darcy`s attitude not only hurt her self-respect,but also hurt her vanity.She doesn`t care about anyone`s position and fortune.She either can`t bear anyone from the upper ten despise her.So when Mr.Darcy court her,she says"I have never desired your good opinion, and you have certainly bestowed it most unwillingly."But eventually,she is wise and comes to realize her fault quickly.Especially when she sees he changes his proud and indifferent,she eliminates the misunderstanding and prejudice to him.At last,she falls in love with him and married him.Chapter Ⅱ JaneJane is fine and kindly.She is the most beautiful girl in her sisters.Even though as pride as Darcy commends her that she is the most beautiful girl in the ball.Jane Austen describes her on the mouth of Elizabeth" Compliments always take you by surprise, and me never. What could be more natural than his asking you again? He could not help seeing that you were about five times as pretty as every other women in the room. No thanks to his gallantry for that. Well, he certainly is very agreeable, and I give you leave to like him. You have liked many a stupider person...you are a great deal too apt, you know, to like people in general. You never see a fault in any body. All the world are good and agreeable in your eyes. I never heard you speak ill of a human being in my life"Jane always hide her feelings include her love to Bingley.So that Darcy can't tell wether she love Bingley.Because of this,he suggests Bingley to move out of here. These words reflect her character obviously:"Lizzy,you must not do so. You must not suspect me. It mortifies me. I assure you that I have now learnt to enjoy his conversation as an agreeable and sensible young man，without having a wish beyond it. I am perfectly satisfied，from what his manners now are,that he never had any design of engaging my affection. It is only that he is blessed with greater sweetness of address，and a stronger desire of generally pleasing，than any other man. " Fortunately,Bingley really loves her.At last,they get married and have a happy ending.Chapter Ⅲ CharlotteCharlotte Lucas is Elizabeth`s best friend.She is also a clever girl,like Elizabeth.So she can be friends with Elizabeth.We can see her clever from many places.When Darcy expresses his pride and indifferent,refuses to dance with other girls,Elizabeth and others think that he is offensive and rude.But Charlotte don`t agree with them.She said"His pride... does not offend me so much as pride often does，because there is an excuse for it. One cannot wonder that so very fine a young man，with family，fortune，every thing in his favour，should think highly of himself. If I may so express it，he has a right to be proud." These words shows that she is different from others.She has her own opinion and unique view on others.She is impersonality and justice.When she confront of something or someone,she can hold her own opinion.When Jane almost lose Mr.Bingley because of her hide,Charlotte said"It may perhaps be pleasant," replied Charlotte,"to be able to impose on the public in such a case；but it is sometimes a disadvantage to be so very guarded. If a woman conceals her affection with the same skill from the object of it，she may lose the opportunity of fixing him；and it will then be but poor consolation to believe the world equally in the dark. There is so much of gratitude or vanity in almost every attachment，that it is not safe to leave any to itself. We can all begin freely —— a slight preference is natural enough；but there are very few of us who have heart enough to be really in love without encouragement. In nine cases out of ten，a woman had better show more affection than she feels. Bingley likes your sister undoubtedly；but he may never do more than like her，if she does not help him on. "Obviously,Charlotte is right,she help Jane and Bingley catch their own happiness. She keeps a realistic attitude on marriage from beginning to end.Once she said"I wish Jane success with all my heart；and if she were married to him to-morrow，I should think she had as good a chance of happiness as if she were to be studying his character for a twelvemonth. Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance. If the dispositions of the parties are ever so well known to each other，or ever so similar before-hand，it does not advance their felicity in the least. They always contrive to grow sufficiently unlike afterwards to have their share of vexation；and it is better to know as little as possible of the defects of the person with whom you are to pass your life. "In my opinion,her choice is wise in that society.Charlotte is twenty-seven years old,she is never a young girl.She isn`t like Elizabeth,she isn`t rich and beautiful.So she realize that she can`t have a marriage which full of love like Elizabeth and Darcy.She only can have a comfortable home and better material life.Therefore,when Elizabeth refuses Collins,she grab this opportunity and have a marriage without love.She knows what is important for her.So after she married Collins,she knows what to do and she have a comfortable marriage life.ConclusionJane Austen sees human life as purposeful and believes that human beings must guide their appetites and desires through their use of reason.Human happiness is found by living a life in accordance with human dignity.Self-knowledge has a central place in the acquisition of virtue,as it is a prerequisite.Bibliography1.简·奥斯丁著《傲慢与偏见》王科一译上海译文出版社，1981.62.陈嘉著《英国文学史》商务印书馆20033.陈嘉著《英国文学作品选读》商务印书馆1986。