Jane Eyre Character Analysis

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The story revolves around Elizabeth Bennet, She is the second of five daughters of Mr Bennet.
He shows minimal responsibility towards his daughters. While the mother, Mrs Bennet, is motive and concern is finding suitable husbands for her daughters. Jane Bennet and Elizabeth Bennet are beautiful.The distinguishing character of Jane is that she is Kind while Elizabeth bennet is care free and sarcastic. Mary is not good looking but is studious. Catherine and Lydia are young and lack maturity. Bennet family knows that Mr Bingley, a wealthy and handsome young bachelor, is moving to Netherfield Park in the neighbourhood. Mr Bingley is well received, while his friend Mr Darcy makes a less favorable impression by appearing proud. Mr Bingley and

Mr Bennet and Elizabeth are much amused by his obsequious veneration of his employer, the noble Lady Catherine de Bourgh, as well as by his self-important and pedantic nature. It soon becomes apparent that Mr Collins has come to Longbourn to choose a wife from among the Bennet sisters (his cousins) and Jane is initially singled out, but because of Jane's budding romance with Mr Bingley, Mrs Bennet directs him toward Elizabeth. After refusing his advances, and much to the consternation of her mother, Elizabeth instead forms an acquaintance with Mr Wickham, a militia officer who relates having been very seriously mistreated by Mr Darcy, despite having been a godson and favourite of Darcy's father. This accusation and her attraction to Mr Wickham increase Elizabeth's dislike of Mr
The following morning, Mr Collins proposes marriage to Elizabeth, who refuses him, much to her mother's distress. Mr Collins recovers and promptly becomes engaged to Elizabeth's close friend Charlotte Lucas, a homely woman with few prospects. Mr Bingley abruptly quits Netherfield and returns to London, devastating Jane, and Elizabeth becomes convinced that Mr Darcy and Caroline Bingley have conspired to separate him from