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【摘要】這篇论文主要是分析《傲慢与偏见》中女主人公——伊丽莎白？班奈特的人物性格。论文通过对伊丽莎白性格的分析，向读者展示了她独特的人格魅力。伊丽莎白不仅具有传统女性的温柔与善良，同时具有非同一般的智慧与能力。她对婚姻有自己的标准。她拥有敏锐的观察力，令人惊叹的语言魅力和非同一般的反抗精神。这使伊丽莎白与其他女性区别开来。然而，伊丽莎白并不是一个完美的人，她的骄傲与偏见使她差点错失爱情。但通过自我反省后，她的性格变得更加接近完美。从论文中读者可以对女主人公伊丽莎白有一个深入了解。
【关键词】《傲慢与偏见》的女主人公伊丽莎白简·奥斯丁反抗精神偏见自省
Chapter One Introduction
The content of the paper is mainly about the analysis of the heroine--Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice. At the beginning， it is very necessary to give an introduction to the author， the book and relevant information of the heroine.
Jane Austen is a famous English woman novelist in 18th century. She was born in a middle-class family and was tutored at home. Since her parents were keen readers， she received a broader education than many women of her time did. She began to write for family amusement as a child. Her earliest-known writings can be dated from about 1787. After she moved to a large cottage in the village of Chawton in 1809， she started to write her major works. Her works mainly concern marriage and family life of gentry women. She is famous for her meticulous observation and lively funny text. Her realism， irony， biting social commentary and skillful use of free indirect speech have earned her a place as one of the most widely read and most beloved writers in English literature. She is also an English writer who first gave the novel its modern character through the treatment of everyday life. Virginia Woolf regards her as the most perfect artist among women. T. B Macaulay recognized that Shakespeare was unparallel， however， in this respect， the writer whose writing style was the most perfect as him， was undoubtedly Jane Austen. She is the pride of Great Britain. Richard Whately also drew favorable comparisons between Austen and such acknowledged greats as Homer and Shakespeare， praising the dramatic qualities of her narrative.
Chapter Two the Analysis on the Character of Elizabeth
In the Pride and Prejudice， Austen depicts a series of vivid images. One of the most striking images is the heroine， Elizabeth. She is intelligent， cute. At end of the novel， she gets a real happy marriage. Her personal charisma impresses every reader. Under the social conditions at that time， the end of the eighteenth century and the early nineteenth century， her characters possess traditional women’s gentleness and kindness； on the other hand， her characters also show a kind of consciousness of female subject. She has the rebellious spirit. With regards to marriage， she has her own standards. Compared with the female characters in the book， her special features make herself distinguished. Elizabeth has peculiar courage， foresight， and observation. For her， money and position aren’t the only requirement for marriage. She dares to pursue romantic love life and obtain a happy marriage by her own efforts. As a rare woman who has a rational and independent mind in the world， she is fully aware of self-worth. She has a strong self-respect and is good at thinking. Compared with her sisters and the other women in her time， she shows more wisdom， intelligence and keen observation.
2.1 Traditional Elizabeth
Elizabeth is a cute， kind， and sincere girl. She has traditional woman’s gentleness and kindness. When she heard that her sister， Jane， had caught a cold， she worried Jane very much. Though her mother and sisters did not mind Jane’s illness， she insisted on going to take care of Jane. Moreover， since in the absence of cars sitting， she had walked alone in the mud three miles. She ignored the mud and the tiredness. She didn’t care about that she would be in an extremely awkward position. Only her sister was in her heart. She didn’t at ease until she saw her sister become well. The event vividly shows her sincerely love and kindness to her sister and her traditional character features.
2.2 Resistant Elizabeth
Compared with contemporary women， Elizabeth has a very significant quality， which is the spirit of resistance and independence. Whether in the family or the community， she won’t follow like sheep. She has the sense to make her own judgments. When meeting something against her heart， Elizabeth won’t betray herself and give a compromise. She has a sense of resistance， which makes her differ from other girls.
In face of Lady Catherine （Mr. Darcy’ aunt）， Elizabeth appears polite and rebellious. She respects Lady Catherine whom she regards as an elder. However， when Lady Catherine queried that five daughters in the Bennets had come in and go out those social gathering places， Elizabeth was unwilling to flatter her at all. She responded in humorous but direct way， “I think it would be very hard upon younger sisters that they should not have their share of society and amusement， because the elder may not have the means or inclination to marry early. The last-born has as good a right to the pleasures of youth at the first. And to be kept back on such a motive！ I think it would not be very likely to promote sisterly affection or delicacy of mind.” （Austen， 2010：216）
Then， when Lady Catherine asked Elizabeth the question of age again， Elizabeth doesn’t give the answers directly. Lady Catherine asks Elizabeth， “What is your age？” Elizabeth answered that， “With three younger sisters grown up， your ladyship can hardly expect me to own it.”（Austen， 2010： 217） According to the two answers， Elizabeth provides an explanation for her sisters in a humorous way； meanwhile， she rebuts Lady Catherine’s query in a ironic way. On the one hand， her reaction shows her wisdom； on the other hand， it exposes her rebellious spirit. Elizabeth comes from a relatively backward small town. When replying to the elder woman who comes from a high social class， an ordinary rustic girl should have answered to the questions in a directly very respectful style. However， as a rustic girl， Elizabeth should not have answered to Lady Catherine’ questions in such a sinuous and assuming style. It is obvious that Elizabeth’s behaviors won’t change for the talker’s social position.
2.3 Elizabeth’s Attitudes to Marriage
To marriage， Elizabeth has her own standards. She knows clearly what kind of man she wants to get married to. She considers that economic position and social position are not the only standards to choose husband by. True feelings are also important. She insists equality and respect between men and women.
2.3.1 Rejecting marriage without affection
When Elizabeth’s mother， Mrs. Bennet， asked her to get married with her cousin--Mr. Collins， who would inherit her father’s legacy when her father died， Elizabeth declined it. In Elizabeth’s heart， she doesn’t think Mr. Collins is her ideal husband. She considers that Mr. Collins’ character is an odd combination of servility and self-conceit. In his heart， nothing can compare with his loyalty to Lady Catherine. The kind of obsequious behavior is what Elizabeth detests and disgusts. She doesn’t think she can tolerate herself spend the whole lifetime with such a vulgarity. In addition， she also recognizes that the reason why Mr. Collins wants to marry her is not his love for her. At first， Mr. Collins went to Longbom for marrying one of his beautiful cousins so that on the one hand he could inherit Mr. Bennet’s estate without feeling any guilty， on the other hand， he could solve one of the most important things in his life--marriage. He thinks that it is necessary for every clergyman to set the example of marriage in the parish. In addition， he thinks marriage would add very greatly to his happiness. Of course， the particular important reason comes from the recommendation of the very noble Lady Catherine. Therefore， For Mr. Collins， the standards of choosing wife is no business with the love or affection. What he concerns is whether be able to maintain his dignity as a clergyman and answer Lady Catherine’s pleasant suggestion. He wanted to be married with the most beautiful girl in the Bennets， Jane. But when he realized his plan is infeasible， he cleverly gave up and quickly settles for the second beautiful girl， Elizabeth. He considered that Elizabeth was fit to be his wife； moreover， getting married with Elizabeth could be his compensation to the Bennets. Therefore， he made an offer of marriage with Elizabeth. For the above reasons， Elizabeth refused Mr. Collins’ proposal without hesitation. As far as Elizabeth considered， she does hold that spending all her life with a man without any affection is intolerable. 2.3.2 Courage to Pursue True Love
In the Chapter 56 of Pride and Prejudice， Lady Catherine came to visit Elizabeth. Lady Catherine is impolite， insolent， and disagreeable. She had heard that Elizabeth is likely to be soon united with Mr. Darcy. On the one hand， She believed what she heard before must be a scandalous falsehood； on the other hand， she instantly found Elizabeth and ordered her contradict the report. She intimidated Elizabeth renouncing the love of Mr. Darcy， for Elizabeth’s social status and property were not good enough. She considered that Mr. Darcy would be looked down upon by his relatives if he had gotten united with Elizabeth. For this， Elizabeth showed extremely angry and tremendous courage. She told Lady Catherine， “Whatever my connections may be， if your nephew does not object to them， they can be nothing to you.”（Austen， 2010：460） “I certainly never shall give it. I am not to be intimidated into anything so wholly unreasonable…Supposing him to be attached to me， would my refusing to accept his hand make him wish to bestow it on his cousin？ Allow me to say， Lady Catherine， that the arguments with which you have supported this extraordinary application have been as frivolous as the application was ill-judged. You have widely mistaken my character， if you think I can be worked on by such persuasions as these. How far your nephew might approve of your interference in his affairs， I cannot tell； but you have certainly no right to concern yourself in mine. I must beg， therefore， to be importuned no farther on the subject.”（Austen， 2010：462） From the short passage， we can see the character of Elizabeth is strong enough. She is wit， smart， eloquent. She has the sense of resistance. She said about herself in book Chapter 31. She said， “there is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises with every attempt to intimidate me.”（Austen， 2010：225） The sentence may be only said in a joke ever before， but it is a foreshadowing for Elizabeth’s rebellious spirit right now. Elizabeth can fight bravely against oppression and have courage to pursue for the true love.
Chapter Three Conclusion
Elizabeth is not a perfect woman. She also has shortcomings. She is too proud and arrogant to make judgments easily by first impression. In addition， she judges something in the lack of enough evidence. She has vanity. However， she still has a lot of charming characters. Besides the optimistic character， as a rustic woman at her time， she not only has kindness and tenderness， but also has wisdom and capabilities. She has brilliant sense， pleasing humor， and keen observation. In addition， she has rebellious spirit and conscious self-reflection. After her reflect herself， she becomes closer to perfect. From the paper we can have a comprehensive understanding of the character of Elizabeth. To sum up， Elizabeth isn’t a perfect woman. Meanwhile， Elizabeth is a representative of new females at her time. She is smart and talent. She has courage to pursue true love； and she is able to make judgments. What’s more， her vivid image evokes many female readers’ senses of independence.
Bibliography
[1]Nash， Geoffrey. 1980. York Notes： Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. London： York Press. 46.
[2]Peng Kai-ming， 2003. On the Characteristic Pluralism of Elizabeth. Journal of Jinggangshan Normal College （Philosophy and Social Sciencesz）.
[3]Wilson， Raymond
【关键词】《傲慢与偏见》的女主人公伊丽莎白简·奥斯丁反抗精神偏见自省
Chapter One Introduction
The content of the paper is mainly about the analysis of the heroine--Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice. At the beginning， it is very necessary to give an introduction to the author， the book and relevant information of the heroine.
Jane Austen is a famous English woman novelist in 18th century. She was born in a middle-class family and was tutored at home. Since her parents were keen readers， she received a broader education than many women of her time did. She began to write for family amusement as a child. Her earliest-known writings can be dated from about 1787. After she moved to a large cottage in the village of Chawton in 1809， she started to write her major works. Her works mainly concern marriage and family life of gentry women. She is famous for her meticulous observation and lively funny text. Her realism， irony， biting social commentary and skillful use of free indirect speech have earned her a place as one of the most widely read and most beloved writers in English literature. She is also an English writer who first gave the novel its modern character through the treatment of everyday life. Virginia Woolf regards her as the most perfect artist among women. T. B Macaulay recognized that Shakespeare was unparallel， however， in this respect， the writer whose writing style was the most perfect as him， was undoubtedly Jane Austen. She is the pride of Great Britain. Richard Whately also drew favorable comparisons between Austen and such acknowledged greats as Homer and Shakespeare， praising the dramatic qualities of her narrative.
Chapter Two the Analysis on the Character of Elizabeth
In the Pride and Prejudice， Austen depicts a series of vivid images. One of the most striking images is the heroine， Elizabeth. She is intelligent， cute. At end of the novel， she gets a real happy marriage. Her personal charisma impresses every reader. Under the social conditions at that time， the end of the eighteenth century and the early nineteenth century， her characters possess traditional women’s gentleness and kindness； on the other hand， her characters also show a kind of consciousness of female subject. She has the rebellious spirit. With regards to marriage， she has her own standards. Compared with the female characters in the book， her special features make herself distinguished. Elizabeth has peculiar courage， foresight， and observation. For her， money and position aren’t the only requirement for marriage. She dares to pursue romantic love life and obtain a happy marriage by her own efforts. As a rare woman who has a rational and independent mind in the world， she is fully aware of self-worth. She has a strong self-respect and is good at thinking. Compared with her sisters and the other women in her time， she shows more wisdom， intelligence and keen observation.
2.1 Traditional Elizabeth
Elizabeth is a cute， kind， and sincere girl. She has traditional woman’s gentleness and kindness. When she heard that her sister， Jane， had caught a cold， she worried Jane very much. Though her mother and sisters did not mind Jane’s illness， she insisted on going to take care of Jane. Moreover， since in the absence of cars sitting， she had walked alone in the mud three miles. She ignored the mud and the tiredness. She didn’t care about that she would be in an extremely awkward position. Only her sister was in her heart. She didn’t at ease until she saw her sister become well. The event vividly shows her sincerely love and kindness to her sister and her traditional character features.
2.2 Resistant Elizabeth
Compared with contemporary women， Elizabeth has a very significant quality， which is the spirit of resistance and independence. Whether in the family or the community， she won’t follow like sheep. She has the sense to make her own judgments. When meeting something against her heart， Elizabeth won’t betray herself and give a compromise. She has a sense of resistance， which makes her differ from other girls.
In face of Lady Catherine （Mr. Darcy’ aunt）， Elizabeth appears polite and rebellious. She respects Lady Catherine whom she regards as an elder. However， when Lady Catherine queried that five daughters in the Bennets had come in and go out those social gathering places， Elizabeth was unwilling to flatter her at all. She responded in humorous but direct way， “I think it would be very hard upon younger sisters that they should not have their share of society and amusement， because the elder may not have the means or inclination to marry early. The last-born has as good a right to the pleasures of youth at the first. And to be kept back on such a motive！ I think it would not be very likely to promote sisterly affection or delicacy of mind.” （Austen， 2010：216）
Then， when Lady Catherine asked Elizabeth the question of age again， Elizabeth doesn’t give the answers directly. Lady Catherine asks Elizabeth， “What is your age？” Elizabeth answered that， “With three younger sisters grown up， your ladyship can hardly expect me to own it.”（Austen， 2010： 217） According to the two answers， Elizabeth provides an explanation for her sisters in a humorous way； meanwhile， she rebuts Lady Catherine’s query in a ironic way. On the one hand， her reaction shows her wisdom； on the other hand， it exposes her rebellious spirit. Elizabeth comes from a relatively backward small town. When replying to the elder woman who comes from a high social class， an ordinary rustic girl should have answered to the questions in a directly very respectful style. However， as a rustic girl， Elizabeth should not have answered to Lady Catherine’ questions in such a sinuous and assuming style. It is obvious that Elizabeth’s behaviors won’t change for the talker’s social position.
2.3 Elizabeth’s Attitudes to Marriage
To marriage， Elizabeth has her own standards. She knows clearly what kind of man she wants to get married to. She considers that economic position and social position are not the only standards to choose husband by. True feelings are also important. She insists equality and respect between men and women.
2.3.1 Rejecting marriage without affection
When Elizabeth’s mother， Mrs. Bennet， asked her to get married with her cousin--Mr. Collins， who would inherit her father’s legacy when her father died， Elizabeth declined it. In Elizabeth’s heart， she doesn’t think Mr. Collins is her ideal husband. She considers that Mr. Collins’ character is an odd combination of servility and self-conceit. In his heart， nothing can compare with his loyalty to Lady Catherine. The kind of obsequious behavior is what Elizabeth detests and disgusts. She doesn’t think she can tolerate herself spend the whole lifetime with such a vulgarity. In addition， she also recognizes that the reason why Mr. Collins wants to marry her is not his love for her. At first， Mr. Collins went to Longbom for marrying one of his beautiful cousins so that on the one hand he could inherit Mr. Bennet’s estate without feeling any guilty， on the other hand， he could solve one of the most important things in his life--marriage. He thinks that it is necessary for every clergyman to set the example of marriage in the parish. In addition， he thinks marriage would add very greatly to his happiness. Of course， the particular important reason comes from the recommendation of the very noble Lady Catherine. Therefore， For Mr. Collins， the standards of choosing wife is no business with the love or affection. What he concerns is whether be able to maintain his dignity as a clergyman and answer Lady Catherine’s pleasant suggestion. He wanted to be married with the most beautiful girl in the Bennets， Jane. But when he realized his plan is infeasible， he cleverly gave up and quickly settles for the second beautiful girl， Elizabeth. He considered that Elizabeth was fit to be his wife； moreover， getting married with Elizabeth could be his compensation to the Bennets. Therefore， he made an offer of marriage with Elizabeth. For the above reasons， Elizabeth refused Mr. Collins’ proposal without hesitation. As far as Elizabeth considered， she does hold that spending all her life with a man without any affection is intolerable. 2.3.2 Courage to Pursue True Love
In the Chapter 56 of Pride and Prejudice， Lady Catherine came to visit Elizabeth. Lady Catherine is impolite， insolent， and disagreeable. She had heard that Elizabeth is likely to be soon united with Mr. Darcy. On the one hand， She believed what she heard before must be a scandalous falsehood； on the other hand， she instantly found Elizabeth and ordered her contradict the report. She intimidated Elizabeth renouncing the love of Mr. Darcy， for Elizabeth’s social status and property were not good enough. She considered that Mr. Darcy would be looked down upon by his relatives if he had gotten united with Elizabeth. For this， Elizabeth showed extremely angry and tremendous courage. She told Lady Catherine， “Whatever my connections may be， if your nephew does not object to them， they can be nothing to you.”（Austen， 2010：460） “I certainly never shall give it. I am not to be intimidated into anything so wholly unreasonable…Supposing him to be attached to me， would my refusing to accept his hand make him wish to bestow it on his cousin？ Allow me to say， Lady Catherine， that the arguments with which you have supported this extraordinary application have been as frivolous as the application was ill-judged. You have widely mistaken my character， if you think I can be worked on by such persuasions as these. How far your nephew might approve of your interference in his affairs， I cannot tell； but you have certainly no right to concern yourself in mine. I must beg， therefore， to be importuned no farther on the subject.”（Austen， 2010：462） From the short passage， we can see the character of Elizabeth is strong enough. She is wit， smart， eloquent. She has the sense of resistance. She said about herself in book Chapter 31. She said， “there is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises with every attempt to intimidate me.”（Austen， 2010：225） The sentence may be only said in a joke ever before， but it is a foreshadowing for Elizabeth’s rebellious spirit right now. Elizabeth can fight bravely against oppression and have courage to pursue for the true love.
Chapter Three Conclusion
Elizabeth is not a perfect woman. She also has shortcomings. She is too proud and arrogant to make judgments easily by first impression. In addition， she judges something in the lack of enough evidence. She has vanity. However， she still has a lot of charming characters. Besides the optimistic character， as a rustic woman at her time， she not only has kindness and tenderness， but also has wisdom and capabilities. She has brilliant sense， pleasing humor， and keen observation. In addition， she has rebellious spirit and conscious self-reflection. After her reflect herself， she becomes closer to perfect. From the paper we can have a comprehensive understanding of the character of Elizabeth. To sum up， Elizabeth isn’t a perfect woman. Meanwhile， Elizabeth is a representative of new females at her time. She is smart and talent. She has courage to pursue true love； and she is able to make judgments. What’s more， her vivid image evokes many female readers’ senses of independence.
Bibliography
[1]Nash， Geoffrey. 1980. York Notes： Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. London： York Press. 46.
[2]Peng Kai-ming， 2003. On the Characteristic Pluralism of Elizabeth. Journal of Jinggangshan Normal College （Philosophy and Social Sciencesz）.
[3]Wilson， Raymond