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 * Character attitudes and behaviors**

Elizabeth is a pretty level headed girl who is determined to live her own life regardless of the class structure in 19th Century Britain. She is going against the class structure of the day and she as a character follows her head and not her heart. She is not afraid to let people know her opinions of them, as was the case when Darcy first proposed to her. Although in this time period a woman must marry a man of good social standing she refuses to marry for anything but true love. She is very protective over her family, especially her sisters. ​ Elizabeth is an outspoken young women who is independant and head strong. ​

Mr. Darcy is an intelligent and honest man, although his excess of pride makes him look down upon his social inferior. Throughout the novel his judgement of Elizabeth changes and he learns to admire her. Darcy's poor way of displaying his affections for Elizabeth lead her to believe that he looks down on her and she grows to despise him. He does not let his feeling for her change after she refused his proposal the first time, instead he tries to make her see that he does care for her and that he can be admirable in his actions. ​ Mr. Darcy has an awkward way of showing his feelings. He is not polite in the beginning, he chooses to ignore her.

Mr. Bingley is a man with good intentions who doesn't care about class differences. But although he does not care about class differences he looks to his sisters and to Darcy for approval in the people he chooses to associate with. He seems to be a nice man, though he depends upon others to tell him who can be in his life.

Miss Bingley is a snobbish girl, she doesn't like it how Darcy focus' his attention on Elizabeth. She looks down on those who do not live the life that she considers is desirable- wealthy. She is jealous over the attention that Darcy gives to Elizabeth because she feels as though she is undeserving of such affection from a wealthy man. Miss Bingley also likes to make sure that people know their place in society and she is not very nice about it. She has too much time on her hands. She wants to run everyone else's life and not worry about her own. She relies on everyone else to live for her.

Mr. Collins is generally an idiotic sort of man who will inherit Mr. Bennet's property. He is a combination of snobbish and obsequious but is not in the highest social class. Lady Catherine deBourgh serves as his patroness. ​ Mr. Collins knows that he holds the future of the Bennet women in his hands and he although Elizabeth refused to marry him he did not threaten the future of the Bennet women. He can be snobbish but he also can be understanding. He seems too desperate for a wife. He does not want love, he just wants someone who will keep him company. He has no respect for anyone but himself.

Lady Catherine deBourgh is a rich a quiet bossy lady. She is Mr. Collins’s patron and Darcy’s aunt. She represents class snobbery, especially in her attempts to order the middle-class Elizabeth away from her well-bred nephew. She is one of the most bossy, and annoying Lady's. She expect everyone to fall in order as if they are dolls or some other type of toy.

Mr. Wickham is a man tries to advance in his social standing by tricking young women into thinking that he loves them in order to marry them and acquire money from her family. He uses people until he gets whay he wants from them or they wise up to his antics and get rid of him. He is a man who tries to obtain many things. He must think that if he can't get one thing he must go for another


 * Societal class of characters**

Elizabeth is in the lower class. Although it may appear her family has some money, they really don't. Her family has no connections and if she doesn't marry into a higher class she will have nothing when her father dies. It is most important that her and her four sisters find a man with good connections so that they will live a very comfortable life.

Mr Darcy​ is in the upper class. He comes from a very wealthy family with Lady Catherine deBourgh as his aunt.

Mr. Bingsley and his sister are also considered in the upper class, coming from a very wealthy family.

Lady Catherine deBourgh is a very wealthy lady.

Mr. Collins is not necessarily a wealthy man but he does live a comfortable life. As long as Lady Catherine is his patroness he will live in comfort and not struggle.

Mr. Wickham is in the middle class, in my opinion. He has money, but not enough to be as wealthy as Mr. Darcy. He only has money from marrying Lydia. Mr. Wickham has absolutely NO money. He has a gambling problem and is in debt the majority of the time.

​** Elizabeth is successful in society. Although she comes from a lower class family she is very intelligent and ends up marrying Mr. Darcy. Elizabeth is probably one of the few women who are doing well in society. When she becomes the wife of Mr. Darcy, she becomes even more successful in society
 * Success in Society

Mr. Darcy of course is very successful in society. He is very wealthy and he finds and marries the love of his life Elizabeth Bennet. Since Darcy was born into a wealthy family, he is very successful in society.

Mr. Bingley is also very successful in society. Like Mr. Darcy he comes from a very wealthy family and he finds his happiness in marrying Jane Bennet. Bingley is successful, almost as much so as Mr. Darcy.

Lady Catherine deBourgh is a very wealthy lady who has had much success in society. Lady Catherine is very successful in society. She has many connections and is very wealthy.

Mr. Collins is successful because he found himself a wife which pleases Lady Catherine. Collins has become successful because he has pleased his Lady Catherine.

Mr. Wickham is successful. He ends up marrying Lydia and gets his debts taken care of by Darcy. He seems to only want revenge upon Darcy. He seems ok but not good enough to marry someone and make them happy.