Jane AustenPride and PrejudiceA novel
Class and marriage
Property and rank make intimacy inseparable from economic security.
3 characters1 books
Lives shaped by class and marriage
Social heroine
Elizabeth Bennet
Pride and PrejudiceA witty reader of social character who learns to revise a persuasive first impression.
Romantic hero
Mr Darcy
Pride and PrejudiceA socially guarded gentleman forced to reconsider how privilege shapes his conduct.
Literary character
Jane Bennet
Pride and PrejudiceElizabeth’s generous elder sister, inclined to read others charitably.