her mind Even she is bold in front of the rich and powerful Independent and Brave Elizabeth refuses to marry just for money She rejects two marriage proposals First from Mr Collins and then from Mr Darcy To Mr Collins she says You could not make me happy She values love and respect more than wealth or social status Later she also rejects Mr Darcy s first proud proposal This shows her independent spirit She believes in marrying for love not money Honest and Self-Aware At first Elizabeth misjudges Darcy and trusts Wickham s lies She believes Darcy is rude and unkind Later in the letter Darcy explains the truth about Mr Wickham and why he stopped Bingley from marrying Jane Wickham had once received from his Darcy s father to study law but Wickham wasted it on drinking Again Darcy thought Jane did not love Bingley because she was too quiet So he told Bingley to stay away from her Elizabeth understands her mistake and says Till this moment I never knew myself This is a big turning point This moment shows how honest and humble she truly is She realizes her prejudice She is willing to learn and grow Caring and Loyal Elizabeth loves her family When Jane becomes ill at Netherfield Elizabeth walks several miles on muddy roads to visit her This act shows her caring nature She also worries about her family s reputation when Lydia runs away with Wickham This shows a sense of responsibility and family honour She thinks about others not only herself Strong in Front of Power Elizabeth is fearless Lady Catherine comes to her She tries to frighten her and tells her not to marry Darcy But Elizabeth is not afraid She replies politely but strongly He is a gentleman I am a gentleman s daughter so far we are equal She does not care about money power or social rank She believes in equality and truth A Changed Woman Elizabeth grows a lot during the novel At the beginning Elizabeth is full of prejudice She judges people too quickly When Mr Bingley calls Darcy to dance with Elizabeth he says She is tolerable but not handsome enough to tempt me This hurts Elizabeth so much She dislikes Darcy just because he seems proud But slowly she changes When she sees Darcy s real kindness like helping Lydia and treating her uncle kindly she falls in love with him She learns to look beyond first impressions Elizabeth is one of the best heroines in English novels She is brave honest loving and clever She makes mistakes but she learns She is not proud of beauty or money She wants real love and self-respect Through the story she becomes a better and wiser person That s why readers love her so much nbsp