“You have widely mistaken my character, if you think that I can be worked on by such persuasions as these” (Austen 273).

Lady Catherine de Bourgh visit to Longbourn was incited by the news that her nephew was engaged to Elizabeth Bennet. She goes Elizabeth home in the hope persuading out the engagement; even though Elizabeth was not engage to Mr. Darcy. Lady Catherine came into her home and insulted her. She tried to use her name and the fact that she was of a higher class than Lizzy as a way to frighten her. Nevertheless, Lady Catherine did not know that she would meet her match. Elizabeth would have none of it. What is so amazing about her character is that she does not bow down to people and has a lot of pride, which are characteristics that are not proper for someone of her class. She was breaking the rules that had been set from the beginning of time. First she was a women in a society that predominantly dominated by man and secondly she did not have connections, but that never stops her from speaking her mind.

“Mr. Darcy, you see, is the man! Now, Lizzy, I think I have surprised you… Mr. Darcy who looks at woman but to see blemish” (277).

If Elizabeth was to tell anyone she was in love with Mr. Darcy everyone would be chocked. For the first half of the novel, she tore his character to shreds. She accused him of being overbearingly proud, selfish, and arrogant. She went around finding every excuse to hate him. Now her father gets a letter from Mr. Collins expressing his best wish for Jane engagement and also mentions that Elizabeth was soon to be engagement. Mr. Bennet who ignored the fact that anyone had interest in her daughter address the issue with Elizabeth. He would have never guessed because Darcy seemed to be very indifferent towards his family. He thinks it is all a joke and treats it with much sarcasm.