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I must confess that I think her as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print – Jane Austen on Elizabeth. To what extent do you believe Elizabeth Bennet to be delightful? You should consider her words and actions throughout the novel. â€Å"I must confess that I think her as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print† – Jane Austen on Elizabeth. To what extent do you believe Elizabeth Bennet to be â€Å"delightful†? You should consider her words and actions throughout the novel. Jane Austen mentions in a letter that Elizabeth Bennet is â€Å"as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print.† This quotation shows that Jane Austen clearly likes the character of Elizabeth and she thinks that Elizabeth is better than any heroine†¦show more content†¦She also takes delight in playing the piano, but does not think she plays as well as other women do because she does not practice enough. This makes Elizabeth seem more real and ordinary which readers can relate to. â€Å"My fingers,† said Elizabeth, â€Å"do not move over this instrument in the masterly manner which I see so many other women’s do.† (Vol. 2, chapter 9, p. 146.4) Elizabeth is very beautiful but not as beautiful as her sister Jane. In the novel â€Å"Pride and Prejudice†, peoples’ eyes are very expressive and carry peoples’ emotions because there was no other way of telling people how they felt. Mr Darcy finds Elizabeth’s eyes extremely attractive and thinks they are the most attractive part of her face. He believes that her eyes show how intelligent and beautiful she really is. Elizabeth also does not have a figure which was fashionable at the time, but her figure pleases Mr Darcy. He does not however want to see just how beautiful Elizabeth is because it is mortifying for him to be attracted to her as she is of a lower social class than him, and he has also told his friends that he does not like Elizabeth. Mr Darcy does however think Elizabeth is feisty and has a â€Å"glow to her complexion† after she had walked all the way to Netherfield making her more delightful in Mr Darcy’s eyes - aswell as the readers. He was forced to acknowledge her figure to be light and pleasing; and inShow MoreRelatedLizzy or Emma - A Critique of Jane Austens Heroines Essay2237 Words   |  9 PagesButler in her book Jane Austen writes that, â€Å"Jane had the happiness of temper that never required to be commanded. Cassandra, who knew her best, received letters in which Jane sounded dissatisfied with her lot, impatient, angry or unhappy†. In a letter Jane Austen comments, â€Å"I do not want people to be agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them†.... in her Letters to Cassandra Austen on 24 December, 1798. Austen was certainly true to these words in the letter. She decided to live her life on