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Kick-A** Characters: Elizabeth Bennet from Pride and Prejudice

An all-around awesome independent woman, Jane Austen's heroine kicks a** while wielding nothing sharper than her wit!

By Emma Shafer • 2 years ago

The second of five daughters in a genteel but poor family in 19th century England, Elizabeth Bennet navigates life—and her mother’s increasingly desperate attempts to find her daughters husbands—with intelligence, independence and a joyful and witty nature.

Jane Austen herself said of Lizzie, “I must confess that I think her as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print, and how I shall be able to tolerate those who do not like her at least I do not know,” and we have to agree! Watch our stop-motion animation tribute to this quintessential kick-a** character.

 

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