Topic > Views of Romance of Jane Austen's Major Female Characters

While writing her novel, Austen admits that she had a desire to create Elizabeth to be different. She enjoyed creating Elizabeth Bennet because she was such a delightful character. She is described as lively, intelligent and confident. She is admired by many for her lively determination (Bloom, 34). Elizabeth is aware that at least one sister in her family must marry a rich man, but she is aware of the consequences of marrying a man with wrong intentions. She rejects Mr. Bingley for his intentions, which fall short of hers. She protected herself from an unhealthy relationship, which failed her mother and sisters. She will eventually fall in love with Mr. Darcy, whose true colors are revealed to Elizabeth after she spends time with him. Emma Woodhouse is known for being a matchmaker with her own intentions in Jane Austen's novel Emma. Emma has just reached the pinnacle of maturity after turning twenty-one, but her behavioral patterns show a different story. Emma feels lonely after her housekeeper becomes a married woman (Bloom, 63). Emma dreams of being in a similar situation to that of her housekeeper, becoming fascinated by matchmaking. She has an interesting way of dealing with her feelings for certain men and relationships. Emma's loneliness and jealous anger will get the better of her, but she will eventually put an end to her arguments