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Throughout Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth and Darcy both learn very valuable lessons. In the beginning of the novel, we can tell that Elizabeth has a lot of good qualities, such cleverness and honesty. But, we can also tell that she has some bad qualities too. She would constantly say harsh things toward others and was extremely judgmental. When she first met Mr. Darcy, she immediately judged him because of the remark he made towards her at the Meriton Ball. This caused her to gain interest in Mr. Wickham, who was “extremely charming”. Because Elizabeth prejudged Mr. Darcy, and because she never took his side of the story, she just assumed that he was this terrible person, even though he really wasn’t. Later on in the novel, Elizabeth

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