lively wit enable her to rise above the nonsense and bad behavior that pervade her class-bound and often spiteful society. nevertheless, her sharp tongue and tendency to make hasty judgments often lead her astray; pride and prejudice is essentially the story of how she (and her true love, darcy) overcome all obstacles—including their own personal failings—to find romantic happiness. elizabeth must not only cope with a hopeless mother, a distant father, two badly behaved younger siblings, and several snobbish, antagonizing females, she must also overcome her own mistaken impressions of darcy, which initially lead her to reject his proposals of marriage. her charms are sufficient to keep him interested, fortunately, while she navigates familial and social turmoil. as she gradually comes to recognize the nobility of darcy’s character, she realizes the error of her initial prejudice against him.