speaking and writing are different in many ways. speech depends on sounds; writing, on the other hand, uses written symbols. speech was developed about 500 000 years ago, but written language is a recent development, invented only about six thousand years ago. speech is usually informal, while the word choice of writing, by contrast, is often relatively formal. although pronunciation and accent often tell where the speaker is from, they are ignored in wiring because a standard diction and spelling system prevails in most countries. speech relies on gesture, loudness, and the rise and fall of the voice, but writing lacks these features. careful speakers and writers are aware of the differences．
the second daughter in the bennet family, and the most intelligent and quick-witted, elizabeth is the protagonist of pride and prejudice and one of the most well-known female characters in english literature. her admirable qualities are numerous—she is lovely, clever, and, in a novel defined by dialogue, she converses as brilliantly as anyone. her honesty, virtue, and 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.