Arguably one of Jane Austen's most iconic novels, Pride and Prejudice, tells the story of an unlikely romance between Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy. What makes this novel so wonderful is the characters and their interactions. In chapter fifty-nine, Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy became engaged. This chapter is wonderful and necessary to the novel for the description of Elizabeth's true emotion and the reactions of Elizabeth's family after learning that Elizabeth is engaged to Mr. Darcy. Chapter fifty-nine shows Elizabeth getting secretly engaged and then becoming worried upon revealing the information to her family. Even though the novel was first published in 1813, Elizabeth's situation is very relevant to many people. The prospect of hearing news, but being nervous about how family members will react, is all too real, even in today's society. Austen explains this with her language in the following quote: “and Elizabeth, agitated and confused, knew rather that she was happy than felt herself so; for, besides the immediate embarrassment, other evils awaited him. She anticipated how the family would feel when her situation became known; she was aware that no one liked her except Jane, and even feared that in others it was a dislike that all her fortune and its consequences could not remove. This quote is great because it shows how nervous Elizabeth is and how desperately she needs her family's approval of her engagement. Having her true emotion of love completely masked (so she can't "feel" it) by her anxiety shows how much Elizabeth values ​​her family and their opinion. This chapter introduces each character in their own reaction to Elizabeth's engagement. The reactions are each different and are each...... middle of paper ......capital n. This could be due to Mrs. Bennett's unenlightened reaction to the engagement. Since she behaves so ridiculously anyway, it's only natural that her speech expresses her stupidity. Mrs. Bennett is Elizabeth's final approval for the marriage. The miniature scenes between Elizabeth and Elizabeth's family members were well placed in chapter fifty-nine. By dividing each interaction into distinct scenes, the reader was able to truly define each character and appreciate their approval of Elizabeth's happiness. Elizabeth's character interacts with three very different personalities, which shows a true heroine and it became very clear in this chapter that the engagement between her and Mr. Darcy was well deserved and that they would live "happily ever after". Works Cited Austen, Jane and Vivien Jones. Pride and prejudice. London: Penguin, 2003. Print.