The youngest of the Bennet sisters, Kitty and Lydia, are assumed to be foolish and silly, especially Lydia who is seen running away in the novel's conclusion with Mr. Wickham. She doesn't know but Mr. Wickham wasn't as involved in the marriage as Lydia was. Mary, on the other hand, keeps very much to herself. Assuming she doesn't get married, she will end up as a maid for another wealthy family in the area, as she really only likes playing the piano and singing and isn't the least bit interested in the idea of marriage. Jane, however, should be the first to marry as her mother considers her the most beautiful and caring daughter of all. Unfortunately, Lydia beats her to it by having married Mr. Wickham several months before Jane married Mr. Bingley. Her family expected Elizabeth to marry her cousin, Mr. Collins, to keep the family bloodline alive and to maintain their estate when their father died. Expecting him to "get one" for the family, Lizzie unfortunately declined Mr. Collins's marriage proposal, as she had initially done with Mr. Darcy as well. By expecting Mr Darcy to love Elizabeth with his heart and not his head, he basically told her that he couldn't help but love her and that he knows he shouldn't, but he does anyway. Towards Elizabeth, this was quite insulting for a woman of her intelligence.
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