Elizabeth Bennet and Charlotte Lucas are foil characters. They both start off equal in the novel. Their families are in about the same standings in society. However, Charlotte then marries Mr. Collins. This marriage diminishes Charlotte. The only reason Mr. Collins proposed was because Elizabeth rejected his proposal. The Collinses put on a front of being happy. Elizabeth, however, knows the truth. The marriage has changed Charlotte for the worse, making Elizabeth and Charlotte foil characters.
foil. ha.
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