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• It was implied that she did not have an "unsociable, taciturn disposition, unwilling to<br />
speak..." (E favored)<br />
• Elizabeth was described as follows: "She told the story, however, with great spirit among her<br />
friends; for she had a lively, playful disposition, which delighted in anything ridiculous."<br />
(This description is most characteristic of the EP preferences.)<br />
• Described as having "happy spirits which had seldom been depressed before" (EP)<br />
• Was fond of merriment, laughter teasing; described as having wit, vivacity and "playful<br />
gaiety;" described as loving absurdity; it was "her temper to be happy;" she had a "lively,<br />
sportive, manner of talking" (EP playfulness, exuberance, silliness favored most. ENFP<br />
females are the NF type/gender combination most interested in humor. The same applies for<br />
ENTP females among the NTs.) 111<br />
• Tended to bounce back quickly from disappointments and be happy again (SP favored, but<br />
also EP)<br />
"But Elizabeth was not formed for ill-humour; and though every prospect of her own was<br />
destroyed for the evening, it could not dwell long on her spirits..."<br />
---<br />
"Poor Jane! I am sorry for her, because, with her disposition, she may not get over it<br />
immediately. It had better have happened to you, Lizzy; you would have laughed yourself<br />
out of it sooner."<br />
---<br />
"It was not in her nature, however, to increase her vexations by dwelling on them."<br />
• At one point Elizabeth insists, "I am not a great reader, and I have pleasure in many things."<br />
(Having pleasure in "many things" is most characteristic of the ENPs, who have the widest<br />
variety of hobbies of all types. 112 )<br />
• Had a "lively imagination" (N favored)<br />
• Wanted to marry for love, not for pragmatic reasons like money or influence (NF<br />
romanticism 113 favored most)<br />
• Fascinated by conversation dealing with "Kent and Hertfordshire, of travelling and staying<br />
at home, of new books and music" (N favored for the new books; 114 the rest could be either<br />
S or N depending how it was framed. NFs are a very musically inclined temperament.) 115<br />
• Played the piano (NF musical preferences favored)<br />
• Enjoyed studying people and predicting how they would act. (NF)<br />
"...intricate characters are the most amusing."<br />
"...people themselves alter so much, that there is something new to be observed in them<br />
forever."<br />
• Her thoughts revolved mainly around the relationships between her acquaintances (F, NF<br />
favored)<br />
• Witty, but in a nice way (F)<br />
111 Thorne & Gough, 1991<br />
112 Myers, McCaulley, Quenk & Hammer, 1998<br />
113 Keirsey, 1998<br />
114 Hicks in Myers, McCaulley, Quenk & Hammer, 1998<br />
115 Reardon, 2009
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