The Bennet family has no less than five daughters to marry off respectably. This is no easy task for a country family with only a modest fortune. Ironically, the intelligent Elizabeth, the father's favorite, turns out to be the most challenging case. To everyone's bewilderment, she has the audacity to reject the proposal of a well-off clergyman. Instead of yielding to her family's pressure, Elizabeth stubbornly follows her own judgment.