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Professor Bradley Greenburg of Northeastern Illinois University explains the main characters in Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice.
| Character | Description | Traits |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Bennet | Elizabeth, also known as Lizzy, is the second oldest of the five Bennet sisters and a keen observer of the personalities that interact in her social circle. Read More | witty, lively, confident |
| Fitzwilliam Darcy | Darcy, or Mr. Darcy, is a wealthy and proud man who initially seems aloof and snobbish but is ultimately proven to be an honorable and generous person. Read More | proud, sincere |
| Jane Bennet | Jane Bennet, Elizabeth's confidante, is the eldest and loveliest of the five Bennet girls and also the most kind-hearted and trusting. Read More | gentle, trusting |
| Mr. Bennet | Mr. Bennet is a member of the lesser gentry. He has a biting wit and little interest in the emotional needs of his wife and five unmarried daughters. Read More | disengaged, mocking |
| Charles Bingley | Charles Bingley, the son of a wealthy industrialist, is Mr. Darcy's best friend. When he leases the estate of Netherfield, he sets the novel's plot in motion. Read More | pleasant, well-meaning, pliant |
| Lydia Bennet | Lydia, the youngest Bennet daughter, is immature, self-absorbed, and irresponsible. Read More | immature, impulsive |
| George Wickham | George Wickham is a militia officer, a handsome gold digger who ends up running off with and marrying Lydia Bennet. Read More | dishonest, charming |
| Mrs. Bennet | Mrs. Bennet is the frivolous wife of Mr. Bennet. The mother of five daughters, her primary concern is to find suitable—that is, wealthy—husbands for her children. | shallow, talkative, unsophisticated |
| Charlotte Lucas | Charlotte is Elizabeth's dear friend. She is more pragmatic than romantic and is willing to marry for security rather than love. | kind, practical |
| Catherine Bennet | Catherine, also known as Kitty, is the fourth Bennet daughter. She especially enjoys joining her younger sister in flirting with soldiers. | lively, easygoing |
| Mary Bennet | Mary Bennet, the middle daughter, is less lively than her sisters and prefers to distinguish herself through accomplishments, like reading and practicing piano. | bookish, serious, pedantic |
| Caroline Bingley | Miss Bingley is Charles's sister, a social climber who is jealous of Elizabeth's hold on Darcy and unenthusiastic about her brother's attraction to Jane, a member of the lower end of the gentry class. | insincere, plotting |
| Mr. Collins | Mr. Collins, a clergyman and the Bennet cousin destined to inherit Longbourn, behaves like a pompous fool around everyone except aristocrats, whom he fawns over. | pompous, foolish, obsequious |
| Lady Catherine de Bourgh | Lady Catherine is a haughty noblewoman, Mr. Darcy's aunt, and the patron of Mr. Collins, having granted him the parish that provides his living. | snobbish, self-assured, meddling |
| Mr. Gardiner | A well-mannered example of the rising merchant class, Mr. Gardiner is Mrs. Bennet's brother. | helpful, sensible |
| Mrs. Gardiner | Mrs. Gardiner is Mrs. Bennet's sister-in-law and is very attentive to her five Bennet nieces. | caring, gracious |
| Georgiana Darcy | Georgiana, Mr. Darcy's sister and twelve years his junior, is a shy teenager and an accomplished musician. | shy, sweet, impressionable |
| Sir William Lucas | Sir William Lucas is a friend of the Bennet family, Charlotte Lucas's father, and resident of Lucas Lodge. He is an affable neighbor though a bit vain about his knighthood. | friendly, vain |
| Mrs. Hurst | Mrs. Hurst is Charles Bingley's sister. She is arrogant, conceited, and married to Mr. Hurst. | arrogant, conceited |
| Mr. Hurst | Mr. Hurst is Charles Bingley's brother-in-law. He looks like a gentleman but is in fact only interested in eating. | indolent, preoccupied with food |
| Colonel Fitzwilliam | Darcy's cousin and the younger son of an earl, Colonel Fitzwilliam is a congenial character who is evidently charmed by Elizabeth Bennet. | friendly, honorable |
| Mrs. Philips | Mrs. Philips, Mrs. Bennet's sister and every bit as frivolous, lives in the town of Meryton, where the Bennet girls frequently visit her. | unsophisticated, gossipy |
| Mrs. Annesley | Mrs. Annesley is companion to Georgiana, Darcy's younger sister. | courteous |
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