| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| Lydia Bennet |
Lydia, the youngest Bennet daughter, is immature, self-absorbed, and irresponsible. Read More |
immature, impulsive
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| Mr. Gardiner |
A well-mannered example of the rising merchant class, Mr. Gardiner is Mrs. Bennet's brother. |
helpful, sensible
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| Mrs. Gardiner |
Mrs. Gardiner is Mrs. Bennet's sister-in-law and is very attentive to her five Bennet nieces. |
caring, gracious
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| Georgiana Darcy |
Georgiana, Mr. Darcy's sister and twelve years his junior, is a shy teenager and an accomplished musician. |
shy, sweet, impressionable
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| 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
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| Mrs. Hurst |
Mrs. Hurst is Charles Bingley's sister. She is arrogant, conceited, and married to Mr. Hurst. |
arrogant, conceited
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| Mrs. Annesley |
Mrs. Annesley is companion to Georgiana, Darcy's younger sister. |
courteous
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