Pride and Prejudice
Character List
ð Mr. Bennet
o married for 23 years to Mrs. Bennet
o sarcastic humor
o reserved
o only man in house full of women
o he likes to tease and annoy his wife
o married Mrs. Bennet because she was young and pretty
ð Mrs. Bennet
o married for 23 years to Mr. Bennet
o silly and simple-minded
o sole purpose in life is to marry off her daughters
o sends Jane to Netherfield in the pouring rain in hopes Jane has to stay over night
o does not understand the purpose of the entailment
o happy when she discovers that Mr. Collins is interested in one of her girls (property will stay in family)
o upset with her husband because he won’t move the family to Brighton to be around the militia
ð Jane
o oldest Bennet daughter
o prettiest (her beauty is known around her community)
o extremely shy to a fault
o always sees the good in people, to a fault
o loves Mr. Bingley immediately, but she does not show her feelings to people and this is a problem
o stays in London with her aunt & uncle (Gardiners)
o pays a visit to Miss Bingley where she [Jane] is ill-received
o feels bad for Wickham because he is such a terrible person and he can’t help it, but now sees why Darcy has behaved the way he has
ð Elizabeth “Lizzy”
o 2nd oldest Bennet daughter
o also pretty, but not as pretty as Jane
o smart and out-spoken (opinionated)
o Mr. Bennet’s favorite
o notices Mr. Darcy staring at her every time they attend a ball and she misreads his stares as rude and arrogant (chp. 9)
o dances with Mr. Darcy
o refuses Mr. Collins’ marriage proposal (multiple times)
o extremely disappointed in Charlotte for accepting Mr. Collins’ marriage proposal
o she realizes she doesn’t love Mr. Wickham (no sparks)
o misses Charlotte enough to endure staying with Mr. Collins at Hunsford
o when she parts ways with Wickham, they are both kind to each other (no hard feelings)
o gives her opinion to Lady Catherine, which is perceived as disrespectful
o finds out that Darcy had a hand in Mr. Bingley’s disappearance from Netherfield
o angry and offended by Mr. Darcy’s marriage proposal
o after reading Darcy’s letter, she realizes she allowed her hatred of him to get in the way of her common sense
o tells Jane about the letter and the marriage proposal, but leaves out the part about Jane and Bingley
o parts ways with Wickham and assumes she will never see him again
ð Mary
o middle child in Bennet family
o book-smart (always reading)
o dull, boring personality
o the “only plain one in the family”
o plays the piano quite well (better than Elizabeth)
ð Catherine “Kitty”
o 4th Bennet daughter
o follows Lydia even though she is older
o silly girl
o jealous of Lydia
ð Lydia
o youngest Bennet girl
o silly and carefree
o overly flirtatious with men
o 15 years old when novel begins
o Mrs. Bennet’s favorite
o “…a stout, well-grown girl of fifteen, with a fine complexion and good-humoured countenance…” (chp. 9)
o “…brought…into public at an early age” (chp. 9)
o became friends with Mrs. Forester 2 of the 3 months the militia was in Meryton
ð Mr. Bingley (Charles)
o handsome
o rich
o rents Netherfield
o has 2 sisters & a brother-in-law
o best friend is Mr. Darcy
o was not born into his money (only 2 years rich when he purchases Netherfield)
o similar in personality to Jane
ð Mr. Darcy (Fitzwilliam)
o also very rich (richer than Bingley)
o handsome
o arrogant and rude, disagreeable
o helps guide Bingley with his newfound wealth (Darcy was born rich)
o notices Elizabeth’s “beautiful expression of her dark eyes”
o notices Elizabeth’s healthy glow after her walk to Netherfield in the mud
o has high expectations of what an accomplished woman is (read, write, sing, play instruments, speak different languages, etc.)
o Elizabeth “attracted him more than he liked” (chp. 12)
o knows Wickham
o supposed to marry Miss de Bourgh (according to Wickham)
o professes his love for Elizabeth in spite of her “condition in life [that] is so decidedly beneath” his own (chp. 34)
o responds to Elizabeth’s accusations with regards to Jane and Wickham by writing Elizabeth a letter explaining his side of the story
ð Mr. Hurst
o Mr. Bingley’s brother-in-law
o “…lived only to eat, drink, and play at cards…” (chp. 8)
o rarely speaks
ð Mrs. Hurst
o married sister of Mr. Bingley
o spends more money than she has
o snob, but seems to enjoy Jane
ð Miss Bingley (Caroline)
o single sister of Mr. Bingley
o also spends more money than she has
o snob, but seems to enjoy Jane
o notices Darcy paying attention to Elizabeth
o “uncivil” to Elizabeth (chp. 12)
o warns Elizabeth about Mr. Wickham
ð Mr. Jones
o Longbourn doctor
o nurses Jane back to health
o also referred to as an apothecary
ð Lady Lucas
o Charlotte’s mom
o best friend to Mrs. Bennet
o similar in personality to Mrs. Bennet
ð Sir William Lucas
o nice, good man who owns Lucas Lodge
ð Charlotte Lucas
o Elizabeth’s best friend
o 27 years old
o unmarried
o sensible
o intelligent
o understands Darcy’s arrogance because of his immense wealth
o helps as a “buffer” between Mr. Collins and Elizabeth
o uses Elizabeth’s refusal of marriage to Mr. Collins as an opportunity to encourage him to propose to her instead
o she explains to Elizabeth that she [Charlotte] isn’t romantic
o wants Elizabeth to visit her often in Hunsford (her dad and sister are coming to visit soon and she wants Elizabeth to come with them)
o encourages her husband to spend as much time away from her as possible
o she is content in her situation in life with Mr. Collins
ð Maria Lucas
o Charlotte’s younger sister
ð Lady Catherine de Bourgh
o patroness to Mr. Collins
o Mr. Darcy’s aunt (her sister was Mr. Darcy’s mom)
o arrogant and conceited
o “a tall, large woman, with strongly-marked features, which might once have been handsome” (chp. 29)
ð Miss Anne de Bourgh
o daughter of Mrs. de Bourgh
o sickly and cannot marry because she is unable to care for herself without a nurse
o “pale and sickly; her features, though not plain were insignificant; and she spoke very little, except in a low voice” (chp. 29)
ð Mr. Collins
o Mr. Bennet’s cousin
o the recipient of the Bennet entailment
o “a tall, heavy looking young man of five and twenty” (chp. 13)
o highly complimentary of everything and everyone
o visiting Longbourn in hopes of choosing a wife from one of the five Bennet girls (keeps entailment in family)
o “not a sensible man” (chp. 15)
o introduces himself to Mr. Darcy without a formal introduction and embarrasses himself in front of the Bennet family
o proposes marriage to Elizabeth as a business contract, and not out of romance or love
o proposes marriage to Charlotte within hours of Elizabeth’s refusal
o he is still the same man after marriage, overly complimentary
ð Mr. Wickham
o good-looking
o charismatic and flirtatious
o knows Mr. Darcy
o tells Elizabeth about growing up with Darcy
o forced to become a soldier because Darcy has kept his [Wickham’s] inheritance from him
o refuses to avoid Mr. Darcy in public
o believes Mr. Darcy’s sister is just as proud and arrogant as her brother
ð Colonel & Mrs. Forester (both on one card)
o agree to take Lydia with them to Brighton
o Mrs. Forester is best friends with Lydia
ð Mr. & Mrs. Gardiner (both on one card)
o Mr. Gardiner is Mrs. Bennet’s brother
o Mrs. Gardiner is a favorite aunt to Jane & Elizabeth
o Mr. Gardiner is a lawyer in London
o Mrs. Gardiner chastises Elizabeth for sounding bitter against men
o Mrs. Gardiner invites Elizabeth to go on “tour” with her and Lizzy’s uncle during the summer
o Mrs. Gardiner grew up in Lambton, so she is familiar with the Darcy/Wickham families
ð Mr. & Mrs. Philips (both on one card)
o Mrs. Philips is Mrs. Bennet’s sister
o Mrs. Philips is silly like her sister
o they live in Meryton and host parties for the military
ð Colonel Fitzwilliam
o Mr. Darcy’s cousin
o kind, considerate, easy-going man
o not attractive, plain
o in military, not wealthy like his cousin
o travels with Darcy to visit their aunt, Lady Catherine
o about 30 years old
o a true gentleman
o inadvertently tells Elizabeth about Darcy’s role in Bingley’s separation from Jane
ð Miss Mary King
o Wickham moves on to her after hanging out so much with the Bennet sisters
o rumored that she inherited some money (from her grandfather)
o family finds out about Wickham’s intentions with Mary and they move her to a different part of the country, away from Wickham
ð Mrs. Younge
o caretaker to Georgiana Darcy
o friendly with Wickham
o helps Wickham see Georgiana without Darcy’s knowledge
o fired when Darcy finds out about her role in Wickham’s manipulation of Georgiana
ð Mrs. Reynolds
o nurse to Lady Anne de Bourgh
ð Georgiana Darcy
o Mr. Darcy’s younger sister
o musically talented
o believed to be destined to marry Mr. Bingley (according to Caroline Bingley)
o worth 30,000 pounds
o almost married Wickham because she believed he truly loved her
o 10 years younger than Darcy
o respects her brother and sees him as more of a father figure than an older brother
ð Longbourn
o village where the Bennets live
o there are 24 miles between Longbourn and London
ð Netherfield
o Mr. Bingley purchases this home at beginning of novel
ð Rosings
o Lady Catherine’s home
o next door to Hunsford
ð Hunsford
o where Mr. Collins is from
ð Pemberly
o location of Mr. Darcy’s home
o located the furthest from the action (Meryton)
o Lambton is within 5 miles of Pemberly
ð Meryton
o a militia regiment stays here
o a mile from Longbourn
ð Lambton
o Mrs. Gardiner grew up in Lambton and is familiar with the Darcy/Wickham families
o Mrs. Gardiner wants to visit Lambton while on vacation
ð Brighton
o coastal city where militia moves after staying in Meryton
o large distance from Longbourn
o militia is no longer easily accessible for Lydia and Kitty
o Lydia goes to Brighton unsupervised with the Foresters