Posts Tagged ‘Pride and Prejudice Characters’

Jane Austen’s character descriptions in Pride and Prejudice were as fleeting and concise as her descriptions of places. So much happens in the storyline, and there is so much wonderful dialog, that we learn about the heroes and villains largely through these devices rather than via the author’s direct comments.
Nevertheless, its interesting to see some [...]

Mr Bennet is one of the most popular characters in Pride and Prejudice. Jane Austen describes him as ‘… a mixture of quick parts, sarcastic humour, reserve, and caprice,’ and gives him many of the funniest lines in the book. We also cannot help but be affected by the special bond he has with his [...]

hen Mr. Collins comes to stay at Longbourn, Mr. Bennet, finding the reverend ‘as absurd as he had hoped,’ mischievously asks his guest to read aloud to his daughters. Mr. Collins readily assents, and:
…after some deliberation he chose Fordyce’s Sermons. Lydia gaped as he opened the volume, and before he had, with very monotonous solemnity, [...]

Marriage in Pride and Prejudice
In Pride and Prejudice, Mrs Bennet’s pursuit of advantageous marriages for her daughters is obsessive, unrelenting and often counter-productive. Mr. Bennet considers his wife’s schemes ridiculous, while Elizabeth has, of course, decided that she will marry only for love. Elizabeth, like the first-time reader of Pride and Prejudice, is shocked [...]

Pride and Prejudice’s Caroline Bingley is generally considered, and perhaps rightly so, as a scheming, superior and snooty snob with no redeeming qualities. However, as Jane Austen enlightens us, she is also ‘angry’, ‘jealous’ and full of ‘desperation’. These, I’m sure you will agree, are not enviable emotions.
I felt more than a pang of [...]

Jane Austen’s cast of characters is huge, but her novel is nothing if not concise. Some minor characters, like Colonel Fitzwilliam and Georgiana Darcy, serve to further important plotlines, while others provide interesting character contrasts with the protagonists. Most do both. The most significant exceptions to this rule are Mr. and Mrs. Hurst. They are [...]