Posts Tagged ‘Pride and Prejudice Characters’

The comical character Mr Collins could not be explained more explicitly by Austen in Pride and Prejudice:
- ‘A tall, heavy-looking young man of five-and-twenty’
- ‘His air was grave and stately, and his manner very formal’
- ‘altogether a mix of pride and obsequiousness, self importance and humility’
However, casting directors seem unwilling to follow Austen’s description in [...]

Pride and Prejudice’s Elizabeth Bennet’s independent and rebellious spirit is the principle reason she is one of English literature’s most loved characters. She is unintimidated by Mr. Darcy; unmoved by Mr. Collins’ appeals to her financial security when he proposes; and refuses to be silenced even by the formidable Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Elizabeth’s attitude, [...]