Pride and Prejudice
Character List
 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
 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
 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
 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)
 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)
 Catherine “Kitty”
o 4th Bennet daughter
o follows Lydia even though she is older
o silly girl
 Lydia
o youngest Bennet girl
o silly and carefree
o overly flirtatious with men
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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 goodhumoured countenance…” (chp. 9)
o “…brought…into public at an early age” (chp. 9)
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
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.)
Mr. Hurst
o Mr. Bingley’s brother-in-law
o “…lived only to eat, drink, and play at cards…” (chp. 8)
o rarely speaks
Mrs. Hurst
o married sister of Mr. Bingley
o spends more money than she has
o snob, but seems to enjoy Jane
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
Mr. Jones
o Longbourn doctor
o nurses Jane back to health
o also referred to as an apothecary
Lady Lucas
Sir William Lucas
o nice, good man who owns Lucas Lodge
Charlotte Lucas
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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
Maria Lucas
Lady Catherine de Bourgh
Miss Anne de Bourgh
Mr. Collins
Mr. Wickham
Colonel & Mrs. Forester (both on one card)
Mr. & Mrs. Gardiner (both on one card)
o Mr. Gardner is Mrs. Bennet’s brother
o Mrs. Gardner is a favorite aunt to Jane & Elizabeth
o Mr. Gardner is a lawyer in London
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
Colonel Fitzwilliam
Miss Mary King
Mrs. Younge
Mrs. Reynolds
Georgiana Darcy
Longbourn
o village where the Bennets live
Netherfield
o Mr. Bingley purchases this home at beginning of novel
Rosings
Hunsford
Pemberly
Meryton
o a militia regiment stays here
o a mile from Longbourn
Lambton
Brighton