Pride & Prejudice

Pride & Prejudice

1. Characters

   • Mr Bennet
     • Mr Bennet has a favorit of his daughters which is Elizabeth because of her being able to speak her mind and not need teh opinions of others to make herself feel better. He is a man that would do anything to help his daughters and to insure their happiness.
     • married
       • They seem to have an arranged marriage and that even though they have been together for a while, they still havent been able to become friends or even tolerate eachother.
       • Mrs Bennet
         • Mrs Bennet is a rude old women whos favorit daughter is Jane she always talks highly of Jane and associates all her other daughters  as less attractive compared to her and is willing to tell her daughters and everyone around her unattractive her other daughters are. She speaks ill of anyoen who treats her daughters badly or who could be introduced to anyone of high fortune before herself.
         • Jane Bennet
           • The Eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Bennet. Jane and Elizabeth are sisters but are the best of friends. Jane marries Mr Bingley for love and not for his fortune or to be safe.
           • Loves
             • Mr Bingley
               • Mr Bingley is a quiet young man who earns around 5 thousand a year and would be able to supply Jane with the things she needs. Bingley leaves Jane to London then he returns asking her for her hand in marriage.
               • Caroline Bingley
                 • Caroline is Bingley's sister. she likes Darcy and always insits when Elizabeth is around  that he is to say hi to his sister for her. She is a women who thinks she is better then everybody around her and thinks she is the most attractive person there is and nobody measures to her standard for her brother.
         • Lydia Bennet
           • Lydia was the youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Bennet. She runs away with Wickham where he had no intentions of marrying her but is forced to when Mr Darcy pays off all his doubts. Lydia is the wild one of the sisters and is always look at the soldiers for which one she would like to be with.
           • Marries
             • Marrys Lydia but doesnt love her. Marrys because he was paid by Mr Darcy.
             • Wickham
               • Wickham marrys Elizabeth's youngest sister Lydia because Darcy pays him too. Wickham is a horrible man who tried to marry Darcys younger sister in order to get at her fortunes not for love, he was also taken in by Darcy's father when he was younger and tried to take all of Darcy's money when his father die.
         • Kitty Bennet
           • Kitty is the second youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Bennet. She and her sister Lydia get along with well where they are like bestfriends. Kitty gets jealous adn upset when her sister Lydia is aloud to go awya and she isnt.
         • Mary Bennet
           • Mary is the musical sister. She is the middle child of the five daughters
         • Elizabeth Bennet
           • Elizabeth is a strong character, a young women who is considered to njot hold her tounge and speaks her mind. She doesnt like Mr Darcy at the start of the novel but falls inlove with him with the things he does for her.
           • Loves
             • Elizabeth & Darcy marry for love and not for practicality
             • Mr Darcy
               • Mr Darcy earns around 10 thousand a year and is considered to have good fortune. He marrys Elizabeth after being drawn to her for her ability to speak her mind and not let his fortune make her marry him. They marry eachother for the love they have for eachother. Darcy is the reason why Jane Mr Bingley split up before later telling Bingley that he was the reason. Mr Darcy has a past with Wickham. Darcy's Aunt lady Catherine is of high power and he is meant to be marrying her daughter.
               • Lady Catherine
                 • Mr Darcy's aunty and is considered to be of very high stands and have a very high social standard, she is determinde that her daughter will marry him and that nobody is good enough for him if it isnt her daughter. She believes she is better then everybody else around her but is shut down by Elizabeth when she tries to prior to much into her buisness.
               • Georgiana Darcy
                 • Georgiana is Darcy's younger sister who loves to play the piano. She was nearly married to Wickham because he was interested in getting her fortune when their father died but her brother Darcy put a stop to it before he eloped with her.
     • Mr Collins
       • The cousin of Mr Bennet who is intitled to his property once he has passed away. He is a man who isnt of high social satus and is ignored most of the time before he is iggnoliged. He lives on Mr Darcy's auntys Lady Catherine's land. He first wants to marry Jane but is refused by Mrs Bennet because she is promised to Mr Bingley. He asks Elizabeth to marry him but is refused so he turns to the girl next door.
       • Marrys
         • Collins marrys Charlotte but they dont act like a married couple only at big functions otherwise he is in the garden and she is the house and can invite whoever she wants to stay with her.
         • Charlotte Lucas
           • Charlotte jumps at the idea of marrying Mr Collins because she isnt very attractive and doesnt have very good social status with anyone and the thought of him living on Lady Catherines land gives her the idea of being a very important person.
           • Bestfriends

2. Themes

   • Love
     • Love is shown through all the characters for one character or another.
   • Pride
     • Pride is shown by many of the characters of high class, they always speak highly of themselves and dont talk to people they seem to think of such a lower class.
   • Prejudice
     • Definition;  An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge or examination of the facts.   Many characters show prejudice especially Lady Catherine towards Elizabeth she judges her due to her not having any certain qualities to become a wife. Elizabeth is also quick to judge Darcy because she only goes off his activities and the way in which he associates with everyone around him excepet she doesnt know his full story.