List of Characters in Pride and Prejudice
Below is a list of the major characters included in the novel Pride and Prejudice. See complete list of all characters including descriptions and analysis, on my Characters Resource Page.Elizabeth Bennet—protagonist, the second of five daughters; pragmatic and independent; her father’s favorite
Miss Jane Bennet—Elizabeth’s older sister; wants to see the best in everyone;
Mary Bennett—the plain, bookish middle sister
Miss Catherine (Kitty) Bennett—easily led and shallow fourth daughter
Lydia Bennet—the youngest sister, flirty and undisciplined
Mr. Bennet—their father, cynical and permissive
Mrs. Bennet—their mother, whose main goal is to find husbands for her daughters
Charlotte Lucas—Elizabeth’s best friend
Sir William and Mrs. Lucas—The Bennets’ neighbors
Mr. Collins—the Bennet girls’ overbearing cousin, a priggish clergyman who stands to inherit Longbourn, the Bennets’ entailed estate
The Gardiners—Mrs. Bennet’s brother and sister-in-law who live in London
George Wickham—an attractive militia officer stationed near the Bennets
Mr. Charles Bingley—unmarried, wealthy young man who has leased nearby Netherfield
Miss Caroline Bingley—Mr. Bingley’s sister
Mrs. Hurst—Bingley’s married sister
Mr. Hurst—Bingley’s brother-in-law
Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy—Bingley’s prideful, wealthy friend
Miss Darcy—Darcy’s sister
Col. Fitzwilliam—a relation of Darcy whose status as second son leaves him with little wealth
Lady Catherine de Bourgh—a condescending wealthy snob; patron of Collins; aunt of Darcy
See complete list of all characters including descriptions and analysis, on my Characters Resource Page.
