Mr.Bennet—AnEnglishgentlemanwithanestateinHertfordshire.Heismarriedwithfivedaughters,acircumstanceinjurioustohisfamily.ThetermsofMr.Bennet'sinheritancerequireamaleheir.Becausehehasnoson,uponhisdeath,hispropertymustgotohisclosestmalerelative,Mr.Collins,aclergymanwhoprovideshimwithmuchamusement.Mr.Bennet,agentleifeccentricman,isveryclosetohistwoeldestdaughters,JaneandparticularlyElizabeth.However,hehasapooropinionoftheintelligenceandsensibilityofhiswifeandthreeyoungestdaughters,frequentlydeclaringthem"silly"andvisitingthemwithinsultingremarksaswellasgentleteasing. 　　Mrs.Bennet—ThequerulouswifeofMr.Bennet.Hermainconcerninlifeisseeingherdaughtersmarriedwell.Sheanglesforhernewneighbour,Mr.Bingley,asamatchforoneofthem.ShealsohopesforamatchbetweenoneofhergirlsandMr.Collinshimself. 　　JaneBennet—TheeldestoftheBennets'fivedaughtersandtheoneconsideredthemostbeautiful.Shehasareservedpersonalityandtendstohideherfeelings.Sheisincapableofsuspectingtheworstofpeople,preferringtoseeonlythegood. 　　ElizabethBennet—The20-year-oldsecondsister,andtheprotagonistofthestory.Sheisherfather'sfavoriteandinheritshisintelligenceandwit.SheisgenerallyregardedasoneofthemostenduringandpopularfemaleprotagonistsinEnglishliterature. 　　MaryBennet—Thethirdsister,bookishandshy.Mortifiedbyunfavorablecomparisonsbetweenherappearanceandthatofherbeautifulsisters,shedisdainstheirfrivolousinterestsandseekstoimpressothersinsteadwithherscholarlyyetill-timedaphorismsandlimitedmusicalabilities. 　　Catherine"Kitty"Bennet—Thefourthsister,17yearsold,generallyfollowstheleadofheryoungersister,Lydia. 　　LydiaBennet—Theyoungestsisterat15yearsofage.Sheisextremelyflirtatious,naive,headstrongandreckless. 　　WilliamCollins—AclergymanandcousinofMr.Bennet.Mr.Collins,astheclosestmalerelative,standstoinherittheBennetestate.Whennotpompouslyfullofhimself,Collinsisanarrow-mindedsycophant,excessivelydevotedtohispatroness,LadyCatherinedeBourgh.Heisalwayskeentoshowhisadmirationandgratitude. 　　CharlotteLucas—Elizabeth'sclosefriendanddaughterofaneighbouringlandowner.SheiswillingtoputupwithMr.Collins'flawsinreturnforahomeandsecurity. 　　FitzwilliamDarcy—Mr.Bingley'sclosefriend,anintelligent,wealthyandreservedman,whooftenappearshaughtyorproudtostrangers.HeiswaryofhisfriendBingley'sromanticentanglementswithunsuitablewomen. 　　GeorgianaDarcy—MuchyoungersisterofMr.Darcy.Theagedifferenceissogreatthatheismoreofafatherfigurethanabrother.Sincetheirparents'death,shehasbeenunderthejointguardianshipofDarcyandtheircousinColonelFitzwilliam.ShebecameinfatuatedwithGeorgeWickhamandwaspersuadedbyhimtoelope.Fortunately,shefeltitwasherdutytoinformherbrotherandhequicklyputastoptothisill-advisedplan. 　　CharlesBingley—Anoutgoing,wealthyyoungmanwholeasespropertyneartheBennets'estate. 　　LouisaHurstandCarolineBingley—Mr.Bingley'ssisters,wholookdownupontheBennetsandtheirsociety. 　　GeorgeWickham—Adashing,handsomeyoungsoldierwhoattractstheattentionofElizabeth