1. 1660 - 1800 1789 – 1798
Lyrical ballads
Tradition Innovation
Style / subjects Style / subjects
Literature Poetry
Man Man

2.  Man  Inner man
 Limited goals  Experiences
 Everyday tasks  Aspirations
 Limits  Recollected by
an individual
 man

3.  Representatives  Representatives
 Dryden  Bronte
 Pope  Shelley
 Addison  Blake
 Swift  Coleridge
 Johnson
 Keats
 Burke

4. Elizabeth Bennet
the second of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet's five daughters
an attractive twenty year old when the story begins
a sensible, intelligent woman
Originally holds Darcy in contempt
finds that Darcy improves on acquaintance

5.  Fitzwilliam Darcy
The central male character and Elizabeth's second love
interest
 An intelligent, wealthy, extremely handsome and reserved 28-year-old
man
 Proud to strangers but possesses an honest and kind nature underneath
Considers Elizabeth his social inferior, unworthy of his attention
His initial proposal of marriage is rejected because of his pride and
Elizabeth's prejudice against him
 At the end of the novel, he finds himself sharing his home, Pemberley
of Derbyshire, with his beloved new wife, Elizabeth.

6. Mr. Bennet
head of the Bennet family
An English gentleman with an estate in Hertfordshire,
 his property is entailed to a male descendant
He is closer to Jane and especially Elizabeth, his two eldest and most
sensible offspring
prefers the solitude of his study, neglecting the raising of his
children

7. Mrs. Bennet
. Her main concern in life is seeing her daughters married well to
wealthy men
, her foolish nature and frequent social faux pas often impede her efforts
towards this end.

8. Jane Bennet
is the eldest Bennet sister
She is twenty-two years old at the start of the novel, and is generally
considered to be the most beautiful amongst her sisters
reserved manner and pleasantness to all
She is incapable of suspecting the worst of people, seeing only the good
She falls in love with Charles Bingley, and is devastated when he
abruptly breaks off their developing relationship without explanation
the misunderstanding on his part is cleared up and she accepts his hand
in marriag

9. Lydia Bennet
the youngest of the Bennet sisters
Fifteen years old when the narrative begins
Lydia is extremely flirtatious, naive, headstrong and reckless
described as being idle and indulging in frivolous pursuits, especially
chasing after the officers stationed at Meryton.
She is seduced by Mr Wickham and runs away with him

10. Charles Bingley
the closest friend of Mr Darcy
He is an outgoing, extremely good-natured, and wealthy young man who
leases property near the Bennets' estate at the beginning
He is attracted to Jane Bennet, who reciprocates his feelings but is too
shy and reserved to fully express them.

11. William Collins
the 25-year-old cousin of Mr Bennet
A clergyman, he is the closest male relation to the Bennet family, and as
such stands to inherit Longbourn on Mr Bennet's death
Collins is a pompous, narrow-minded sycophant who is excessively
devoted and flattering to his patroness, Lady Catherine de Bourgh
After being rejected by his second choice, he proposes to Charlotte
Lucas, who accepts him.

12. George Wickham
the enemy of Mr Darcy
He is a dashing, charming and handsome young soldier who attracts the
attention of Elizabeth Bennet
Wickham's charm skillfully conceals a more conniving and dishonorable
nature, and there is bitter enmity between him and Darcy due to his
attempt to elope with Georgiana
He later runs off with Lydia Bennet, but is tracked down by Darcy and
he marries her where Darcy pays for the marriage.

13. Mary Bennet
the most serious of all the Bennet girls, partly because she is the least
good looking sister
Mrs Bennet had hoped that she could be persuaded to marry Mr Collins
on his next visit
she is not very interested in society, seeing balls as a duty rather than a
pleasure.

14. Kitty Bennet
older than her sister Lydia, is somewhat of a sidekick to her
She follows everything that Lydia does, and becomes insanely jealous
when only Lydia is invited to go to Brighton with the troops, as she
wishes to go herself.

15. Charlotte Lucas
the neighbour and best friend of Elizabeth.
She is 27 years old and, after Mr. Collins proposed to Elizabeth, he then
proposed to Charlotte, who instantly accepted as this was most probably
her final opportunity to get married.
Charlotte herself accepted him (thereby losing Elizabeth's respect).
enjoys her marriage by staying away from Mr. Collins as much as
possible and taking care of her household and poultry

16. Georgiana Darcy
She is immensely pretty and 10 years his junior
quiet and shy but amiable and good natured, and shows great skill at
playing the pianofort
Mr Wickham stole her affections many years before due to knowledge of
her great fortune which she will inherit when she comes of age
She was just 15 when it happened , this is a case of dramatic irony due to
Lydia's age of 15 and how she develops a relationship with Wickham
later in the book.