Pride and Prejudice Notes

Characters
- Elizabeth Bennet- The protagonist and the second oldest of the five sisters. She is very outgoing. She falls in love with Fitzwilliam Darcy.
- Fitzwilliam Darcy- Wealthy, proud man who falls in love with Elizabeth. He has a rough attitude but is secretly generous.
- Mr. Bennet- Father, unhappily married and failed to support his family
- Mrs. Bennet- Foolish, tries to hook the daughters up with husbands
- Jane Bennet- oldest and most beautiful of the sisters and she is very kind. She falls in love with Bingley
- Mary Bennet- Third sister who prefers reading over socializing
- Catherine Bennet- The fourth sister who joins her sister Lydia in flirting with the soldiers
- Lydia Bennet- youngest sister who is immature and irresponsible. Mom's favorite daughter. She runs away with Wickham
- Charles Bingley- Good- natured wealthy man who falls in love with Jane. Easily influenced by others
- Caroline Bingley- Charles' stuck up sister who befriends Jane. She attempts to attract Darcy's attention and is jealous that Darcy wants Elizabeth
- George Wickham- Handsome and personable fortune hunter to whom Elizabeth is initially attracted. Runs off and is forced to marry Lydia
- Georgiana Darcy- Darcy's very nice but shy sister
- Mr. Collins- Mr. Bennet's ridiculous cousin, who will inherit long bourn after Mr. Bennet's death. He seeks a bride and he first proposes to Elizabeth then to Charlotte Lucas
- Charlotte Lucas- Elizabeth's sensible and intelligent friend, who disappoints Elizabeth by marrying Mr. Collins for money and security.
Plot
- A man named Charles Bingley buys some property by the Bennet's house. The five unmarried sisters have a chance
- Jane and Elizabeth meet Bingley and his friend Darcy. Jane and Bingley seem like a good fit but Darcy and Elizabeth do not have a fit.
- Jane goes to visit Bingley and ends up having to stay there because she got sick
- Elizabeth meets a soldier named Wickham and Wickham tells her Darcy is bad because Darcy owes him some money
- Bingley leaves and Jane gets upset
- Elizabeth finds out Darcy told Bingley to not marry Jane because her family is poor. Darcy then tries to confess his love for Elizabeth but Elizabeth rejects him because of what Darcy told Bingley.
- After that, Elizabeth's sister Lydia wants to marry Wickham but doesn't have the money for it but Darcy pays for it which makes Elizabeth start to like Darcy and fall in love with him and they end up getting married along with Bingley and Jane.
Theme
- One of the main themes of Pride and Prejudice is a women's role in society. Women were more like property than anything else. Women's father's would sell their daughter to rich men. Women also did not speak out against men in relationships. Women were definitely not equal to men
- The title says a lot about the theme as well