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For some, it's a convergence of character: Jane Bennet and Charles Bingley are “well matched, [their] characters are similar;” Elinor Dashwood and Edward Ferrars both have simple tastes, humor, and a rational mind; [122] Fanny Price and Edmund Bertram have common tastes, mutual trust, mutual respect and the same moral values; Frederick ...
Jane Bingley (née Bennet) is the eldest Bennet sister, being 22 years old at the beginning of the novel and 23 by the end. Like her immediate younger sister, Elizabeth, Jane is favoured by her father due to her steady, genteel disposition. Like each of her sisters, Jane had an allowance/pin money of £40 per annum before her marriage to ...
Caroline Bingley – the snobbish sister of Charles Bingley, with a fortune of £20,000. She harbours designs on Mr. Darcy and is jealous of his growing attachment to Elizabeth. She also disapproves of her brother's admiration for Jane Bennet and is disdainful of Meryton society, driven by her vanity and desire for social elevation.
Soon after, Bingley decides to return to his estate at Netherfield, to which he invites Darcy; upon seeing Jane Bennet and Bingley reunited, Darcy guiltily confesses his role in keeping the two separate. Bingley is angry, but quickly forgives Darcy; after straightening out the misunderstanding, Bingley and Jane are soon engaged. After hearing a ...
Mrs Bennet, eager to secure suitable marriages for her daughters, is delighted when wealthy bachelor Charles Bingley moves into nearby Netherfield Hall. At an assembly ball, Bingley, his sister Caroline, and his friend Mr Darcy meet the local society. Bingley and Jane are immediately taken with each other, while Elizabeth instantly dislikes the ...
Jane Austen’s literary works have inspired many successful film and television adaptations, including the 2005 iteration of Pride & Prejudice. Pride & Prejudice closely follows Austen’s 1818 ...
Episode 1 Mr Charles Bingley, a wealthy gentleman from the north of England, settles down at the rented Netherfield estate near Meryton village in Hertfordshire for the autumn. Mrs Bennet, unlike her husband, is excited at the prospect of marrying off one of her five daughters (Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Kitty, and Lydia) to the newcomer.
After work, Jane convinces Elizabeth to attend a party thrown by the wealthy Charles Bingley with her roommates. Jane meets Bingley, and they immediately become smitten with each other. While avoiding her admirer, Collins, Elizabeth runs into her romantic interest, Jack, who casually proposes marriage to her over a game of pool.