Pride and Prejudice

Mr. Wickham marries Lydia after essentially being bribed into doing so by Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice.

In chapter 16, Mr. Wickham claims he was wronged by Mr. Darcy because he was not offered a job as a clergyman that Mr. Darcy's late father had promised to him. Wickham portrays this as a betrayal of...

The Lydia-Wickham episode in Pride and Prejudice highlights the reckless and impulsive nature of Lydia Bennet and the manipulative character of George Wickham. Their elopement scandalizes the Bennet...

He was trying to take revenge by going after Georgiana. He was not able to elope with Georgiana because Darcy stopped him.

Mr. Wickham's primary motivation in the novel is to marry for financial security.  He is arguably the most selfish character in the novel.  When he is first introduced he is presented as...

Wickham's pursuit of Elizabeth and Mary King are shown to have been motivated by financial gain. His attraction to Lydia and his agreement to marry her were motivated by Darcy's willingness to pay...

The line "one has all the goodness and the other all the appearance of it" in Pride and Prejudice highlights the contrast between genuine virtue and superficial charm. It underscores the novel's...

In chapter 27 of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Mrs. Gardiner asks Elizabeth about Miss King, who is now Wickham's love interest. Wickham, who was presumably courting Elizabeth before, is now...

Lydia and Wickham's elopement generates much of the drama in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice because their relationship profoundly affects all the principal characters. Lydia's irresponsible...

I am going to assume that both questions deal with the first half of the book, and not the events of the second half.  In regards to the ball at Netherfield, Wickham decides that "scenes might...

Probably the better question is why doesn't Mr. Darcy have warm feelings towards Mr. Wickham!  That's a whole seperate kettle of fish however. Mr. Wickham claims to Lizzy to not have warm...

Elizabeth doesn't like Darcy, and so she believes Wickham's version of Darcy's conduct in the story of his supposed interest in Miss. Bennet.

From the moment we first get to know Wickham, we believe as Elizabeth prejudicially does, that he is a handsome, open, well-mannered young man, just what every young man ought to be. When we first...

The words come from chapter 16 of Pride and Prejudice and are spoken by Elizabeth Bennet in conversation with Mr. Wickham. The dastardly Wickham has been doing his best to build on Elizabeth's...

First impressions play a crucial role in "Pride and Prejudice," shaping both character relationships and readers' perceptions. Elizabeth Bennet's initial judgments, particularly of Mr. Darcy, create...

In the first two volumes of Pride and Prejudice, Mr. Collins is portrayed as a pompous man who is quite smitten with Elizabeth Bennet, but he is not very intelligent or witty or charming, nor does he...

Wickham's good points are that, because he was raised at Pemberley, he has just as much of a gentlemanly air as Darcy. He is also very handsome, tall, and very polite. He converses very easily and...

Wickham's father worked for Darcy's father. Wickham's father was a good man (unlike his son), and Darcy's father became godfather to Wickham. Although Wickham claims that Darcy's father promised...

The person most responsible for the elopement of Lydia in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is Lydia herself. Eloping, or even being in the presence of a man without a chaperone, was unacceptable...

To summarize, Jane Austen's characters are not caricatures because they portray reality and not exaggerations of it. Each character has a complex mental and moral state, rather than simply being a...

In order to answer this question, we can look at the men in the novel who are held up as exemplars: men like Mr. Bingley and, eventually, Mr. Darcy. These men, when at their best, are gracious and...

Elizabeth's initial rejection of Darcy is understandable. He was less than cordial and gracious towards her, and she had no way to know about the circumstances surrounding the letter he wrote to her...

Elizabeth decides that she will not reveal the 'true' Wickham to her sister because it will hurt her, but also because it doesn't matter to their social circle. The next day, Mr. Wickham is leaving...

In Pride and Prejudice, Mr. Darcy is initially perceived as proud and aloof, but he is later revealed to be honorable, caring, and deeply in love with Elizabeth. George Wickham, on the other hand,...

Wickham lies to Elizabeth about Darcy's character.

Mr. Wickham is a handsome, charming man who is only interested in upgrading his status and class in society. Mrs. Gardiner, who is much like a surrogate parent to Elizabeth, recognizes this in Mr....

When Mr. Darcy sends Elizabeth a letter explaining that Wickham had tried to secretly elope with his 15-year-old sister Georgiana, both to get her fortune and to hurt Darcy, Elizabeth is shocked....

This is an interesting take on the character of Wickham in Pride and Prejudice.   Wickham is seen as a villain for several different reasons in the novel, and they all relate back to...

The conversation in question, from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, illuminates Wickham's true feelings about Darcy. Here is the full excerpt: "I wonder," said he, at the next opportunity of...

Jane Austen has an aesthetic of style that sets her characterization off from many writers. She stands in contrast to Dickens, for example, because whereas he gives very detailed physical...

When Lizzie first meets Mr. Darcy she is intrigued by him.  As she tries to engage him, she finds him cool and aloof.  When he tells Mr. Bingley, in a conversation overheard by...

This is a big question, but I will try to answer it in brief to get you started. Mr. Darcy wants (desires) a wife of some beauty who will stand up to him and be an intellectual equal. In other...

In Pride and Prejudice, Mr. Darcy and Mr. Wickham are contrasting characters. Darcy initially appears haughty and proud, but he is fundamentally sincere, loyal, and kind, with a strong moral code and...

Lydia Bennet's elopement with Wickham in Pride and Prejudice significantly impacts the plot and characters. Elizabeth Bennet is particularly affected, fearing social disgrace and the loss of Mr....