Anyway, it's no wonder that she immediately believes everything he says, like that Darcy is a no-good jerk. It's only after Darcy himself has cleared his own character and pointed out that Wickham isn't quite the angel he seemed that she realizes he's been taken in. In retrospect, Wickham's manners were actually, well, kind of bad:. She was now struck with the impropriety of such communications to a stranger […] She saw the indelicacy of putting himself forward as he had done, and the inconsistency of his professions with his conduct.
She remembered that he had boasted of having no fear of seeing Mr. Darcy—that Mr. Darcy might leave the country, but that he should stand his ground; yet he had avoided the Netherfield ball the very next week. She remembered also that, till the Netherfield family had quitted the country, he had told his story to no one but herself; but that after their removal it had been everywhere discussed; that he had then no reserves, no scruples in sinking Mr.
Darcy's character, though he had assured her that respect for the father would always prevent his exposing the son. Click the infographic to download. Parents Home Homeschool College Resources. Study Guide. By Jane Austen. Previous Next. Wickham Click the character infographic to download. Darcy Jane Bennet Mr.
Bennet different? What is entailment, and what role does it play in the novel? Who is Lady Catherine de Bourgh, and how does she influence the plot? Why does Wickham lie to Elizabeth? What role does prejudice play in the novel? Characters Character List. Jane Bennet The eldest and most beautiful Bennet sister. Bennet The patriarch of the Bennet family, a gentleman of modest income with five unmarried daughters. Read an in-depth analysis of Mr. Bennet Mr. Read an in-depth analysis of Mrs.
George Wickham A handsome, fortune-hunting militia officer. Lydia Bennet The youngest Bennet sister, she is gossipy, immature, and self-involved. Read an in-depth analysis of Lydia Bennet. Collins A pompous, generally idiotic clergyman who stands to inherit Mr. Lady Catherine de Bourgh A rich, bossy noblewoman; Mr. Gardiner Mrs. Mary Bennet The middle Bennet sister, bookish and pedantic.
Catherine Bennet The fourth Bennet sister. Like Lydia, she is girlishly enthralled with the soldiers. Next section Elizabeth Bennet. Popular pages: Pride and Prejudice. Take a Study Break. Gardiner that he has found Lydia and Wickham, and they are not married, but will be soon. Elizabeth is shocked by the small amount, and both she and Mr. Bennet surmise that Mr. Gardiner paid off all Wickham's debts to make this possible, which Mr.
Wickham and Lydia marry, and visit Longbourn to see her family. There, Wickham is greeted with a range of emotions, from joy to indifference. Gardiner that Mr.
Darcy was the one who made the marriage possible. Darcy went to London to find them himself after learning of the elopement from Elizabeth. He looked up Mrs. Younge, and found Wickham and Lydia from her direction. Wickham still wanted to gain his fortune by marrying a rich heiress, and was not interested in marrying Lydia. Darcy then paid off Wickham's debts, as well as his commission, and the wedding expenses, saving both Lydia and the Bennet family's honor.
When Wickham finally spoke with Elizabeth at Longbourn, he again tried to steer the conversation to talking about Mr. Darcy in an unfavorable light. However, Elizabeth slyly told him that she was aware about the truth of his past, and that he had lied to her.
Though Wickham tried to press to find out exactly what she knew, she chose to drop the subject, not wanting to argue with Wickham in front of Lydia. Wickham did not speak to Elizabeth again, aware she knew the truth, and departed with Lydia to Newcastle for his new position. When Wickham and Lydia learned that Mr. Darcy was marrying Elizabeth, Lydia wrote to her sister, probably with encouragement from Wickham, asking for an annual stipend to be provided for them.
Elizabeth, though, refused to give them any money. Lydia was no better than Wickham with money, and the two kept incurring debts on their various activities of frivolity. They were never in one place for long, moving around to find cheaper accommodations. Whenever they did move, Elizabeth or Jane, who married Mr.
Bingley, would pay off the debts they left behind. Wickham was not allowed at Pemberley, but Darcy would help him in his career, for Elizabeth's sake. Wickham is a very charming man, an excellent conversationalist and possesses a gift for making friends. Unfortunately, he is also an immoral, extravagant liar who has no problem with using or ruining other people in order accomplish his own ends.
He tends to live in the moment without giving much thought to the future and has by so doing thrown away many of the advantages that he was given due to old Mr. Darcy's patronage. Until his marriage to Lydia, his overall plan in life was to marry an heiress.
He is not happy with his marriage. Lydia is Wickham's wife through an "arranged marriage" set by Darcy. He took Lydia with him when he left the militia, running away from his gambling debts, though with no intention of marrying her. In the end, he married her in return of Darcy paying off his debts.
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