| Term | Definition |
| Lady Catherine | Darcy's aunt, most arrogant character, owns Rosings |
| Darcy | Bingley's friend, Georgiana's brother, Lady Catherine's nephew, owns Pemberly |
| Charlotte | Elizabeth's closest friend, Sir William's daughter, Mr. Collins's wife |
| Caroline | Bingley's younger sister, wants to marry Darcy |
| Colonel Fitzwilliam | Darcy's cousin and co-guardian of Georgiana, likes Elizabeth |
| Collins | The most pompous person in the novel, Elizabeth's cousin, Charlotte's husband |
| Mr. Bennet | Father of five daughters, has a silly wife, loves Elizabeth best |
| Mrs. Bennet | Mother of five daughters, silliest character, loves Lydia best |
| Elizabeth | most lively and spirited character, receives three proposals |
| Lydia | Elizabeth's silly youngest sister, runs off with Wickham |
| Sir William Lucas | Charlotte's father, neighbor of the Bennets |
| Miss King | Wickham deserted Elizabeth for her 10,000 pound fortune |
| Mrs. Phillips | Mrs. Bennet's sister, lives in Meryton, likes to take gossip to Mrs. Bennet |
| Jane | Elizabeth's older sister, loves Bingley, sweetest character |
| Mary | Elizabeth's sister, homely, loves to play the piano and sing but has no talent |
| Kitty | Elizabeth's sister, closest to Lydia, is usually ignored or berated by her mother |
| Mrs. Hurst | Bingley's oldest sister, snobbish, makes fun of the Bennet's with her sister Caroline |
| Mr. Hurst | Bingley's brother-in-law, drinks too much |
| The Gardiners | Elizabeth aunt and uncle, she goes to Pemberly with them |
| Georgiana Darcy | Darcy's sister, once almost eloped with Wickham |