How did Jane feel about Bingley?

Jane Bennet believes that the Bingley sisters are her friends long after it becomes obvious to the reader that they are not. She trusts Miss Bingley's word that the latter's brother is interested in another young woman and assumes that she was mistaken in thinking that he ever cared for her.
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How does Jane feel about Bingley?

Just as she is consistently good and kind, her feelings and regard for Bingley never falter or change. She feels sorrow when he leaves, of course, but that does not diminish her love for him. Their relationship, while pleasant, is not marked by the range of emotions that Elizabeth and Darcy feel for one another.
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How does Jane admire Mr. Bingley?

Jane says the following about Mr. Bingley, ''He is just what a young man ought to be… sensible, good-humoured, lively; and I never saw such happy manners!-- so much ease, with such perfect good breeding!''
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How does Jane describe Mr. Bingley to Elizabeth?

How does Jane describe Bingley to Elizabeth? She says he is sensible, good humored, lively, and has fine manners.
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What is Bingley first impression of Jane?

sensible, good-humoured, lively; and I never saw such happy manners!” (Austen 10) These characteristics are what Jane looks for in a partner, so Bingley is her perfect match.
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Pride and Prejudice - Mr Bingley proposes to Jane



Does Jane like Mr. Bingley?

Bingley finally proposes to Jane, professing his love and admitting that he was unaware of her being in London after he quit Netherfield. Jane happily accepted, and they were engaged. Jane spent a majority of time afterwards with Mr. Bingley when he came to Longbourn, or confiding in Lizzy.
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Why did Bingley leave Jane?

Departure from Netherfield

Mr. Bingley had been fostering a tendresse for Jane, which his sisters and Mr. Darcy started to notice at the Netherfield ball. His sisters, horrified at the thought of being connected to the Bennet family by marriage, convinced him to leave Hertfordshire.
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Why does Miss Bingley dislike Elizabeth?

Why does Miss Bingley dislike Elizabeth? She is jealous of Darcy's growing attraction to Elizabeth. Elizabeth insulted Miss Bingley at the ball. Wickham has told Miss Bingley lies about Elizabeth's character.
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What does Miss Bingley do that offends Elizabeth?

What does Miss Bingley do that offends Elizabeth? She mocks her family (& behaviour).
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Why is Miss Bingley jealous of Elizabeth?

How does she make her feelings known? Miss Bingley feels jealous and very dislike Elizabeth because she knows that Mr. Darcy likes Elizabeth and Miss Bingley herself likes Mr. Darcy; however, Miss Bingley knows that her brother likes Jane so she has to show her respect to both of them.
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How does Elizabeth react to Jane's opinion about Mr. Bingley after the Assembly?

Answer: Elizabeth sees that though Miss Bingley and Mrs. Hurst have a liking for Jane, they are somewhat haughty in their attitude to the other members of the Bennet family. Therefore she has no liking for Miss Bingley and Mrs. Hurst.
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What is Bingley's first name?

He is blissfully uncaring about class differences. Read an in-depth analysis of Charles Bingley.
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How old is Caroline Bingley?

Bingley's 22 years, as she was unmarried and had a dowry of £20,000, and if she was 23 or older, she'd be quite the old maid. Even with her terrible personality, many men would gladly marry her for her pretty face and big dowry well before her 21st birthday. I too think that it was not mentioned in the book directly.
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How does Jane react to Bingley coming back?

Bingley is coming back to Netherfield. She acts like she doesn't care, but she is obviously pleased. Jane claims she is fine. She is self-conscious of how other people will be watching her.
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Why does Jane marry Mr. Bingley?

A marriage between Jane and Bingley would likely save the economic state of the Bennet family as, “the advantage to families of a good match could be considerable”(Jones 20).
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Why did Darcy separate Jane and Bingley?

Darcy subsequently writes Elizabeth a letter in which he explains that he separated the couple largely because he did not believe Jane returned Bingley's affection.
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Who has the most pride in Pride and Prejudice?

Darcy is the character who is most obviously proud and prejudiced. On the one hand, his pride is understandable due to his wealth and high social position.
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Who is Mrs. Bennet's favorite son in law?

Bennet's favorite son-in-law is Mr. Bingley in my humble (and I truly mean that) opinion.
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Who does Bingley find attractive?

Who does Bingley find attractive? He dances two dances with Jane, and describes her to Darcy as the most beautiful creature he has ever seen.
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How old is Lizzy in Pride and Prejudice?

Elizabeth is the second eldest of the five Bennet sisters of the Longbourn estate, situated near the fictional market village of Meryton in Hertfordshire, England. She is 20 years old by the middle of the novel.
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Who is Elizabeth's best friend in pride Prejudice?

After Elizabeth's rejection, Mr. Collins proposes to Charlotte Lucas, a sensible young woman and Elizabeth's friend, who is already aged 27.
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How much is Mr. Darcy worth today?

Darcy an annual income of $986,276 in terms of what he could buy in modern times. This calculation would place him today in the 99.42 percentile. This method may be the most reliable in capturing changes in prices, which is what we truly think of as inflation.
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Why did Darcy try to discourage Charles Bingley from seeing Jane Bennet?

Why did Darcy try to discourage Charles Bingley from seeing Jane Bennet? Darcy believed Jane was apathetic toward a romantic relationship with Charles.
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How old is Mr. Darcy in the book?

Fitzwilliam Darcy is a wealthy twenty-eight-year-old man. He is very fond and protective of his younger sister, Georgiana Darcy. He owns Pemberley and is best friends with Charles Bingley. Despite her lower class, he eventually marries Elizabeth Bennet, with whom he fell in love at the start of the novel.
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Do Elizabeth and Darcy end up together?

At the end of the novel, Elizabeth and Darcy get married and go to live at Pemberley, while Jane and Bingley move to an estate nearby. The other assorted family members gradually reconcile themselves to the relationship and in most cases, end up on friendly terms.
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