Pride and prejudice how old is elizabeth

So Georgiana was only 16 in the book? I need to reread. Jan 30, PM. Monique wrote: "So Georgiana was only 16 in the book? I need to reread " Yes. She wasn't out yet. In Darcy's letter after his proposal he states that: 1 The attempt at elopement happened last summer 2 He's ten years older than his sister 3 She was 15 at the time.

Stephen wrote: "In Darcy's letter after his proposal he states that: 1 The event happened last summer 2 He's ten years older than his sister 3 She was 15 at the time. If we'd all studied that letter as much a Darcy was at his late 20s. He was quite a mature man, so I still imagine he was almost Sandy wrote: " BTW, he is more than 10 years older than his sister.

Guess I'll need to read that letter again. It says in the book that Mr. Feb 02, AM. Feb 05, AM. It's a while since I read it, but I thought Darcy was about twenty-six. Feb 05, PM. Doesn't the book say "eight and twenty? Ruby wrote: "Doesn't the book say "eight and twenty? Darcy: 28 12 years older than Georgiana , 23 when his father died Wickham: Around , 20 or 21 when the late Mr. Darcy died Collins: Around Bingley: Around Charlotte: Around 27 probably would've been a spinster if not for Collins Jane: 23 turns 23 at some point in the book Lizzy: 20 might've turned 21 before the end Mary: Around Kitty: Around Lydia: 15 Georgiana: 16 15 when she almost eloped , 11 when her father died The age difference between Darcy and Georgiana is the same as the age gap between me and my oldest sister.

Lizzy is my age if I only I had her good fortune. Victoria wrote: "Darcy: 28 12 years older than Georgiana , 23 when his father died Wickham: Around , 20 or 21 when the late Mr. May 07, PM. Darcy made a comment during their walk his second proposal that hints he may be 28 or older. So I'll just put him at 28 at the beginning and 29 at the end. We can probably also deduce that his birthday is after April, seeing as he said he was an arrogant asshole from when he was 8 to when he was Although it may not be strictly true, it's safe to assume that he didn't include when he was Elizabeth tells Lady Catherine that she 'is not one-and-twenty' when she visits Rosings in the spring, around April.

Since she didn't just come out and say 'twenty', I think we can assume that she isn't quite 20 or 21, but somewhere in between. Again, her birthday is probably after April, so she's not 21 yet, but she's older than 20, having had her 20th birthday last year. Now for Lizzy's sisters. Jane is 22 or 23, we're told that right off.

Mary is difficult, since she's a minor character, so we'll wait. Lydia is definitely 15 at the start, 16 at the end, since Elizabeth tells Lady Catherine that her 'youngest is not sixteen', making the same ambiguous statement that Lydia isn't sixteen yet, since she hasn't had her sixteenth birthday, but she's not 15 either since she turned 15 last year.

Kitty says she's two years older than Lydia, which puts her at Now that Kitty is established, the ages left between Kitty and Elizabeth at the beginning are 18 and So Mary is either 18 or 19 at the start and 19 or 20 at the end. Now for Georgiana. In Darcy's letter he says it all happened 'last summer', and that 'she was but 15 years old'. So it's safe to say that Georgiana is 16 by the time the book opens, and 17 by the time it ends, meaning she's almost the same age as Kitty.

The other clue is that she's more than ten years younger than her brother. Darcy states this at least twice. Wickham next. He can't be older than Darcy, since that would make marrying Georgiana look weird, and he should be young enough to be able to pull off the 'smooth rogue' thing. So, about works.

Maybe Seeing his faith in Darcy's opinion, I'd say he's younger than Darcy, and his equality with Jane they were friends even before they fell in love, even though that was short says that he might be about 22 or 23 as well. I honestly don't know whether she's older of younger than her brother, but since she feels free to order him around, I'm guessing older.

Old enough to be desperate to marry Darcy? Since Charlotte is practically 'on the shelf' at 27, it's safe to say that Caroline is around during the book. I'm pretty sure we all know Charlotte is 27 or so, seeing as she's desperate enough to latch onto Collins.

Her sister Maria, being Kitty and Lydia's friend Kitty goes to visit her during the 2nd proposal walk is about I'm not sure, tho. Colonel Fitzwilliam is probably older than Darcy, seeing as he's able to tease Darcy a bit before incurring his wrath.

Maybe 29 or 30 at the opening of the book, and 31 at the end. Thanks for reading. Hope this helped! Sandy wrote: "Stephen wrote: "In Darcy's letter after his proposal he states that: 1 The event happened last summer 2 He's ten years older than his sister 3 She was 15 at the time.

If we'd all studied that And his second proposal says he's 28 or older. She was fifteen, making her sixteen by the time he writes that letter, and seventeen when the year ends. That makes HIM Jun 03, AM. That makes Wickham 26 near the start of the book. Jun 05, AM. Still, two years apart isn't that far. My sister is two years younger than me, and she still keeps up with me pretty well.

So I'm sticking to for Darcy. But I can see the reasoning behind this, and it really is sound, so I applaud you! It's probably safe for Darcy to be about 27 or 28, so both our answers are at least VERY close if not the actual answer. Lizzie jumps up onto a wall and crosses the moat by walking a wooden plank duck board, a reckless trick learnt in early childhood.

We follow Lizzie into the house, but still overhear her parents' conversation. Read more. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. In plain, modern day English this sentence means "Everyone knows rich, single men want to get married.

Name one famous, single male celebrity who is desperately trying to marry someone. Doesn't sound plausible these days and, if you'll allow me to play my hand at interpreting Ms. Austen, probably wasn't probable in her time either.

This opening line sets the tone for the whole novel. We can easily discern that this novel is going to be about marriage and because the opening line says it is a truth universally acknowledged we can also suggest that the novel is going to be about gossip or miscommunication. But the true brilliance of this opening line is the irony.

Think about who in today's terms actively seeks marriage. Is it usually the men?