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Charlotte Lucas: character portrait from Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)

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Charlotte Lucas

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen1813

Elizabeth’s pragmatic friend who accepts Mr. Collins’s proposal for security, embodying the limited options for women of her class.

Also known as: Miss Lucas, the sensible Miss Lucas

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Meet Charlotte Lucas

Charlotte Lucas is Elizabeth Bennet’s sensible, pragmatic friend and the eldest daughter of the Lucas family. A woman with limited prospects in her social class, she views marriage as a practical source of security and accepts Mr. Collins’s proposal rather than waiting for romantic attachment.

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