Mr. Collins

Also known as: Mr Collins / William Collins · Family: Collins · Role: clergyman · First appears: Chapter 13

Chapter 13

cousins with Mr. Bennet 〈It is from my cousin, Mr. Collins, who, when I am dead, may turn you all out of this house as soon as he pleases.〉
cousins with Jane Bennet 〈I am very sensible, madam, of the hardship to my fair cousins〉
cousins with Elizabeth Bennet 〈I am very sensible, madam, of the hardship to my fair cousins〉
cousins with Mary Bennet 〈I am very sensible, madam, of the hardship to my fair cousins〉
cousins with Catherine Bennet 〈I am very sensible, madam, of the hardship to my fair cousins〉
cousins with Lydia Bennet 〈I am very sensible, madam, of the hardship to my fair cousins〉
parent: my late honoured father 〈The disagreement subsisting between yourself and my late honoured father always gave me much uneasiness〉
patron: Lady Catherine de Bourgh 〈having received ordination at Easter, I have been so fortunate as to be distinguished by the patronage of the Right Honourable Lady Catherine de Bourgh, widow of Sir Lewis de Bourgh〉
admired: Jane Bennet 〈But I can assure the young ladies that I come prepared to admire them.〉
admired: Elizabeth Bennet 〈But I can assure the young ladies that I come prepared to admire them.〉
admired: Mary Bennet 〈But I can assure the young ladies that I come prepared to admire them.〉
admired: Catherine Bennet 〈But I can assure the young ladies that I come prepared to admire them.〉
admired: Lydia Bennet 〈But I can assure the young ladies that I come prepared to admire them.〉
with Mr. Bennet (Mr. Collins is the next heir to the Longbourn estate.) 〈the circumstance of my being next in the entail of Longbourn estate will be kindly overlooked on your side〉

Chapter 14

cousins with Mr. Bennet 〈Mr. Bennet’s expectations were fully answered. His cousin was as absurd as he had hoped;〉

Chapter 15

cousins with Kitty Bennet 〈In pompous nothings on his side, and civil assents on that of his cousins, their time passed till they entered Meryton.〉
admired: Mrs. Philips 〈Mr. Collins on his return highly gratified Mrs. Bennet by admiring Mrs. Philips’s manners and politeness.〉

Chapter 17

with Elizabeth Bennet (interaction) 〈I take this opportunity of soliciting yours, Miss Elizabeth, for the two first dances especially;〉

Chapter 19

admired: Elizabeth Bennet 〈Almost as soon as I entered the house I singled you out as the companion of my future life.〉

Chapter 21

with Charlotte Lucas (Mr. Collins transfers his attentions to Charlotte Lucas.) 〈the assiduous attentions which he had been so sensible of himself were transferred for the rest of the day to Miss Lucas〉

Chapter 22

engaged with Charlotte Lucas 〈“Engaged to Mr. Collins! my dear Charlotte, impossible!”〉
patron: Lady Catherine 〈But is there not danger of Lady Catherine’s disapprobation here, my good sir? You had better neglect your relations than run the risk of offending your patroness.〉

Chapter 23

courtship with Charlotte Lucas 〈The promised letter of thanks from Mr. Collins arrived on Tuesday, addressed to their father, and written with all the solemnity of gratitude which a twelve-month’s abode in the family might have prompted. After discharging his conscience on that head, he proceeded to inform them, with many rapturous expressions, of his happiness in having obtained the affection of their amiable neighbour, Miss Lucas, and then explained that it was merely with the view of enjoying her society that he had been so ready to close with their kind wish of seeing him again at Longbourn,〉

Chapter 24

married with Charlotte Lucas 〈I have met with two instances lately: one I will not mention, the other is Charlotte’s marriage. It is unaccountable! in every view it is unaccountable!”〉

Chapter 25

engaged with Charlotte Lucas 〈The pain of separation, however, might be alleviated on his side by preparations for the reception of his bride, as he had reason to hope, that shortly after his next return into Hertfordshire, the day would be fixed that was to make him the happiest of men.〉

Chapter 26

married with Charlotte Lucas 〈Thursday was to be the wedding-day, and on Wednesday Miss Lucas paid her farewell visit; and when she rose to take leave, Elizabeth, ashamed of her mother’s ungracious and reluctant good wishes, and sincerely affected herself, accompanied her out of the room.〉

Chapter 27

with Elizabeth Bennet (Elizabeth's disgust toward Mr. Collins is explicitly stated.) 〈Absence had increased her desire of seeing Charlotte again, and weakened her disgust of Mr. Collins.〉

Chapter 28

cousins with Elizabeth Bennet 〈She saw instantly that her cousin’s manners were not altered by his marriage: his formal civility was just what it had been;〉

Chapter 33

married with Mrs. Collins (Mr. and Mrs. Collins are referred to as a married couple earlier in the chapter.) 〈It was not to be supposed that any other people could be meant than those with whom she was connected.〉

Chapter 40

married with Charlotte Lucas (“The Collinses” and Charlotte's management of their household identify Charlotte and Mr. Collins as a married couple.) 〈Well, Lizzy,” continued her mother, soon afterwards, “and so the Collinses live very comfortable, do they? Well, well, I only hope it will last. And what sort of table do they keep? Charlotte is an excellent manager, I dare say.〉

Chapter 48

with Mr. Bennet (interaction) 〈I feel myself called upon, by our relationship, and my situation in life, to condole with you on the grievous affliction you are now suffering under〉

Chapter 56

married with Charlotte Lucas 〈May I take the liberty of asking your Ladyship whether you left Mr. and Mrs. Collins well?〉

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