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Core Belief
"Personal gain and social advancement are the ultimate goals. He believes in using charm and deception to achieve his desires, regardless of the consequences for others."
Worldview
Wickham views the world as a game where appearances are everything and morality is a flexible concept. He believes in exploiting opportunities and manipulating others to climb the social ladder.
Personality
Wickham is initially presented as charming, amiable, and wronged by Mr. Darcy. He quickly gains the trust and admiration of those around him. However, he is revealed to be a profligate liar and a fortune hunter, lacking in integrity and moral character.
In Their Own Words
"“His father, Miss Bennet, the late Mr. Darcy, was one of the best men that ever breathed, and the truest friend I ever had; and I can never be in company with this Mr. Darcy without being grieved to the soul by a thousand tender recollections.”"
"“It was the prospect of constant society, and good society,” he added, “which was my chief inducement to enter the ----shire. I know it to be a most respectable, agreeable corps.”"
"“I cannot do justice to his kindness. He meant to provide for me amply, and thought he had done it; but when the living fell, it was given elsewhere.”"
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