Darcy’s character is much more guarded than Bingley’s. Bingley immediately comes off as affable, extroverted, and agreeable, and pleases everyone at the Meryton ball (Austen 7) however, his friend Darcy, though “much handsomer,” seemed to have a more “forbidding, disagreeable countenance” (Austen 8).
While they may be physically and materially similar, Bingley and Darcy’s first impressions in the novel are different. Aesthetically, Darcy and Bingley are very similar. It is probably because Darcy’s character is explored in the rest of the novel, where Bingley’s can easily be described briefly. It is interesting that Austen decides to describe Darcy physically before describing his character, while she introduces Bingley’s at his first introduction to the Bennets. Austen points out Darcy’s physical attributes early, saying that he had a “fine, tall person, handsome features, noble mien” (Austen 7) however, with Bingley she focuses on his ease in a crowd: “He had a fine countenance, and easy, unaffected manners” (Austen 7). Physically, both men are handsome, Darcy more so than Bingley. The only known family of Bingley are his two sisters.
More information is given about Darcy’s family, such as his long connection to George Wickham’s family as well as his connection with Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Darcy is much wealthier than Bingley, owning a great estate called Pemberley while Bingley is letting a smaller estate called Netherfield. Darcy and Bingley have similar backgrounds and physical characteristics.
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