Pride and prejudice

Captain Frederick Tilney

The oldest child of the Tilney family, Captain Tilney is proud and insolent, much like his father. He flirts with Isabella in Bath for his own amusement only to take off after her engagement is broken off. In this light, Captain Tilney is an egotist who enjoys toying with women’s affections and soliciting their devotion, even at the expense of another man’s happiness.

John Thorpe

Isabella’s brother, John is boastful and arrogant. He courts Catherine by taking her out for carriage rides in the country and spends the entirety of their time together bragging about what a good driver he is. John is clueless about other people’s desires and mistakenly assumes that Catherine returns his sentiments. Late in the novel, we find out that John had been spreading inflated rumors of Catherine’s wealth before his hopes were dashed by her rejection.