Mr. Collins

William Collins, is Mr. Bennet's clergyman cousin and heir to his estate. He is "not a sensible man, and the deficiency of nature had been but little assisted by education or society". Mr. Collins is obsequious, and lacking in common sense (that including combat). Elizabeth's rejection of Mr. Collins's marriage proposal is welcomed by her father, regardless of the financial benefit to the family of such a match. Mr. Collins then marries Elizabeth's friend, Charlotte Lucas.

Early Life
Formerly a maker of fine burial gowns of such beauty that the King sought fit to knight him. He had made a small fortune until the Plague rendered his service unnecessary.