A Definitive Ranking Of Jane Austen's Male Hotties
Don't get me started on Collins.
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15. William Collins, Pride and Prejudice
Pros: Are there any?????
Cons: Clingy, annoying, unattractive, conceited. Has as much personality as a damp rag, but less useful.
14. Philip Elton, Emma
Pros: Um... good with words, I guess?
Cons: HEARTLESS PLAYER.
13. George Wickham, Pride and Prejudice
Pros: Really hot. Pretty charming. Nice hair.
Cons: Dirtbag.
12. John Willoughby, Sense and Sensibility
Pros: Chivalrous!
Cons: Self-centered and materialistic.
11. Henry Crawford, Mansfield Park
Pros: Mad flow.
Cons: Vain, impulsive, thinks women need to be saved.
10. Frank Churchill, Emma
Pros: Smart, charming, ~fancy~.
Cons: Pretentious, still takes money his aunt, cares way too much about haircuts.
9. William Elliot, Persuasion
Pros: Sassy.
Cons: Really dishonest. Also moves on waaay too quick after his wife dies.
8. Henry Tilney, Northanger Abbey
Pros: Good sense of humor.
Cons: Sort of misogynistic. A little too ironic.
7. Charles Bingley, Pride and Prejudice
Pros: Sweet, charming, does the right thing in the end.
Cons: Total flip-flopper, kinda stupid. :(
6. Edward Ferrars, Sense and Sensibility
Pros: Romantic, honorable. (He keeps his engagement to Lucy despite falling for another woman, which is more than we can say for some other guys on this list.)
Cons: Kind of dull, flirted while not being fully available. :O
5. Edmund Bertram, Mansfield Park
Pros: Heart of gold.
Cons: Marries his cousin. :/
4. Fitzwilliam Darcy, Pride and Prejudice
Pros: Brilliant. ~Sensitive~. Colin Firth emerging from a lake.
Cons: Moody AF. Sort of like dating a teenage boy.
3. Colonel Brandon, Sense and Sensibility
Pros: Super romantic, super sweet. Will read to you. Overall amazing human.
Cons: Is not proactive enough, dammit! He almost lost the girl! :(
2. George Knightley, Emma
Pros: Doesn’t back down from a challenge. Blunt, in a hot way. Tolerant of Emma being a complete daddy’s girl.
Cons: Takes his sweet time to get to the point.
1. Captain Frederick Wentworth, Persuasion
Pros: Really, really hot. A Captain. Writes steamy letters. Is persistent but not annoying.
Cons: Look at that face. NONE.