the main male character in the novel PRIDE AND PREJUDICE by Jane AUSTEN . He is attractive, intelligent, and very rich, but he seems too proud of his wealth and his importance in society.
one of the main characters in the book HARD TIMES by Charles DICKENS . Gradgrind is only concerned with facts, and does not consider the importance of love or imagination, especially when educating and caring for his children.
a character in the book David Copperfield (1849-50) by Charles DICKENS . Many people think that he is based on DICKENS's own father. He is put in prison because he owes money and cannot pay it, but he is always happy and spends any money he gets on himself, confident that "something will turn up" to end his problems.
a US competition in which men from many different countries who are bodybuilders (= people who exercise to develop big muscles) compete to be judged the most physically attractive and to win the title 'Mr Universe'
a character in the book Martin Chuzzlewit (1843-44) by Charles DICKENS . He is a HYPOCRITE (= someone who pretends to be morally good but is not), and pretends to like people who have power or money in order to get an advantage.
the main character in the book The PICKWICK PAPERS by Charles DICKENS . Pickwick is kind, happy, and not easily made angry, and always has a good opinion of other people. Many people think of him as a typical Victorian English GENTLEMAN .
the main character in the humorous book The DIARY OF A NOBODY (1892). Mr Pooter is a very ordinary man, and he describes his daily life in the book. He is sometimes not sure about the socially correct way to behave, and he often makes mistakes that make him feel very embarrassed.
a character from the US television programme STAR TREK . Mr Spock is a man from an imaginary PLANET called Vulcan, who has pointed ears and green blood, and is always completely LOGICAL, so that his ideas and decisions are based only on facts, not on emotions.