Who is Mr. Collins?

Mr. William Collins is Mr. Bennet's nephew and a clergyman. Because Mr Bennet has no sons, Collins is in line to inherit Mr. Bennet's estate. Austen describes him as "not a sensible man, and the deficiency of nature had been but little assisted by education or society." Mr. Bennet enjoys Collins's visit to his home because he appreciates Collins's naive stupidity, but Elizabeth resents his attentions and rejects his marriage proposal She is very distressed when her friend Charlotte Lucas decides to marry Mr Collins out of interest in his estate rather than his personality.