4.30 avg rating — 4,822,315 ratings

"Darcy is the definitive chivalrous gentleman. He is not perfect, but he saves the day and not only Lizzie, but every other woman in Western Civilization is smitten.
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4.09 avg rating — 1,299,629 ratings

"The patient, long-suffering Colonel Brandon! He sticks with Marianne even when she doesn't deserve him! (Oh, and envisioning him as Alan Rickman doesn't hurt MY mental image of chivalry!)
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3.94 avg rating — 157 ratings

"Professor David Bowles is bound by the laws of chivalry both body and soul. He pursues Laura with flowers! Poetry! Dashing heroics! And he gives up what is the most precious to him so he can have her. Even though she thinks he's insane.

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4.05 avg rating — 986,584 ratings

"Mr. Knightley was named this way (at least it's my humble opinion) so that we would all have a crush on him. He has a high standard of decency and he's not afraid to be honest with Emma when she fails.
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