Read the excerpt from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.Mr. Bingley had soon made himself acquainted with all the principal people in the room; he was lively and unreserved, danced every dance, was angry that the ball closed so early, and talked of giving one himself at Netherfield.

The excerpt describes Mr. Bingley as lively and unreserved and shows that he danced every dance and wanted to host a ball. These details reveal what he is like, so they are examples of characterization. The passage is not mainly describing where or when events happen, which would be setting.

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