The Concept of Gentleman in Great Expectations

Having read Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, several questions proposed themselves to me, one of them being: What can be considered the concept of a gentleman according to Dickens? What first came to mind was to compare it to the gentleman concept in Pride and Prejudice where we clearly have a true gentleman, without doubt - Mr. Darcy. In Great Expectations, however, it was not that clear at all. What I was aware of, at …

…occasion: "No man who was not a true gentleman at heart, ever was since the world began, a true gentleman in manner." This is in, my opinion, Charles Dickens' concept of a gentleman as well. In conclusion I believe to have improved my knowledge of the nineteenth century gentleman in general and Charles Dickens' gentleman a great deal. The internet research has given me the final clues and information that I required to do so.