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Pride and Prejudice Review by Shannon Asiala (Characters…
Pride and Prejudice Review by Shannon Asiala
Characters
Jane Bennet: eldest Bennet daughter, prettiest daughter, no one dislikes her
Elizabeth Bennet: can be prejudiced, very intelligent witty and sarcastic, beautiful dark eyes, marries Mr. Darcy
Mary Bennet: middle Bennet daughter, plain and quiet, plays the piano, does not get much attention
Mr. Bennet: father of the Bennet family, very intelligent, lovable, sarcastic, Lizzy is his favorite
Mrs. Bennet: mother of the Bennet family, annoying, loves marriage, embarrassing to Jane and Lizzy
Mr. Darcy: comes off as proud and arrogant, disagreeable at first, in reality is kind and caring, handsome and wealthy, loves Lizzy
Mr. Collins: the Bennet's cousin, heir to Longbourn, wants to marry Lizzy, marries Charlotte instead, clergyman
Charlotte Lucas: Lizzy's best friend, plain and serious, sticks to reality, marries Mr. Collins
Mrs. Gardiner: aunt of the Bennet daughters, kind and loving, reason for uniting Darcy and Lizzy
Lady Catherine de Bourgh: Mr. Collins's patroness, Mr. Darcy's aunt, nosy, proud
Colonel Fitzwilliam: Mr. Darcy's cousin, social, romantic interest in Lizzy
Lydia Bennet: youngest Bennet daughter, most flirtatious, loves all officers, pretty, annoying, ran off with Mr. Wickham
Themes
Role of Women
Success: women had to be pretty, good at cooking, and married
Education: physical appearance was more important than smarts
Marriage: women are expected to be married by their 20s
Social Expectations
Social Classes: wealthy people were supposed to marry other wealthy people and marrying down was frowned upon
Impact on Marriages: marrying down was frowned upon so cousins married cousins (inbreeding)
Marriage
Proposals: some proposals were heart-felt like Darcy's whereas others were rude and conceded like Collin's
Specific Relationships/Marriages: you could get married to your cousin, closest male relative would inherit the estate once the father dies
Devices
Satire
Mr. Bennet making fun of Mrs. Bennet by using sarcasm because she does not understand it
Mrs. Bennet being obsessed with marriage even though she is already married
Irony
Mrs. Bennet wanting all of her daughters to be happily married, but her marriage is not happy
When Mr. Collins thinks he has a great marriage with Charlotte, but really she does not even like him