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*Pride and Prejudice (Characters (Jane Bennet: oldest Bennet daughter, and…
*Pride and Prejudice
Characters
Jane Bennet: oldest Bennet daughter, and most beautiful, optimistic and kind, marries Mr. Bingley
Elizabeth Bennet: 2nd oldest Bennet daughter and most intelligent, independent and not afraid to speak her mind, favored by Mr. Bennet, not in a rush to get married, rejects proposal to Mr.Collins and Mr. Darcy (the first time), accepts Mr. Darcy's second proposal
Mary Bennet: 3rd oldest Bennet daughter, spends her time reading, tends to input with long speeches that nobody pays attention to
Mrs. Bennet: not the smartest,uncertain temper, spends most of her time trying to marry off her daughters, favors Jane and Lydia
Mr. Bennet: sarcastic, reserved, not too happy in his marriage, favors Elizabeth
Mr. Darcy: wealthy, seen as a disagreeable man who thinks very highly of himself, handsome, makes some bad choices, has a lot of pride, proposes to Elizabeth twice, marries Elizabeth
Mr. Collins: closest male heir to Mr. Bennet, will inherit Bennet property when Mr. Bennet dies, clergyman, cares deeply about Lady Catherine, proposes to Elizabeth but is rejected, marries Charlotte
Charlotte Lucas: Elizabeth's best friend, considered old, desperate to get married, marries Mr. Collins
Mrs. Gardiner: aunt of the Bennet daughters, offers advice to Elizabeth, favors Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy as a couple
Lady Catherine de Bourgh: Mr. Darcy's aunt, Mr. Collins' patroness, thinks very highly of herself, wants her daughter to marry Mr. Darcy
Colonel Fitzwilliam: needs to marry someone with a big fortune, interested in Elizabeth, Mr. Darcy's cousin
Lydia Bennet: youngest Bennet daughter, very flirtatious especially towards the officers, runs off with Mr. Wickham and marries him (unhappy marriage)
Themes
Role of Women
Success: For a woman to be considered successful in this time period they had to marry someone rich. They could also be considered successful if they were talented in the arts.
Education: Many women did not get a proper education. The women with the best education were rich and could afford to be taught at a seminary.
Marriage: In this time period it was a must for women to get married. Women wanted to get married to a man with a big fortune. Marriage was more for what you would gain from it rather than for love and happiness.
Social Expectations
Social Classes: People are judged and judge others based on their social class. A person's social class was a major impact on the decisions they made in life.
Impact on Marriages: Social classes had a huge impact on marriages. People thought it was wrong to marry down to someone of a lower class.
Marriage:
Proposals: Proposals were made based largely off of the advantages they would receive from the marriage. It was also expected that women would accept the proposal, even if the proposal had to be made multiple times.
Specific Relationships/Marriages: There are many different types of relationships/marriages in the novel. There is Collins and Charlotte who got married purely for what they would gain from it. Then there is Elizabeth and Darcy who got married because they had feelings for each other, which wasn't as common.
Satire: The characters Mr. Collins and Mr. Bennet are greatly used to show satire. Whenever Mr. Bennet talks to or about his wife he is often mocking her thoughts and ideas. Mr. Collins is used to show how everybody was obsessed with getting married.
Irony: Mr. Collins believes he has a good and happy marriage with Charlotte even though he had just proposed to Elizabeth and does not have feelings towards Charlotte. It is seen throughout the novel that Mr. Darcy does not have any feelings towards Elizabeth, but the readers know that that is not true and they end up getting married.