Bennet family
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- Pride and Prejudice - Bennet family
- Mr Bennet
- Not so into the marriage thing
- When Lizzy decides to marry Mr Darcy he asks if she likes him
- Doesn't like to be bothered
- Lizzy warns him about Brighton but he ignores her because he doesn't want Lydia complaining
- Intelligent, witty, loves to read
- Lizzy is his favourite because she likes to read and she is also intelligent
- Married to Mrs Bennet for her looks and regrets it
- Lets her run the household
- Sarcastic towards her, winds her up because she is foolish
- Doesn't own much estate
- Inherited his property
- Can be insensitive
- Traditional father, wants an easy life and for children to be happy
- A weak and laid back parent. Not strict
- Lizzy blames him for Lydia eloping
- A weak and laid back parent. Not strict
- Not so into the marriage thing
- Mrs Bennet
- Obsessed with marriage
- Happy with marriage to Wickham even though Lydia eloped and caused stress and shame to the family
- Foolish, frivolous, woman with a lack of virtue and doesn't care about her children's education
- Selfish, only concerned about how her family looks to others
- Ignorant
- Negative affects on children's future
- Selfish, only concerned about how her family looks to others
- Lydia is her favourite
- Massive mood swings
- From ecstasy to depression
- The comic character
- Lizzy is mortified constantly by her
- Jane and Bingley moved out of the neighbourhood after a year of being marriage
- without subtlety embarrasses her family
- loud comments and behaviour
- Says she cares about society but she doesn't stick to the rules: gossiping to servants about family affairs and ignores the elopment
- Wants her daughters to marry well - not concerned with their happiness, only wealth
- Obsessed with marriage
- Jane Bennet
- Very close to Lizzy
- Oldest sister
- Bingley mistakes her quietness for a lack of interest
- Beautiful, good tempered, sweet, amiable, humble, selfless
- A static character
- Refuses to judge anybody, leading to her getting hurt
- Well liked
- Judgement is better than Lizzy's
- a model virtue
- Mary Bennet
- Dislikes going out in society
- Prefers to study
- Third oldest sister
- Solemn and pedantic
- Constantly trying to make profound observations about human nature
- Dislikes going out in society
- Elizabeth Bennet
- Protective of Jane
- Second oldest sister, 20 years old
- Concerned with property, good manners and virtue
- Not impressed by wealth or titles
- Can be mature
- The romantic heroine
- Lively, quick-witted, sharp tongued bold, intelligent, good looking (fine eyes), playful, spirited
- Loyal
- Symbolic of her ability of perception
- Although it fails her frequently by vanity and judging people rashly
- Independent and stands up for herself even to those above her status
- Over comes the prejudice by dealings with Darcy
- Lydia Bennet
- Youngest sister
- Foolish and flirtatious
- Mrs Bennet's favourite because of their similar personality
- Her purpose in life is to entertain and divert
- Lack s virtue, propriety or good judgement
- Her elopement and lack of remorse to the family
- Catherine Bennet
- Second younger sister
- Hopes that her personality will improve when Lydia leaves and her mother is looked after by Lizzy and Jane
- No personality of her own
- Follows Lydia and shadows her
- Mr Bennet
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