Readers of the time would have recognized the impossibility of Mr. Bennet's) once changed his name to Bennet, possibly in anticipation of receiving an inheritance (as Jane Austen's own brother did it was a common practice in Georgian England), or vice versa. The presumption is that a younger Collins son (possibly an ancestor of Mr.

This is only established for the Collinses, father and son, who are described as Mr.

The narrator does not elaborate on the ancestors of Mr Bennet. He is more intent on 'enjoying the show' than in correcting her behaviour, and the behaviour of his younger daughters. The father, who seems to be an indifferent husband, makes no effort to change his wife's behaviour. This eagerness is displayed in her behaviour, and she fails to understand that this behaviour is likely to dissuade young men from marrying her daughters. She is overly eager to find husbands for her daughters. The Bennet couple do not assume their role as educators: the mother repeatedly makes a spectacle of herself. Philips contribute significantly to the progress and outcome of the story, but at a level and in a different register, reflecting their respective social belonging.Ĭollins' character serves as a link between the gentry of Hertfordshire, to which the Bennets belong, and the large property owners Lady Catherine de Bourgh and Mr. Bennet's estate, his distant paternal second cousin, the pompous and foolish Mr. The other members of the family are Mrs Bennet's brother and sister-in law (Mr and Mrs Gardiner), and her sister Mrs. The two youngest daughters, Lydia and Kitty (Catherine) are supervised very little by their parents and are portrayed as immature, fickle young girls. Their sister Mary is described as less physically attractive and displays intellectual and musical pretensions. Jane and Elizabeth show irreproachable conduct and are appreciated by their father. The complex relationships between the Bennets influence the evolution of the plot as they navigate the difficulties faced by young women in attempting to secure a good future through marriage. Set in the Regency era, the family belongs to the landed gentry of Hertfordshire. Bennet, and their five daughters: Jane, Mary, Catherine, Lydia, and Elizabeth, the novel's protagonist. The Bennet family is a fictional family created by the English novelist Jane Austen, in her 1813 novel, Pride and Prejudice. Longbourn House in the village of Longbourn, Meryton township, in Hertfordshire The Bennet family at Longbourn, by Hugh Thomson.

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