The Bennets
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- Created on: 11-05-18 15:41
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- The Bennets
- Mrs Bennet
- irrational
- overemotional
- "my poor nerves"
- loveless marraige
- over compensating
- Mr Bennet's main source of amusement
- suggestable
- Mr Bennet's main source of amusement
- hysterical
- Mr Bennet
- detached from family (poor as a father figure)
- considers himself superior to the majority of those around him
- exasperated by his family
- detached from family (poor as a father figure)
- keeps out of emotional matters
- prides himself on his sense and rationality
- contributes to his poor parenting
- this has consequences (Lydia and WIckham)
- keeps out of emotional matters
- prides himself on his sense and rationality
- contributes to his poor parenting
- this has consequences (Lydia and WIckham)
- this has consequences (Lydia and WIckham)
- keeps out of emotional matters
- this has consequences (Lydia and WIckham)
- exasperated by his family
- loveless marraige
- Elizabeth
- prides herself on sensibility and rationality
- difficulty recognising her emotions cloud her judgement
- considers her own judgement to be above average
- quick to judge people
- scornful of those she considers beneath her
- considers her own judgement to be above average
- intelligent
- intellectual
- quick-witted
- critical of avarice, hysteria, and other traits Austen lampoons
- viewpoint closest to Austen's own
- prides herself on sensibility and rationality
- Jane
- optimist
- sees the best in people no matter what
- BUT isn't naive about it
- gentle-spirited
- strives to be good and see the good in others
- acts as a foil for Elizabeth in many ways
- Lydia
- hysterical
- egotistic
- overexcited by a naive, childish view of love
- thinks highly of herself
- acts only for herself - resents older sisters simply for being older
- Mary
- lacks Austen's praised qualities, but strives for them
- the 'black sheep' of the family - although they are all very different personalities
- very much caught up in attempts to impress everyone around her
- Kitty (Catherine)
- very similar to Lydia
- jealous
- when Lydia goes to Brighton without her
- largely led astray by Lydia
- lacks sense of self / self-reliance
- Mrs Bennet
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