Mr bennet

• First moment: chapter 1

  Aggravates mrs bennet by pretending he wont visit mr Bingley
• you mistake me my dear. I have a high respect for your nerves. They are my old friends 


  sarcastic tone

  personification of mrs Bennett's nerves
• Mrs bennet: it will be no such use to us, if 20 such should come since you will not visit them.
• depend upon it my dear, that when there are twenty, I will visit them all
• Mr Bennet, how can you abuse your own children in such a way? You take delight in vexing me. You have no compassion on my poor nerves 


  Abuse - hyperbole

  Juxtaposition of delight and vexing

  Makes mr Bennet seem cruel - perhaps he is?
• mr Bennet was so odd a mixture of quick parts, sarcastic humour, reserve and caprice, that the experience of 3 and 20 years had been insufficient to make his wife understand his character 


  listing constantly changes the direction of the sentence

  reflects Mrs Bennett's constant confusion and misunderstanding of his sarcasm
• moment 2

  mr Bennett's sarcastic reaction to his cousin (Mr collins) letter
• at four o'clock therefore, we may expect this peace making gentleman
• especially if lady Catherine should be so indulgent as to let him come again
• I have great hopes of finding him quite the reverse. there is a mixture of servility and self importance in his letter, which promises well
• Moment three

  Mr Bennet's more mediated reaction to Lizzys rejection of mr Collins
• and what am I to do on the occasion? it seems a hopeless business


  rhetroical question

  ironic - as the head of the household he has the power to tell lizzy what to do
• Your mother will never see you again if you do not marry mr Collins, and I will never see you again if you do 


  Not is in italics

  Subtly shows mr Bennet's preference that she follows her heart
• I have two small favours to request...i shall be glad to have the library to myself as soon as I may be 


  shows his nonchalance towards Lizzy's rejection of a secure marriage
• Though I must throw in a good word for my little Lizzy