The principal objective of Mrs. Bennet's life is to get her daughters married and she pursues it through deceptive contrivance. When Jane is invited to dinner at the Bingley's, she advises her, "...you had better go on horseback, because it seems likely to rain; and then you must stay all night" (pg.21). She shows a lack of concern for Jane's health and safety by making her ride on horseback in the rain. With this advice she places a higher priority on marriage than her daughters. Through her eyes, marriage is seen as business. That is why she gets very upset when Elizabeth declines Mr. Collins proposal to marry him. She says, "Oh! Mr. Bennet, you are wanted immediately; we are all in an uproar. You must come and make Lizzy marry Mr. Collins, for she vows she will not have him, and if you do not make haste he will change his mind and not have her" (pg.82). Even though Elizabeth and Mr. Collins are only acquainted for a few days, she expects them

The propensity towards gossip is an example of the habits of women of Jane Austen's time. Mrs. Bennet talks about the Collins' "And so, I suppose they often talk of having Longbourn when your father is dead. They look upon it quite as their own, I dare say, whenever that happens". In response to Elizabeth's question she replies, "No. It would have been strange if they had. But I make no doubt, they often talk of it between themselves" (pg.166). This conjecture is made with no evidence or credibility. She speaks about it as though she heard it first-hand, but in actuality, she is only assuming. She speaks through jealousy and attacks Charlotte Lucas's character only because of her engagement to Mr. Collins and her entailment to the Bennet's estate.

Mrs. Bennet's personality manifolds with each situation. Her shallowness attributes to her passing judgement on prospective husbands by their income and status. Referring to Mr. Bingley, a man whom she has never encountered before, she describes him as "a single man of large fortune; four or five thousand a year. What a fine thing for our girls!" (pg. 1). She places no importance towards his personality. She is known to contradict he

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