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Meet the Bennets

Meet the Bennets. April 4, 2014. Longbourn Estate. Town of Hertfordshire, England 2,000 pounds/year ~ settlement of 5,000 pounds to children. Mr. & Mrs. Bennet. Mrs. Bennet : Silly little understanding of social manners uncertain temper nervous (emotional)

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Meet the Bennets

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  1. Meet the Bennets April 4, 2014

  2. Longbourn Estate • Town of Hertfordshire, England • 2,000 pounds/year ~ settlement of 5,000 pounds to children

  3. Mr. & Mrs. Bennet Mrs. Bennet: • Silly • little understanding of social manners • uncertain temper • nervous (emotional) • solace/business of life is marrying off daughters • Mr. Bennet: • Quick • sarcastic humor • Reserved • caprice (unpredictable) Relationship???

  4. Jane Bennet • ~22 years old (pressure for marriage) • Reserved in judgment and emotion • Very pretty

  5. Elizabeth/Lizzy/Eliza Bennet ~20 years old Quick, independent, witty Lively, playful nature “Pretty with dark eyes”

  6. Mary Bennet ~19 years old Plain Lady of deep reflection Reads many books

  7. Catherine (Kitty) & Lydia Bennet • Catherine (Kitty) • ~17-18 years old • Weak-spirited (follows Lydia) • Irritable • Lydia • ~15-16 years old • Youngest • Self-willed • Careless • silly • Ignorant, idle, and vain • Flirty with all of the officers • (Vol II, Chap. XIV)

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