Characters
Mr. Bennet
Intelligent, sarcastic, and detached father; often amused by his family’s foolishness but avoids responsibility.
Entailment is . .
A legal restriction where property (like Longbourn) can only be inherited by a male heir, preventing daughters from inheriting.
Aphorism . . .
A short, memorable statement expressing a general truth.
Authorial comment -
When the author directly inserts opinions or observations.
Plot –
Sequence of events.
Mrs. Bennet –
Silly, dramatic, and obsessed with marrying off her daughters for financial security.
Settings (Fictional Locations)
Successful courtships were . . .
Foreshadow -
Hints about future events.
Role –
Function of a character.
Jane Bennet
Kind, gentle, and beautiful; sees the best in everyone.
Genre Elements (any 3)
Failed Courtships were . .
Irony -
Contrast between expectation and reality.
Tone –
Author’s attitude.
Elizabeth Bennet
Witty, intelligent, independent; values character over status.
Narrative voice is . . .
The perspective from which a story is told (in this novel, third-person omniscient with authorial commentary).
Games People Play are . .
Comic -
Humorous elements
Tragic –
Involving serious suffering or downfall.
Mary Bennet
Serious, moralizing, and bookish; lacks social grace.
Opening line –
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”
Narrator -
The voice telling the story.
Allegorical -
Having a deeper symbolic meaning.