12th Final Study Guide

Characters

100

Mr. Bennet

Intelligent, sarcastic, and detached father; often amused by his family’s foolishness but avoids responsibility.

200

Mrs. Bennet –

Silly, dramatic, and obsessed with marrying off her daughters for financial security.

300

Jane Bennet

Kind, gentle, and beautiful; sees the best in everyone.

400

Elizabeth Bennet

Witty, intelligent, independent; values character over status.

500

Mary Bennet

Serious, moralizing, and bookish; lacks social grace.

Misc.

100

Entailment is . . 

A legal restriction where property (like Longbourn) can only be inherited by a male heir, preventing daughters from inheriting.

200

Settings (Fictional Locations)

• Longbourn

• Netherfield

• Rosings Park

• Pemberley

300

Genre Elements (any 3)

• Courtship and marriage focus

• Social class and manners

• Satire/irony

• Realism (depiction of everyday life)

• Comedy of manners

400

Narrative voice is . . .

The perspective from which a story is told (in this novel, third-person omniscient with authorial commentary).

500

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.”

Misc. Continued

100

Aphorism . . . 

A short, memorable statement expressing a general truth.

200

Successful courtships were . . . 

• Elizabeth Bennet & Mr. Darcy
• Jane Bennet & Charles Bingley
• Charlotte Lucas & Mr. Collins (practical, not romantic)
• Lydia Bennet & George Wickham (forced, questionable success)

300

Failed Courtships were . . 

• Mr. Collins & Elizabeth Bennet

• Darcy & Elizabeth (initially)

• Bingley & Jane (temporarily)

400

Games People Play are . . 

• Social “games” of courtship, flirting, and reputation management

• Actual games: cards (whist), dancing (balls), conversation as social maneuvering

Terms

100

Authorial comment - 

When the author directly inserts opinions or observations.

200

Foreshadow - 

Hints about future events.

300

Irony - 

Contrast between expectation and reality.

400

Comic - 

Humorous elements

500

Narrator - 

The voice telling the story.

Terms Cont

100

Plot –

Sequence of events.

200

Role –

Function of a character.

300

Tone –

Author’s attitude.

400

Tragic –

Involving serious suffering or downfall.

500

Allegorical - 

Having a deeper symbolic meaning.