... Action- Ms. Bingley, noticing Darcy's affections for Elizabeth begins to become increasingly spiteful to Jane and Elizabeth during Jane's stay at the Bingley residence as she has fallen sick. When Jane and Elizabeth return home, Mr. Collins, their pompous cousin is their to visit to find a bride. Mr. Collins soon proposes to Elizabeth only to be rejected much to the dismay of Elizabeth ... 's mother. Meanwhile, the Bennet girls have become friendly with militia officers stationed in a nearby town. Among them is Wickam, a handsome young soldier who is friendly toward Elizabeth and tells h...

• Word Count: 1921
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... comedy, mostly in the form of irony. Most novels were written about romance but Pride and Prejudice is a romance with a difference. The first marriage in the book is the unsatisfactory relationship between Mr and Mrs Bennet. For the twenty seven years they have been married, the main pleasure Mr ... of her father's behaviour as a husband." The second relationship in the novel is that of Mr Collins and charlotte Lucas. Charlotte, aged 27, would have been considered as an older bride in Jane Austen's day; because of this, she realises that any real chance of love has passed her ... the pomp...

• Word Count: 755
• Approx Pages: 3