... Mrs Bennett's character the ridiculous obsession, during Austen's time, with marriage is highly exaggerated and she is an extremely comic representation and not at all a well rounded character. Similarly, Mr Collins is also a caricature in Pride and Prejudice. He is a clergyman, his personality a mixture of obsequiousness and pride. His character represents the satirizing of the class system. Austen writes, "Mr. Collins had only to change from Jane to Elizabeth and ... exaggerate elements of society during the Regency period. Jane's complex personality defines her as more than just a me...

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