![]() Philips contribute to the progress and outcome of the story, but at a level and in a different register, reflecting their respective social belonging. Bennet's estate, his distant paternal second cousin, the pompous and foolish William Collins. The two youngest daughters, Lydia and Kitty (Catherine), are portrayed as immature, fickle young girls. ![]() Mary is less physically attractive and displays intellectual and musical pretensions. Jane and Elizabeth are the eldest and handsomest their conduct is irreproachable and they are appreciated by their father. The complex relationships among the Bennets influence the evolution of the plot as they navigate the difficulties faced by young women in attempting to secure a good future through marriage. The family belongs to the landed gentry of Hertfordshire in the Regency era of English history. ![]() Bennet and their five daughters: Jane, Mary, Catherine, Lydia, and Elizabeth, the novel's protagonist. The Bennet family is a fictional family created by the English novelist Jane Austen in her 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice. Longbourn House in the village of Longbourn, Meryton township, in Hertfordshire ![]() The Bennet family at Longbourn, by Hugh Thomson. ![]()
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