Pride and Prejudice | Volume One, Chapter 1 Summary and Analysis

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Mr. Bennet: The sarcastic, indifferent father

Mrs. Bennet: The foolish and unrestrained mother

Summary
Mr. and Mrs. Bennet are in their country home, and Mrs. Bennet informs her husband that a neighboring country estate has been rented by a young, wealthy, single gentleman named Bingley.

She insists that as soon as the young man settles in, Mr. Bennet must go visit him.

She already has made up her mind to snare him as the husband of one of her five eligible daughters.

Although Mr....



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