mr bennet
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- author
- Jane Austen
- character_trait
- ironic, man of sense and spirit
- description
- A character from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, compared to Austen herself for taking an 'epicurean delight in dissecting' fools and mean persons.
- from_work
- Pride and Prejudice
- novel
- Pride and Prejudice
- relationship_status
- married to Mrs. Bennet
- trait
- epicurean delight in dissecting fools
Relationships
- is_father_ofElizabeth Bennet
- description
- Elizabeth Bennet is one of Mr. Bennet's daughters, as implied by the familial context of the Bennet family in the novel.
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- only genius knows. The one was humanity, and the otext_chunk
- source_text
- As for Mr. Bennet, Miss Austen, and Mr. Darcy, and even Miss Elizabeth herself, were, I am inclined to think, rather hard on him for the “impropriety” of his conduct.
- is_father_ofJane Bennet
- description
- Jane Bennet is one of Mr. Bennet's daughters, as implied by the familial context of the Bennet family in the novel.
- source
- only genius knows. The one was humanity, and the otext_chunk
- source_text
- Mr. Collins changed his mind from Jane to Elizabeth “while Mrs. Bennet was stirring the fire”
- is_father_ofMary Bennet
- description
- Mary Bennet is one of Mr. Bennet's daughters, as implied by the familial context of the Bennet family in the novel.
- source
- only genius knows. The one was humanity, and the otext_chunk
- source_text
- With Mary, Miss Austen has taken rather less pains, though she has been even more unkind to her;
- is_father_ofKitty Bennet
- description
- Kitty Bennet is one of Mr. Bennet's daughters, as implied by the familial context of the Bennet family in the novel.
- source
- only genius knows. The one was humanity, and the otext_chunk
- source_text
- Much the same may be said of Kitty and Lydia;
- is_father_ofLydia Bennet
- description
- Lydia Bennet is one of Mr. Bennet's daughters, as implied by the familial context of the Bennet family in the novel.
- source
- only genius knows. The one was humanity, and the otext_chunk
- source_text
- Much the same may be said of Kitty and Lydia;
- consolesMrs. Bennet
- description
- Mr. Bennet offers a darkly humorous consolation to his wife when she is distressed about the entailment of their property.
- source
- only genius knows. The one was humanity, and the otext_chunk
- source_text
- his consolation to the former when she maunders over the entail, “My dear, do not give way to such gloomy thoughts. Let us hope for better things. Let us flatter ourselves that_ I _may be the survivor;”
- inquires_ofMr. Collins
- description
- Mr. Bennet humorously questions Mr. Collins regarding the nature of the compliments he claims to have made to Lady Catherine.
- source
- only genius knows. The one was humanity, and the otext_chunk
- source_text
- and his inquiry to his colossal cousin as to the compliments which Mr. Collins has just related as made by himself to Lady Catherine, “May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed from the impulse of the moment, or are the result of previous study?”
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- 2026-03-03T02:30:09.995Z
- source
- only genius knows. The one was humanity, and the otext_chunk
- referenced_byJane Austen
- context
- shares trait with
- source
- aversion to actual love. I do not know whether thetext_chunk
- source_text
- like her own Mr. Bennet, she took an epicurean delight in dissecting, in displaying, in setting at work her fools and her mean persons
- extracted_fromaversion to actual love. I do not know whether the
- extracted_at
- 2026-03-03T02:30:17.391Z
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- aversion to actual love. I do not know whether thetext_chunk