英语论文《傲慢与偏见》的幽默与讽刺

英语论文《傲慢与偏见》的幽默与讽刺HumorandSatireinPrideandPrejudiceAbstractJaneAusten,oneofthemostfamousnovelistsinthe19thcentury,hasaplaceinthehistoryofBritishnovels.Herwritingisdelicate,conciseandhumorous.Herkeeninsightandbrilliantironyhavemadeherworkamasterpieceofrealismthatshineswithcomedy.Austenwrotesixmajorbooksinhershortlife,ofwhichPrideandPrejudiceisthemostpopularamongreaders.Inthenearly200yearssinceitspublicationin1813,manycriticshavedissecteditsartisticcharmfromdifferentanglesandlevels.TherearealsomanycommentsonPrideandPrejudice'shumorandirony.ThisarticlenotonlyanalyzesthehumorandsatireinPrideandPrejudice,butalsocombinesthetwotointerpretit.Finally,thispapersummarizesandreiteratesthetheme.KeyWords:PrideandPrejudice,masterpiece,humorandsatire关键词：《傲慢与偏见》杰作幽默与讽刺CONTENT107061Introduction HumorandSatireinPrideandPrejudice《傲慢与偏见》的幽默与讽刺1Introduction1．1Author'sbriefintroductionAuthor'slifeexperienceJaneAustenwasborninDecember1775inSteventon,Hampshire,England.Hisfatherservedastheprefectintheareaformorethanfortyyears.Heisalearnedpastor,hiswifefromarelativelyrichfamily,withacertaindegreeofculturalcultivation.Therefore,althoughAustindidnotgotoformalschool,thefineconditionoffamilyandstudyenvironmentgavehertheconditionofself-study,andcultivatedherinterestinwriting.Shebeganwritingattheageofthirteen,showingherabilityinverbalexpression.Afterherfatherretiredin1800andthefamilymovedtoBath,Austindidnotliketheplace,whichshewassaidtohaveencounteredThetortureofdepression.HereAustinrejectedtheproposalofayoungmanwhowouldinheritalargefortunebecauseshedidnotlovehim.Afterlivingthereforaboutfouryears,herfatherdiedthere,soAustenandhismotherandsistermovedtoSouthampton,andin1809shemovedtoJordan.Shewasseriouslyillandweakenedinearly1816,andwassenttoWinchesterfortreatmentinMay1817.Butthecurefailed,andshediedinhersister'sarmsonJuly18ofthesameyear.ShewasnevermarriedandwasburiedatWinchesterCathedral.1.1.2Author'smainworksandcreativefeaturesJaneAustenhadbeguntotrywritingwhenshewasateenager.Herwell-knownworksinclude"SenseandSensibility","PrideandPrejudice","MansfieldPark","Emma","NorthangerAbbey"and"Persuasion".Withawittybrushstroke,AustindescribedthelifeofBritishnostalgiainthelate18thandearly19thcenturies,especiallythesociallifeofwomenatthattime.Originally,Austin'sworkwaspublishedanonymously,soshewasnotknownfortherestofherlife.Intheearly20thcentury,Austinwasalreadyglobal.Herworkhasbeentranslatedintomultiplelanguagesandhasbeenadaptedintohundredsoffilmandtelevisionworks.SomeevencompareAustinwithShakespeare.AmongthemanyJaneAusten'sworks,themostfamousisPrideandPrejudice.JaneAusten'sworksmainlyreflectthesocialsituationatthattimethroughthedailyconversationsofthegentlemen'swives.Theyusehumorouslanguagetosatirizethephenomenonofprofitandprofit,andridiculepeople'sstupidity,selfishness,snobberythroughcomicscenes.Andridiculousweaknessessuchasblindself-confidence.JaneAusten'sstyleisveryrelaxedandhumorous,becauseshemakesgooduseofirony,sohercomedyisveryprominentinherworks.Thebiggestfeatureofherworkisthesimilaritybetweentheenvironmentandtheprotagonist.Themainreasonforthisfeatureisherown.1.2、AbriefintroductiontothenovelItisuniversallyacknowledgedthattheeternalthemeofJaneAusten’snovelsisthechoicepeoplemakeformarriagepartners,soisinPrideandPrejudice.Mrs.Bonnethadnootherwishifherfivedaughterscouldgetmarriedassoonaspossiblewithsomeonewealthy.Atadancingball,itisobviousthatMr.BingleycouldnothelpfallinginloveatthefirstsightwithMissJanebecauseofherstunningbeauty.Mrs.Bennewassoexcitedthatshecouldnotholdhermanneranddeclaredpubliclyshewouldhaveadaughtermarriedsoon,whichfrightenedMr.Bingleyaway.Mr.Collins,adistancenephewofMr.Bennet,cametoaskamarriagetooneofhiscousinsbeforeMrs.BennetwasabletogetclearwhyMr.Bingleyleftsuddenly.AfterreceivingthehintfromMrs.BennetthatJanealreadyhadanadmirer,Mr.CollinsturnedtoElizabethwithoutwastingaminuteandtoMissCharlotteLucastwodayslaterafterrefusedbyElizabeth.ItwasdifficultforMrs.Bennettorecoverherselfasaresultofthe“deadlystupid”decisionmadebyElizabethuntilshegotthenewsthatLydiafinallymarriedMr.Wickham,thoughthemarriagewasbuiltonthebasisoftenthousandpounds.Mr.DarcyofferedthemoneyanddideverythingdepartingfromhiswilljustbecausehelovedElizabethsomuch.HecouldnothidehisfeelingsanymoreandshowedhisaffectiontoElizabethatlast,who,becauseofaseriesofmisunderstandingstowardshim,rejectedhimwithouthesitation.ThisplotistheclimaxofthenovelastheprejudiceofElizabethtoMr.Darcywasexposedandremovedsincethen.Andthecombinationofthetwoyoungcouples,JaneandBingley,ElizabethandDarcycameatlast.2、HumorinthecomicsofPrideandPrejudiceHumoriseverywhereinPrideandPrejudice,anditrunsthroughthefulltext.Humorinthenovelisexpressedthroughthemes,funnycharactersandinterestingstorylines.[12]2.1TherepresentationofthethemeinthenovelThefirstsentenceinthenovelembodiesthethemeofthefulltext.Thefollowingcontentsarealldevelopedaroundthefirstsentence."Itisatruthuniversallyacknowledged,thatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortunemustbeinwantofawife"Afterseeingthissentence,thereaderwillgettwopiecesofinformation:First,"asinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortune"willbejealous.Wife,thisisaverylikelything;thesecondistoarousethereaders'awarenessofthe"Itisatruthuniversallyacknowledged"[13]Inthisway,thebeginningofthenovelallowsthereadertowatchthedevelopmentofthestoryasanomnipotentoutsiderandunderstandthehumorofthenovel.Thissentencelaysthetoneofthecomedyforthewholebook,whichleadstoalargegroupofridiculouscharactersandaseriesofridiculousplots.2.2PerformanceonthecharacterInadditiontothecomicplotofthenovel,Austin'scomedycharactersareevenmorecommendable.Sherarelydescribesthecharactersinapositiveway.Instead,sheusesthe"dramaexpressiontechnique"to"showthecharacters,showthemeach,letuscapturetheirvoicesandsmilesintheirspeechactions"[14]andunderstandtheirpersonalitytraits.Eventhemostimportantrole,Austen'spenisextremelyvividandfullofcomics.[1]2.2.1Mrs.Bennet:FreakishMrs.Bennetisthemostfunnyandinterestingcharacterinthenovel.Sheispoorlyeducated,ignorant,andmoody.Thesepersonalitydefectsmakeherspeechandbehaviorseemparticularlyridiculousandevenstupid.WithoutthesuccessofMrs.Bennet'ssuccess,theoverallcharmofthenovelwillbegreatlyreduced.Mrs.Bennetwasoftenteasedbyherhusband,andshewassostupidthatevenherhusband’ssarcasmcouldnotberevealed.Forexample,inthefirstchapter,whenMr.BennetrefusedtovisitMr.Bentleyandadvisedhiswifenottogo,hesaid,“Iseenooccasionforthat.Youandthegirlsmaygo,oryoumaysendthembythemselves,whichperhapswillbestillbetter,forasyouareashandsomeasanyofthem,Mr.Bingleymightlikeyouthebestoftheparty."Atthisreading,eachofourreaderswillfeeluncomfortablewithMr.Bennet’ssarcasmabouthiswife.Regrettably,Mrs.Bennet’spoorIQhasfundamentallyunderstoodthetruemeaningofthisstatement,soshesaid:“Awoman’sfamily,fivedaughtersaregrownup,andshouldnotbebeautifultothemselves.”It’sobviousthatMrs.Bennethasnoself-knowledge.Herthinkingissosimpleandherunderstandingissolowthatshehasaccumulatedtwenty-threeyearsofexperienceandcan’tunderstandherhusband’scharacter.Otherwise,Howcanshenothearherhusband'steasing?IfAustintakesastraightforwardapproachtodealwiththisplot,thenovelwillbeeclipsedbythelackofhumor.[2]Today,whenreadersseethisconversation,Mrs.Bennet’sfunnyimageisonthepaper,andit’slifelike.Assoonasthenovelbegan,Mrs.Bennetheardaboutthearrivalofthe"richbachelor"Bingley.Althoughhehadnotmet,heregardedhimasapropertythathisdaughterdeserved:"Everyfourorfivethousandayear."Theincomeofthepound.It’sablessingforthedaughters!”WhensheurgedherhusbandtovisitBingleyassoonaspossible,Mr.Bennetrefusedtogo."Iseenooccasionforthat.Youandthegirlsmaygo,oryoumaysendthembythemselves,whichperhapswillbestillbetter,forasyouareashandsomeasanyofthem,Mr.Bingleymightlikeyouthebestoftheparty."WhenMrs.BennetthoughtTherearealsodaughterswhoarewaitingtomarry.TheyhavealreadygottenacquaintedwithBingley,andtheyareupset,soshepicksupherdaughter:"Don'tkeepcoughingso,Kitty,forheaven'ssake!Havealittlecompassiononmynerves.Youtearthemtopieces."Youjusttoldmethatmynervesaregoingtoburst.""Kittyhasno

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inhercoughs,"saidherfather;"shetimesthemill."ButwhenMrs.BennetlearnedthatMr.hadvisitedBingley.BingleywillreturnsoonImmediatelyexcited,shepraisedherhusband.Mr.Bennetonlysaidonething:"Now,Kitty,youmaycoughasmuchasyouchuse."Inthesewonderfuldialogues,thecharacteroftheBennetsisvividlyexpressed,awittyhumor,andasarcasm;Avulgarignorance,moody,sothatreadersseetheirpeople,suchassmelling.InAustin'spen,Mrs.Bennet'sstupiditywasportrayedtothefullest.WhentheBennetandLucastalkedaboutthearroganceofreachingtheWest,alittleboyfromLucassaidthatifhecouldbeasrichasDarcy.Hewantstodrinkabottleofwineeveryday.Obviouslythisisjustajokeofachild,butMrs.Bennetseriouslyargueswiththechildaboutthisproblem.Theirquarrelcontinuesuntiltheendofthevisit.Anadult,themotheroffivedaughters,arguedwithachildforsolongonameaninglessquestion.Here,AustinusesexaggeratedtechniquestodescribetheBennetdogaschildishasachild,makingpeoplelaughandcry.ThedescriptionoftheeccentrictemperofMrs.Bennet’selusivealsoreflectstheauthor’ssuperbsatiricalart.Inthesecondchapter,Mr.BennetvisitedMr.Bentleybutrefusedtorevealthetruthtohiswife,soshecouldn'thelpbutpickupherdaughter:"Don'tkeepcoughingso,Kitty,forheaven'ssake!Havealittlecompassiononmynerves.Youtearthemtopieces."(Andthissentenceisalsothemantraofhereveryangrytime)Afewminuteslater,whenMr.BennetadmittedthathehadvisitedMr.Bentley'selbow,theBennetdogimmediatelyturnedangry.Iamgreatlyappreciativeofmyhusbandandcheeringwithmydaughters.ItseemsthatMr.Bentleyisalreadyherson-in-law.Injustafewminutes,Mrs.Bennet’shusband’sangerischangedfromangertobigwords.Thechangeisbigandfast,whichisremarkable.2.2.2Mr.Collins:StupidandarrogantAnothercomedycharacterworthmentioningisMr.Collins.WhenheproposedtoElizabeth,heconfessed:""Myreasonsformarryingare,first,thatIthinkitarightthingforeveryclergymanineasycircumstances(likemyself)tosettheexampleof

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inhisparish.Secondly,thatIamconvinceditwilladdverygreatlytomyhappiness;andthirdly--whichperhapsIoughttohavementionedearlier,thatitistheparticularadviceandrecommendationoftheverynobleladywhomIhavethehonourofcallingpatroness.

...Butthefactis,thatbeing,asIam,toinheritthisestateafterthedeathofyourhonouredfather(who,however,maylivemanyyearslonger),Icouldnotsatisfymyselfwithoutresolvingtochuseawifefromamonghisdaughters,thatthelosstothemmightbeaslittleaspossible,whenthe

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eventtakesplace--which,however,asIhavealreadysaid,maynotbeforseveralyears.

...TofortuneIamperfectlyindifferent,andshallmakenodemandofthatnatureonyourfather,sinceIamwellawarethatitcouldnotbecompliedwith...andyoumayassureyourselfthatnoungenerous

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shalleverpassmylipswhenwearemarried"Hismarriageproposalisasdevoutandorganizedastheevangelism,andthereasonforgettingmarriedisridiculous,bothtopleasehis."[5]WhenElizabethrefusedhim,hestillfoolishlythoughtthat"thatitisusualwithyoungladiestorejecttheaddressesofthemanwhomtheysecretlymeantoaccept,whenhefirstappliesfortheirfavour."Helivesentirelyintheillusionofself-respect.Theauthorportrayssuchanimageofblindself-confidence,pretentiousness,palefeelings,andstupidity,whichisextremelyvividandvivid,andisreallyridiculous.2.3PlotperformanceThehumorinthenovelisnotonlyexpressedinthedramaticcharacterofsomecharacters,butalsointhedramatictreatmentofmanyplots.ThebasicplotofthenovelPrideandPrejudiceisverysimple:Mrs.Bennethasadesiretomarrythefivedaughtersshehasinhernametotherich.ThestorybeginswithMrs.Bennet’sdeliberateattempttomarryherdaughterandendswiththesuccessfulmarriageofthethreedaughters.Theunfoldingofthestoryalwaysrevolvesaroundthefirstsentenceofthenovel,alawsummedupbyMrs.Bennet."Anybachelorwithpropertymusthaveawife,whichhasbecomeauniversallyrecognizedtruth."Thesubtlemeaningofthe"truth"hiddenunderthewordis:"Asinglewomanwithoutpropertywantstomarryahusband,especiallyarichhusband."Thissentenceadoptstherhetoricalmethodof"suddendrop",andusesthesolemnstyletoaccommodatethevulgarcontent,whichlaysthetoneofthecomedyforthewholebook.Thisledtoalargegroupofridiculouscharactersandaseriesofridiculousplots.Therichbachelorwhoshouldhavebeena"hunter"hasbecomea"prey"forsinglewomen.Thesceneisfulloffunandelegantdances,whichisawonderfulportrayalofthe"hunters"ofthegirls.TheendofthestorywasasMrs.Bennetwished:theeldestdaughterKittymarriedBingley,whoearned"fourorfivethousandpoundsayear",andherseconddaughter,Elizabeth,marriedDarcy,ofnoblebirthandwealth,andoftenthousandpoundsayear.TheyoungestdaughterLydiamarriedWickham,whohadreceivedalargesumofmoney,andCharlotte,27,aneighbor,marriedCollins,whohadinheritedtheBennetfamily.KittyandBingleyfellinloveatfirstsightatNetherfield.ThenBingley'ssisterinvitedKittytogotoNetherfield,whereitwasgoingtorain,andKittywantedtogobycar,butMrs.BennetdecidedtoletKittyride,sothatshecouldspendthenightintherain.TurnsoutKittywasreallyintherain.Sick,stayatNetherfield.AustenarrangesthisplotnotonlytocreatespaceforthedevelopmentofKittyandBingley,butalsotodrawouttheplotofElizabethvisitinghersisteronfoot,andtopavethewayforabetterunderstandingofElizabethandDarcy,thecentralcharactersofthenovel.ThemainplotofthenovelistheruggedlovepathbetweenElizabethandDarcyandthefrictionalcollisionbetweenthetwoarroganceandprejudice.Atthefirstball,Elizabeth’sfirstimpressionofDarcywasarrogance,andDarcyfeltthatElizabethwasnotsobeautifultotouchhisheart.Butafterfurthercontact,DarcybegantobefascinatedbyElizabeth'sbeautifuleyesandagilewisdom,andshewasinlovewithher.However,duetoWickham'sslanderandjealousyagainstDarcy,andDarcy'sinterferencewithElizabeth'ssisterKittyandBingley,ElizabethmadeadeephatredforDarcyandadeeperprejudice.TheclimaxofthecomedyconflictappearedinElizabeth'srejectionofDarcy'sfirstproposal.Darcy’sloveforElizabethfinallyreachedanunstoppablelevel,andhesincerelyexpressedtoher“HowmuchIadmireyou,howmuchIloveyou”.However,DarcyhasanarroganttoneandfeelsthatElizabethisofloworigin.Hehimselfisdegradingandseeking,andthisfamilyobstaclemakesthereasonandwishalwayscontradictory.ThisinappropriatemarriageproposalwasofcoursecategoricallyrejectedbyElizabeth,whowasveryself-respecting.SheblamedDarcyeloquentlyandclaimedthatthemanshemostwantedtomarrywasDarcy.Thissceneisthekeytothecomedyreconciliationthattheauthorhascleverlyarranged.Later,DarcyexplainedthemisunderstandingtoElizabethandcorrectedhisarrogance,andthedevelopmentoftheplotalsohadamajorturningpoint.ThearrogantvisitofDarcy’saunt,Mrs.Catherine,inadvertentlyrevealedDarcy’sgenerousassistancetoElizabeth’syoungersister.Elizabeth’sprejudiceagainstDarcywasalsoreleased,andshewasreveredandadmired.Loversgetmarried.[6]Inotherminorepisodes,thenovelalsousessucha"suddenturn"techniquetomaketheplotrichincomics:Mr.CollinsproposedtoElizabeth,butmarriedCharlotte;Defensivehigh-pricedWickhamranawaywithLydia,thescandalalmostruinedtheBennetfamily,andthetwosuddenlygotalotofmoneyfromDarcytohelpthemgetadecentmarriage.ThemainplotofthenovelistheruggedlovepathbetweenElizabethandDarcyandthefrictionalcollisionbetweenthetwoarroganceandprejudice.Misunderstandingscontinuetodeepenuntiltheybreakoutintoconflicts.Intheprocess,itisthemisunderstandingthatdrivesthedevelopmentofcomedy.Firstofall,attheball,thearrogantDarcydismissedElizabeth,makingElizabethdissatisfiedwithhim.Secondly,Janestayedintheowner'shomebecauseoftherain,andledElizabethtovisithersisteronfoot.Duringthevisit,Elizabethhadbeen"bashing"withDarcy,makingElizabeth'sprejudiceagainstDarcydeeper,andDarcygraduallybecameinterestedinElizabeth.Onceagain,Darcy'sproposaltoElizabethcanbesaidtobetheclimaxofthecomedyconflict,anditisalsoaturningpointintherelationshipbetweenthetwo.Darcy’sloveforElizabethfinallyreachedanunstoppablelevel,andhesincerelyexpressedtoher“HowmuchIadmireyou,howmuchIloveyou”.However,DarcyhasanarroganttoneandfeelsthatElizabethisofloworigin.Hehimselfisdegradingandseeking,andthisfamilyobstaclemakesthereasonandwishalwayscontradictory.ThisinappropriatemarriageproposalwasofcoursecategoricallyrejectedbyElizabeth,whoisveryself-respecting.Thissceneisthekeytothecomedyreconciliationthattheauthorhascleverlyarranged:Elizabeth'sconfessionunleashesaseriesofmisunderstandingsbetweenthetwo.AlongletterfromDarcymadeElizabeth'smisunderstandingsuddenly,andshefinallyunderstoodthatshehadbeenconvincedofWickham'srumorsbecauseofherprejudice.Theauthor'selaboratecomedyconflictculminatesindevelopmentandendsthewholedramainhumorousreconciliation."PrideandPrejudice"isacomedynovelthatistypicalofhumorthroughthewholetext.Hernovelsarefullofcomedycolors,makingpeoplelaugh.Butthislaughalsocontainsthesideofnotlaughing,thatis,theridiculoussideofhumanity.3、TheSatiricalArtinPrideandPrejudiceJaneAusteninheritedtheironictraditionofEuropeanliterature,andcastamorematuresatiricalartwithmodestartisticconsciousness.InPrideandPrejudice,theartofironymakesherplaytothefullest.Throughhernovels,wecannotonlyseetheironictone,mockingthesarcasm,butalsoactingonthetheme,shapingthecharacters,arrangingtheplotandconceivingthestory.[16]3.1TherepresentationofthethemeinthenovelThethemeofPrideandPrejudiceis:themarriageofthemiddleclassintheEnglishcountryside."Itisatruthuniversallyacknowledged,thatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortunemustbeinwantofawife"Austinprovedthistruthinasatiricalwaybydepictingtheloveandmarriageoffouryoungmenandwomen,revealingtheassetsatthetime.Marriageproblemsinclasssociety.Forexample,themarriageofPastorCollinsandMissCharlotteLucascan“prove”thistruth.Collinshasafather'sindustryandapastorstatus,andonlylacksawifeofafamily.Heproposedmarriagetwiceinthreedays.HewasfirstrejectedbyhiscousinElizabeth,andthensucceededandquicklymarriedfromMissBennet'sneighbor,MissCharlotteLucas.Theauthorusesthetechniqueofsatiricalarttoremindtheessenceofmarriage,thusconveyingsubtleirony,theessenceofwhichisbasedonmoney.3.2ExpressedbycharactershapingAustinusedasatiricalapproachtoportrayingcharacters,portrayingthedistinctivepersonalityofthecharacters.Eachofhernovelshassome"cartooncharacters"appearing.Theyhaveasinglecharacter,andtheircommonfeatureistheexistenceofoneortheotherdefectsinthecharacter.TypicalrepresentativesofthenovelareMrs.BennetandPastorCollins.Mrs.Bennet’sauthordescribedheras:awomanwhoispoorlyintellectual,ignorant,andmoody.Thebiggestthinginherlifeistomarryherdaughters;hergreatestconsolationinherlifeistovisitrelativesandfriendsandinquireaboutthenews.ToillustratethischaracteristicofMrs.Bennet,theauthorusedalotofsatiricaldescriptions.Forexample,themarriagebetweenCollinsandElizabethiswhatshewantstodo,butElizabethrefusedagainandagain.Collins'proposal.CollinsturnedtoCharlotteandsucceeded.WhenshesawthatCharlottewasmarriedtoCollins,she"resolutelydidnotbelievethis.""Thismarriagemaybreakdown."Anotherexample,afterLydiaandWickhamranaway,Mrs.Bennetworriedthatherdaughterhadnonewweddingdress.TheseplotsusesatiricaltechniquestowriteMrs.Bennet'signorance,selfishnessandself-interest.Theauthoraskedhertomakeauglyappearanceonasingleoccasion,fullyexpressingthecomicexaggerationandusingawealthofsatiricaltechniques.3.2.1Collins:RidiculousandunscrupulousMr.CollinsisaridiculousexampleofAustin'spen."Heisasubjectivistlivingintheillusionofhisownarrogance.Hewasblindlyconfident,posed,andplayedtheroleoftheimagination,butatthesametime,hewasinferiortothearistocraticlady,incontrast,itwasveryfunny."[8]Thetypicalcharactersofthenovel,Collins'sdepictionisevenmoreintenseandvivid.SinceBennethasnoson,accordingtothelawatthetime,onlymencaninheritproperty,soCollins,asadistantrelative,willinherithisfamily."Mr.Collinsisnotasmartperson.Althoughhewaseducated,heenteredthesociety,butthecongenitaldefectshavenotbeenmuchcompensated.Hegrewsobig,mostofthetimeisinhisilliteratefatherwholovesmoney."Hewastaughttogothroughcollege,butheonlymanagedtospendafewsemestersanddidn'tmakeausefulfriend.Thestrictdisciplineofhisfathermadehimahabitofarrogance...Hewasafool.Allofasudden,aleisurelylife,itwillinevitablyfloatup,nottomentiontheunexpectedwealthatayoungage,naturallywillpretendtobeextraordinary."BeforeCollinsvisitedtheBennetfamily,hewrotetoMr.Bennet,suggestingthathewouldchoosehisfuturewifeamongBennet’sfivedaughterstomakeupforhisupcominginheritanceoftheBennet’sproperty.ThelossbroughtbytheNatefamilyandregardedthisbehaviorasagifttotheBennetfamily."WithregardtomysuccessiontoLongburne'sestate,pleasedonotmindorcauseyoutorefusetoacceptmyofferofolives."Hebelievesthat"thisisawonderfulplan,whichisbothveryappropriateandfullyshowshisgenerosity."Verycool."Collinsissuchatypicalsatiricalexistence.FortheBennetgroup,whoisweakerthanhim(nomanathome),Collinsshowsdisgustingarrogance,rudeness,andarrogance.WhenCollinsaskedMrs.BennettomarryhereldestdaughterJane,Mrs.BennetwassorrytosaythatJanewasabouttogetengaged,andimmediatelysuggestedthatherseconddaughter,Elizabeth,wasalsoagoodcandidate.Atthistime,Collinsimmediatelyacceptedthesuggestionandchanged.Thegoal,thisdecisionwasmadeinaninstant,cannothelpbutmakepeoplefeelridiculous.However,inthefaceofElizabeth’srefusal,whatMr.Collinssaidmadehisconceitandstupidityevenmorevividlyexpressed:“Ialreadyknewthattheyoungladymetthefirstmarriageproposal,evenifshewantedtoagree,inhermouth.Alwaysrefuse,sometimesrefusetwice,oreventhreetimes."Soheconcluded,"[9]Youdon'treallyrejectme,Iseethatyouarefollowingtheusualskillsofelegantwomen,wanttobemoresloppy,wanttowinmoreofmyfavorite"Undoubtedly,inthismarriageproposal,heconceitedandfoolishlyregardedElizabeth'srefusalasthepretentiousandcoquettishstyleoftheladyatthattime.Andthissceneisevenmoreridiculoustothereader.Ontheotherhand,Mr.Collins’attitudetowardsMrs.Catherinewasa180-degreechange.InthewordsofCollins,Mrs.CatherineBirdishis“funder”,arich,powerful,andpowerfulperson.InfrontofMrs.Catherine,Collinsalwayssparednoefforttoslapthehorse,singandgreet,towinthe"funds"favor,getfundingfromMrs.Catherine,soastoensuretheirowninterestsandensuretheirrichlife.Whenaskedifhisflatteringflatterywastemporarilythoughtof,orifhehadalreadythoughtaboutit,hewouldliketoevaluatehisabilitytocomplimentinvariousoccasions:"Mostofthemareimpromptu.AlthoughIsometimesliketothinkaboutsomeshortandconcisecomplimentsthatcanbeappliedtogeneraloccasions,Ialwayshavetoputonalookofnothoughts.Youcanimagine,inanyoccasion,Iamhappytosayafewwords.Ingeniouscompliments,youcanbepleasedtothanktheladies."ThissentencenakedlyreflectsCollins'shamelessness.Collins'sridiculousnessandshamelessnesscanbeseen.3.2.2Mrs.Bennet:MoodyMrs.Bennet,whoismentallyillandignorant,hastwomajorevents:oneistomarryherdaughters,andtheotheristovisitrelativesandfriendsandinquireaboutthenews.Inordertocompletethefirstmajorevent,Mrs.Bennethasmadeallthestops.InordertoallowJanetofirmlygraspBingley’sheart,sheknockedontheside,evenattheexpenseofherseconddaughter,Elizabeth,tosetoffherdaughter’svirtue;theseeminglybigdaughter’smarriagewastobefinalized,Mrs.BennetItbegantoflutter,andsheshowedoffherdaughter’s"beneficial"marriage.WhenC