Mr Bennet

MR BENNET

Elizabeth's ironic father. Unhappily married, he has failed to provide a secure financial future for his wife and daughters, hoping still for the birth of a son that would put things to rights.
In the first chapter Mr Bennet dismisses all his daughters as "silly and ignorant, like the other girls", but praises Lizzy for her quickness. Moreover he is conscious of his sense of superiority over his wife and he quietly enjoys this superiority. He is morally indolent and self-indulgent.