There are innumerable times in our life when we have difficulty communicating a point or convincing someone to change their opinion. Mrs. Bennet finds that this task is even more difficult when her counterpart, Mr. Bennet is being sarcastic. In Jane Austen's novel "Pride and Prejudice", both these characters argue their views of love and marriage, with Jane Austen playfully using irony as a literary device to deliver a message. Jane Austen's quick introduction of …
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…Mr. and Mrs. Bennet share an unusual relationship, which is highlighted in the opening chapter of Jane Austen's novel, Pride and Prejudice. Love and marriage are the main themes of their somewhat playful arguments, and Jane Austen's literary features help keep these arguments interesting. It is not only in novels that we see this kind of sarcastic conversation and we can observe many of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet's qualities in the people around us today.