The mother of the Bennet girls. Although her beauty in her youth stole her husband's heart, it is revealed after marriage that she has a shallow, ignorant, and calculating mind. Since, according to the laws of that time, the house would be transferred to the only male, Mr. Collins, if her husband dies, she has become obsessed with handing her daughters—five of them—over to husbands. When she doesn't get what she wants, she has crises over her 'poor nerves,' talks constantly, and shows off. While she is saddened by the scandal caused by Lydia running away, the news that Lydia married Wickham covers up the disgrace and allows her to brag about her daughter's gain with a sense of triumph once again.
Coming from a small and ordinary bourgeois family (with a solicitor father, etc.), she married Mr. Bennet of Longbourn for her beauty; thus, her mind has never moved beyond this simple environment.
A middle-aged woman who, despite hints that she was once beautiful and still retains some charm, has overly flustered and disheveled expressions.
Jane
Her priceless darling, for by marrying Bingley, she would elevate her to the highest dreams of a commoner.
Lydia
One of her favorites, who reflects her own youth and considers her flirtatiousness a talent.
Elizabeth
The daughter she cannot tolerate because she is headstrong and rational.
Bay Bennet
Her husband; an opposite pole who no longer loves her due to her shallowness, yet finds amusement in her.