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Mr and Mrs Bennet's different attitudes to marriage
Section B: 19th century prose. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. The extract concerns Mrs Bennet wanting Mr Bennet to introduce the family to Mr Bingley, a wealthy gentleman renting Netherfield.
Explore how Austen presents Mr and Mrs Bennet's different attitudes to marriage, in this extract and elsewhere in the novel.
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Marking points
- 1 Covers Mr and Mrs Bennet in the extract and elsewhere.
- 2 Analyses Austen's methods with references.
- 3 Addresses context and SPaG.
- 4 May use the listed indicative ideas or other valid evidence.
Full-mark answer
A strong answer would contrast Mrs Bennet's urgent, status-driven focus on marriage with Mr Bennet's detached teasing, then connect the extract to wider moments showing the consequences of their marriage and parenting, analysing irony, dialogue and social context.
Why this answer loses marks
Mrs Bennet cares about marriage and Mr Bennet makes jokes.
It identifies a difference, but it needs extract and elsewhere evidence with Austen methods and context.