Q. In the novel ‘Pride and Prejudice’, discuss how Jane Austen uses Mr. Bingley as the foil character to create a contrast and illustrate Darcy’s pride and arrogance.
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In order to recognize foil characters in Pride and Prejudice, look for opposites. We can start by looking at the Bennet family. In this family we have Mr. Bennet who is sarcastic and detached. Then we have Mrs. Bennet who is foolish and tries endlessly to get her daughters married. Mr. and Mrs. Bennet are opposing figures. Mr. Bennet tries to stay away from issues dealing with his family while Mrs. Bennet puts her nose in everything to try and make sure it works out the way she wants it to.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Bennet love their family, yet they act on this love in different ways. Mr. Bennet remains detached from the on goings of his family. Even when Lydia has run off with Mr. Wickham he eventually leaves the search in the hands of Mr. Gardner. He cares about what happens to Lydia, but he is too practical to make this his only focus. On the other hand Mrs. Bennet makes herself sick with worry to the point that she cannot do anything else.
Looking at the Bennet daughters, there are several foil characters. Elizabeth is stubborn and sharp tongued while Jane is gentle. Mary is bookish while Lydia and Catherine are immature and girly.
So even within the family, we see several foil characters that work together to help highlight certain characteristics of each family member. Any other characters that seem like opposites can also be foil characters. And a single character can be a foil to more than one character.
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