He thought them to be lacking sense, the two youngest (Kitty and Lydia) especially while Elizabeth was his favorite. She was the only one who he thought to have sense, intelligence, and wit.
In my opinion, Mr. Bennet's own past causes him to be critical of his younger children i.e. the fact that he had married his wife based on her beauty and not actual love. And it does not help either that Mrs. Bennet chooses not chide her younger daughters.
Mr Darcy, Elizabeth Bennet, Jane Bennet, Mary Bennet, Kitty Bennet, Lydia Bennet, Mrs. Bennet, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Bingley, Bingley Sisters, Charlotte Lucas, Mr. Collins, Mr. Wickham, The Gardiners, Lady Catherine De Bourgh, Miss De Bourgh, Etc.
Mr Bennet shoked Mrs Bennet when Mr Collins asked for marrying their daughter. The latter did not accept and Mr Bennet said nothing. In fact he liked her decison. And this made Mrs Bennet angry with him because her aim was to make her daughters marry whoever asks for them.
Mr. Bennet had some kind of limitation on his ability to will his estate to his family; Austen says that Mr. Bennet's property may only be inherited by a mal. After Mr. Bennet's death his land will go to Mr. Collins, his closest male relative.
Mrs. Bennet wanted Mr. Bennet to take the family to Brighton.
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Lydia Bennet and George Wickham Charlotte Lucas and William Collins Jane Bennet and Charles Bingley Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy
Mrs. Bennet accused Mr. Bennet of always giving their daughter Lydia the preference.
Mr. Bennet was pleased with Elizabeth for rejecting the proposal.
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