Mr.Bennet teases his family in Chapter 1. After he pays his visit to Mr.Bingley, he comes home and does not make a huge deal about the meeting. The girls and Mrs.Bennet bombard him with all these questions about him and Mr.Bennet teases them by giving now answers. Also, Mrs.Bennet is being sarcastic and says that she wishes she never even thought as Mr.Bingley for her daughters. Mr.Bennet does the real teasing to his wife when he tells her he wish he knew before she said that so he would have never had to meet Mr.Bingley at all.
Mr. Bennet views Mr. Collins as an amusing yet bothersome individual. He finds Mr. Collins' obsequious manner and lack of intelligence entertaining, but also sees him as a nuisance due to his constant attempts to ingratiate himself with the family.
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.
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Mr. Bennet was pleased with Elizabeth for rejecting the proposal.
Mr.Bennet blames himself for Lydia's elopement because he thinks that he has been ignoring his duty as a father and has not been taking proper care of his daughters.