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. Collins is the cousin to the Bennet family.
Mr. Bennet finds Mr. Collins to be pompous, obsequious, and overly self-important.
Lady Catherine
Mr. Collins and Mr. Bennet are cousins. They are both fictional characters in the novel written by Jane Austin entitled Pride and Prejudice.
Mr Collins first proposes to Lizzie Bennett, and when he is unsuccessful proposes to her friend Charlotte Lucas, who accepts him.
Lydia Bennet and George Wickham Charlotte Lucas and William Collins Jane Bennet and Charles Bingley Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy
After first being rejected by Elizabeth Bennet, Mr. Collins proposes to Charlotte Lucas, who accepts him.
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.
Mr. Collins first name is William, as we know from his signature on the first letter he sends Mr. Bennet.
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.
The clergyman in "Pride and Prejudice" is Mr. Collins, who is a pompous and obsequious character. He is the cousin of Mr. Bennet and the heir to the Bennet family estate, which adds to his importance within the story.
Mr. Collins proposed to Elizabeth Bennet in Chapter 19 of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice."