In the novel Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen widely uses irony to indirectly express certain ideas and also to reveal the personal traits of the character. Austen uses verbal irony, situational irony, and dramatic irony in the various chapters scattered throughout the novel. Verbal irony is a type of irony in which the character says one thing, but means the other. There are many examples of verbal irony in this novel. Mr. Bennet is a character who uses verbal irony extensively. Mr. Bennet's first introduction describes him as someone who enjoys being sarcastic towards other characters, especially his wife. He prides himself on being the smartest in the Bennet household, along with his daughter, Elizabeth Bennet. Speaking of his daughters, Mr. Bennet says: “…they are all stupid and ignorant like the other girls; but Lizzy has something quicker than her sisters” (Austen 7). Mr. Bennet tends to speak to people he doesn't like in a very sarcastic tone. At the beginning of the book there is a conversation with his wife. She criticizes him for his lack of passion towards his children and his “absence of compassion for my poor nerves” (Austen 7). He responds by saying, “You are deceiving me, my dear. I have great respect for your nerves. They are my old friends. Mr. Bennet uses verbal irony when he says that his nerves are his old friends. The word "friends" tends to be a positive word, but in this case he uses it to express his irritation, his hatred towards her. Due to Mrs. Bennet's lack of knowledge, she is unable to grasp the verbal irony of her husband's dialogue. Elizabeth Bennet follows in her father's footsteps and uses verbal irony. Speaking of Darcy, she says sarcastically: “I am perfectly convinced by... middle of paper... you, Miss Bennet. I'm not sending any compliments to your mother. You don't deserve such attention. I am very seriously displeased'" (Austen 347). Lady Catherine means that her farewell is very vulgar. Mrs. Bennet responds by saying, "She is a very beautiful woman! And her vocation here was prodigiously civil" (Austen 347). This response is a good sign of the irony of the situation. We expect Mrs. Bennet to respond more appropriately. However, once again, Mrs. Bennet proves his lack of intelligence by not picking up on the insults uttered by Lady Catherine many effects on one or more characters in a novel, Jane Austen separated the perceptive and witty, capable characters. to use irony and capture it in the dialogue of other characters, those who were not capable of it Bennet and Elizabeth know how to both use irony and capture it...