# Mary Bennet — Pride and Prejudice character guide

> Mary Bennet in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mary

**First appearance:** 0005-vi

## Who they are

The plain, bookish third Bennet sister who moralizes and plays piano poorly.

## In the story

### [Chapter V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pride_and_prejudice_se/chapters/v)

Provides a philosophical reflection on pride and vanity, distinguishing between the two.

### [Chapter VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pride_and_prejudice_se/chapters/vi)

Plays piano after Elizabeth, displaying a pedantic and conceited manner.

### [Chapter XXXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pride_and_prejudice_se/chapters/xxxix)

Gravely replies to Lydia's tales, preferring a book to such pleasures, but is not heard.

### [LXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pride_and_prejudice_se/chapters/lxi)

The only daughter remaining at home; mixes more with the world and moralizes.

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