Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice portrays its characters in many different lights. There is a wide range of backgrounds and personalities of the people within the novel and also a wide range of character development. The use of flat characters in Pride and Prejudice is primarily to show consequences of having a flat, undeveloped personality such as leading a dull and boring life, being miserable throughout marriage, not getting what is desired from life, and being a social outcast. Getting married was a top priority for most every character in Pride and Prejudice. It was no surprise when Mr. Collins asked Charlotte to be his wife