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 she accepted without hesitation. Charlotte had never shown