<P> Mary Bennet is the middle Bennet sister . Like her two younger sisters, Kitty and Lydia, she is seen as' silly' by Mr. Bennet . Plain and solemn, Mary is in the habit of moralizing to her relatives . She disdains the frivolous pleasures of her younger sisters, preferring to read, play music and sing, though Austen states her discipline is driven by vanity: "Mary had neither genius nor taste; and though vanity had given her application, it had given her likewise a pedantic air and conceited manner, which would have injured a higher degree of excellence than she had reached". </P> <P> Mary tries to be pious, high - minded and morally superior, only to come across as sanctimonious and self - righteous . While she has inherited her father's fondness for books, she has also inherited her mother's lack of self - awareness and discernment; only able to pick up on the most superficial meanings of what she reads, as well as a tendency to utter repetitions of phrases from the books in place of original conversation . Didactic and moralistic, Mary constantly recites awkward interpretations of what are supposed to be profound observations about human nature and life in general from her books, declaring them to be "(her) observations". Whilst one cannot fault her on her fastidiousness and application, Mary's lack of insight, talent and genius, makes her come across as ignorant, pedantic, and very naïve when lecturing others . </P> <P> When Mr. Collins is refused by Elizabeth, Mrs. Bennet hopes Mary may be prevailed upon to accept him, and the impression the reader is given is that Mary also harboured some hopes in this direction: "Mrs. Bennet wished to understand by it that (Mr. Collins) thought of paying his address to one of her younger girls, and Mary might have been prevailed on to accept him . (Mary) rated his abilities much higher than any of the others; there was a solidity in his reflections which often struck her, and though by no means so clever as herself she thought that if encouraged to read and improve himself by such an example as hers, he might become a very agreeable companion". However, he proposes to Charlotte Lucas instead . </P> <P> Mary does work hard for her knowledge and accomplishments but, while none can question her fastidiousness, drive and work ethic, Mary yet lives in ignorance of the full meaning of almost everything she studies, and she sadly has neither genius nor taste . However, it must also be noted that Mary is still a sympathetic character: her parents are biased and ineffective, her two older and younger sisters have neatly paired off together, which leaves her alone as the odd one out, and she is probably the Bennet daughter who is most ignored (besides Kitty). She has little understanding and sympathy for her sisters, Lydia most of all . </P>

Who do the bennet sisters marry in pride and prejudice