Mrs. Bennet's Joy

When Mrs. Bennet learns of Elizabeth's engagement to Darcy, she is ecstatic. Her earlier dislike of him is completely forgotten in the face of his ten thousand a year and grand estate. She immediately begins planning the wedding and boasting about her daughter's good fortune. Her reaction is a comic contrast to Elizabeth's own more serious and heartfelt joy, but it also provides a satisfying conclusion to Mrs. Bennet's primary goal in life: seeing her daughters well married.