Using Chapter Nineteen in Pride and Prejudice, As A Starting Point Discuss How Jane Austen Uses Dramatic Incidents To Engage The Reader

Austen uses dramatic incidents within the novel to create a sense of tension and to make it more interesting for the reader. Austen tends to use dramatic incidences between two characters (such as Mr. Collins and Elizabeth) and at unexpected points during the story. She also uses dramatic incidents when the situation is slightly predictable, even though they are at unexpected times. Austen uses irony from the narrator and sometimes the characters so we can …

…no from her as an answer. As this is a dramatic incident, which includes irony from Mr. Collins, we can see how Austen has used no morals for this scene to show how Mr. Collins isn't as sensible as Lizzy or Mr. Bingley. Although Mr. Collins probably didn't love Charlotte we can see how they both got what they wanted in the proposal, as Mr. Collins has a wife, Charlotte has got a secure future.