Pride and Prejudice: How important is the character of Mr Collins?

In the novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen the character of Mr Collins is reasonably important as through characterization of him the truth behind other characters . Austen has positioned the reader to view Mr Collins in a negative light but still with a comical air surrounding him. The reader observes him to be silly, ridiculous, pride filed through his long speeches where he states many formalities which have absolutely no meaning. Mr Collins talks highly of those of a high class then himself in order to make himself seem elevated in society. He continuously refers to Lady Catherine DeBourgh, but in this association he demoralizes himself. This high admiration Mr Collins has for Lady Catherine allows the reader to see the irony in it revealing her true character which is demanding and she believes she can order anyone around. An example of this behaviour is when they are invited to dine with Lady Catherine and Mr Collins tells Lizzy that, “do not make yourself uneasy, my dear cousin, about your apparel...i advise you merely to put on whatever of The reader is positioned to dislike Mr Collins more as he is the next male in line to inherit Long burn once Mr Bennet dies, this causes a frustration in the reader about the expectations and rules about women’s rights during this time. Mr Collins wishes to marry one of the Bennet sisters to lessen the burden of entailment; he becomes especially interested in the second oldest Bennet sister, Lizzy. His interest to marry Lizzy becomes an additional key point in his importance in the novel as when he proposes to Lizzy she refuses as she finds him a creep. Mr Collins is a reasonably important character in the novel as through his comments and speeches the true character traits of other characters are revealed.