Pride and Prejudice

Well, I have to admit, there was a lot of wit in Pride and Prejudice so I thought I'd dedicate an entry to that. At first I noticed that Austin uses wit through the way some of her characters respond to each other (specifically Mr. Bennet and Elizabeth). The reason why she does this, I think, is in order to mock society's social roles and distinctions of social class.
For example, on page 4 of the novel, Mr. Bennet responds to Mrs. Bennet by stating, "you're poor nerves. They are my dearest friends". It seems that Austin does this to mock the way in which the Mrs. Bennet tries to follow proper decorum to such an extent that she is being fake.
Another example is when Mr. Bennet says, "And if you do marry him, I will never speak to him again" when Mrs. Bennet threatens Lizzy to marry Mr. Collins or she'll never speak to her again. It's funny because Mr Bennet knows Lizzy doesnt love him and does not want her to marry for money in order not for her to make the same mistake as she did.