Mr. and Mrs. Bennet
From Volume I of Pride and Prejudice, it become apparent that Mr. and Mrs. Bennet are mainly in the story to provide comic relief and to move the plot forward, but they are both only minor character.
My observation is that it is much easier to pick up on what Mrs. Bennet’s character wants that what Mr. Bennet’s character desires.
Mrs. Bennet is very clear that her greatest desire is to see her five daughters married to suitable gentlemen. She is always preoccupied with thoughts about the fact that the Bennet family home of Longbourn is entailed away to the first male heir, their cousin Mr. Collins. This is why she is so ecstatic when Mr. Bingley comes to Netherfield because he is definitely a suitable man for one of her daughters.
Mr. Bennet on the other hand seems to only want piece and quiet and to stay in his library undisturbed reading his books. But being the only male in the Bennet family he has to take on a bigger role and introduce himself to Mr. Bingley so that he can then in turn introduce his wife and five daughters.
Mr and Mrs. Bennet’s marriage seems like it would be struggling just because they definitely have different personalities. Mr Bennet is more intellectual and sarcastic, while Mrs. Bennet is so loud, nonsensical, and always complaining about her “poor nerves”. Personally I think that even though they are so different it is obvious that their marriage still works because not only are they still together, but they ave five daughters. Maybe they just reached a compromise of Mrs. Bennet always complaining, Mr. Bennet making fun of her, and Mrs. Bennet in turn not realizing that she is being laughed at.