"Irony is the soul of Jane Austen's comedy". Substantiate with reference to Pride and Prejudice.

Some Kind of Contrast at the Root of IronyIrony arises from some kind of contrast. It is generally a contrast between appearance and reality. It may be a contrast between what a character thinks himself to be, and what he really is; between what he believes, and what the reader knows to be actually the case; between what a character says, and what he really means to convey; between what a