Pride and Prejudice
In present day, we believe in marriage as a tie between two people in love, and not an act aimed to gain wealth or social standing. However, in the novel, Pride and Prejudice, this was not the case. Many of the characters in the novel married for sake of convenience and advancing their status in society. Throughout the novel we begin to understand the types of marriages that occur, ranging from the pure love, Darcy and Lizzy, to marriages made of convenience and necessity, Mr. and Mrs. Bennet's and Charlotte and Mr. Collins. The first married couple identified are the Bennet's. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet was in fact not out of love. In the beginning of the novel it is very noticeable that their behaviors are different towards one another. It seems apparent that they are not really in love with each other. An example of this is when Mrs. Bennet begs with Mr. Bennet to visit Mr. Bingley. The reason being was so that her eligible daughters could form an acquaintance with the rich Mr. Bingley. In response, Mr. Bennet gives the impression that he is busy doing something else and shrugs off his wife's proposal as another childish idea. Throughout the novel Mrs. Bennet is constantly trying to marry off her five da
The marriage of Jane and Bingley was based primarily on love and attraction. It is noticeable that their feelings are mutual. From the moment they were introduced at the ball, it became obvious that they were destined to fall in love. Later at the ball he states, "she is the most beautiful creature I ever beheld!"(13). The idea of love that Jane wishes for, is to find someone who loves her and respects her as much as she does him. Another event that foretells their love between one another is when Mrs. Bennet brags about how Jane danced twice with Bingley. Both their affections for each other were straight from the heart, depicting them a picture perfect couple. It becomes apparent, that marriage plays a major role in this novel. Throughout the novel there are many important conditions in which a marriages took place. They are composed of things such as love, money, convenience, and necessity. Marriage was a major characteristic, which determines who you are in society. That is a reason why many people of that time married, not out of love but for wealth and necessity. However in the case of the Bennet sisters, they were lucky enough to marry for love and also have the luxury of wealth. ughters, while Mr. Bennet se
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Approximate Word count = 829
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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