The first marriage that we encounter in the book is that of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet. The Bennets are not well matched at all in character or social background. Mr. Bennet is intelligent, and a "gentleman", while Mrs. Bennet had little money and much "lower social connections" before their marriage. Their union was based on an initial physical attraction-Mr. Bennet found Mrs. Bennet to be beautiful, and Mrs. Bennet wanted the economic and social status that this marriage would provide her with. However, a marriage that is based on this kind of superficial attachment is doomed to failure, because as the years go on and the beauty fades Mr. Bennet is left living with a woman who

Later on in the novel, after finding out the truth about Mr. Wickham, and speaking to Mr. Darcy's servant at Pemberley, Elizabeth begins to realize that the picture that she had of Darcy had not been completely accurate. She actually starts to admire him very much for his impeccable manners and intellect, and she notices for the first time that he really is a good person. This feeling is only intensified when she finds out that Darcy was instrumental in working out the situation of Lydia and Mr. Wickham. Elizabeth realizes how much he really must love her if he was willing to bribe the person he most hated in order to defend the honor of her lower class family. The second time that Darcy

this novel is the marriage of Elizabeth Bennet to Mr. Darcy. When they first meet at the dance in Meryton, neither one of them is attracted to the other. Elizabeth thinks that Mr.

The last and unquestionably the most complicated of all of the marriages in

Mrs. Gardiner rather than with her own mother. The fact that Elizabeth and Jane who we respect so much are so close with the Gardiners makes the reader look up to them as well.

Another marriage in the book that is strikingly similar to that of the Bennets is the marriage of Charlotte Lucas and Mr. Collins. They really do not have any feelings for each other whatsoever, and are merely getting married because it works out conveniently for them. Charlotte Lucas is twenty seven years old, and she is afraid that she is going to become an "old maid" without getting married. As she says to Elizabeth Bennet, " I'm not a Romantic you know, I never was. I ask only for a comfortable home; and considering Mr. Collins's character, connections and situation in life, I am convinced that my chance of happiness with him is as fair as most people can boast on entering the marriage state." (108). Charlotte is happy with marrying Mr. Collins because practically it makes the most sense for her, she does not believe that love and respect are integral to a marriage. In the same way, Mr. Collins is also marrying Charlotte for nothing but the convenience of it. He wants a wife, and she accepts his proposal, so he will marry her. We see as the story goes on, that this union does not make for such a happy marriage, because most of their time is spent not talking and avoiding each other. It is very clear

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