The next day opened a new scene at Longbourn. Mr. Collins made his declaration in form. MR. Collins was not a sensible man, and he has very little education or society; the greatest part of his life having been spent under the guidance of an illiterate and miserly father. But he got a large sum of money, he can’t help himself but to be very self-importance. " Madam, may I have a private conversation with your daughter about our future this morning?" Elizabeth certainly did not want to stay there, but her mother insisted. Mrs. Bennet and Kitty walked off, and as soon as they were gone Mr. Collins began.
"Believe me, my dear Miss Elizabeth. You would have been less attractive in my eyes if you were less unwillingness. Almost as soon as I entered
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So after you girls all got married , your father’s money would be occupied by other men, that I will not allowed. So I think it would be better if you marry me, and what’s our family still belongs to our family. Girls did not know how to deal with so large amount of money”. It was absolutely necessary to interrupt him now. "You are too hasty, Sir," she cried. "I do not want to marry you. I do not have any feelings for …show more content…
she became panic when she realized that her daughter was very determined that she would not married Mr Collins. She still had those thoughts that if girls did not get marry early, they would be laughed and Mr Bennit herself would feel very embarrassed . So she tried to make her husband to convince Elizabeth. Mr. Bennet raised his eyes from his book as she entered, and fixed them on her face with a calm unconcern which was not in the least altered by her communication. "Let her get down. She would hear my opinion."
Mrs. Bennet texted her, and Miss Elizabeth went to the library.
"Come here, child," said her father as soon as she appeared. ". I understand that Mr. Collins has made you an offer of marriage. Is it true?" Elizabeth replied that it was. "Very well, and did you refuse this offer of marriage "
"I have, daddy."
"Very well. We now come to the point. Your mother insists that you should accept it. Is it right, Mrs. Bennet?"
"Yes, or I will never see her
Elizabeth, ‘reasonably’: John, have you ever shown her somewhat of contempt? She cannot pass you in the church but you will blush-
“I met her before I married you. Our marriage was determined by our parents I was going to marry her, but my parents disagreed, they forced me to marry you.”
The relationship is awkward because neither John nor Elizabeth know how to talk to each other. Elizabeth is still suspicious of John. She says,
Elizabeth Bennet holds a few secrets from her family. While she is visiting the Collins’, Mr. Darcy enters the room Elizabeth is all alone in and abruptly declares his love for her. She politely declines his proposal for marriage, which turns into an angry accusation
Collins’ marriage proposal. Of course, this was in the time period where women were supposed to be in complete subordination to men, and a proposal from a clergyman, who was to inherit Longbourn, was thought to be an easy decision. Although every notion that society could have given her was to say, “Yes” she ultimately stayed true to herself and what she believed. True love was meant to be in the fabric of marriage, not an individual’s bank note, however, as Mrs. Bennet so gracefully reminds her daughters and dear husband throughout the novel, money is king in the culture that society created during that era. Elizabeth Bennet is an independent character, and not one to push over when society blew its influential wind. In addition to Elizabeth’s perceived ungrateful attitude to a clergyman, she also had quite the discussion with Lady Catherine De Bourgh at the end of the novel. During the Regency Era, respect was not earned by the content of an individual’s decisions, but by how much money they had. With that being said, no
Elizabeth does not listen. She does not realize it fully until he asks to marry her and
“‘Indeed, Mr. Collins, all praise of me will be unnecessary. You must give me leave to judge for myself, and pay me the compliment of believing what I say’” (Austen 74). So goes Elizabeth’s rebuttal of Mr. Collins’s proposal. She emphasizes to his irrationality that she alone is the one who can make a decision regarding her feelings towards marriage.
Jane and Elizabeth looked at each other, and the waiter was told that he need not stay. Lydia laughed, and said, “Aye, that is just like your formality and discretion. You thought the waiter must not hear, as if he cared! I dare say he often hears worse things said than I am going to say. But he is an ugly fellow!
Collins is interested in Elizabeth as well, and wants to marry her for several reasons which he deems proper and just. Mr. Collins is certain that he is worthy of Elizabeth’s acceptance because of his connection to the family of Lady Catherine de Bourgh, and his position as a clergyman, but also because he will inherit her family’s estate when her father dies. He has no notion of love or lifelong happiness, which Elizabeth finds ideal in a marriage. He tries to understand her refusal, crediting it to her “wish of increasing [his] love by suspense, according to the usual practice of elegant females.” Elizabeth, for the sake of his understanding fully, says, “Do not consider me now as an elegant female intending to plague you, but as a rational creature speaking the truth from her heart” (108). Austen demonstrates how Mr. Collins considers marriage to him a perfect solution to the problem of the entailed estate, while Elizabeth knows marriage to him would make her miserable. He later finds an acceptable match with the practical Charlotte
...After the proposal they talk about their past relationship by having a very benign conversation, and many misunderstandings are cleared “In vain I have struggled. It will not do. My feelings for you will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you” (Austen 179).Their marriage is presented in a positive light because they have had to work hard to achieve it.
The constant topic among the majority of the women in the Bennet household was marriage and future suitors. Mrs. Bennet prides in the hope that someday all her daughters will be married off to wealthy individuals who can even help support the Bennet family and increase their social status: “The business of her life was to get her daughters married...” (9). Mr. Bennet, on the other hand, only cares to see his daughters happy and content with themselves. Although Mr. and Mrs. Bennet’s estate is endowed to Mr. Collins, Mr. Benn...
Mrs. Bennet attempts to marry off her daughters to the best possible men. This was recognised by everyone and she often appeared to embarrass her daughters whenever she spoke. In her eyes the men she wanted for her daughters were wealthy, socially powerful and polite men. The idea that her daughters should marry for gain in material aspects of life was much more important for Mrs. Bennet than for her daughters to marry someone they were in love with. She believed that the family should organize the arrangement, seeing as the young girls are under the care of the family. Mrs. Bennet believes "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." Therefore, she be...
One of Mr. Bennet's most meaningful contributions to the character development is the influence he exerts on Elizabeth. "She is obviously his favorite [daughter], and probably the only one in his family that he feels real fatherly love for" (Bowen 113). This is seen "from the fact that even though he is often very reserved and distant, the one time he shows emotion, it is directed towards her" (Bradley 12). This behavior occurs towards the end of the novel, after Darcy announces to him his intention of marriage. However, "the reader notices that Mr. Bennet is not his usual self when Lizzy walks into the library. He is not cool and composed as in other times he is present" (Brower 173), but instead is "walking around the room, looking grave and anxious" (Austen 134). As Mr. Bennet starts to speak, "it becomes clear just how much Darcy's announcement affected Mr. Bennet" (Francis 21). Eventually, Mr. Bennet declares to Elizabeth, "My child, let me not have the grief of seeing you unable to respect Mr. Darcy in life" (Austen 135); Mr. Bennet not only admits the mistake of his marriage, but also shows Lizzy enough love to her to admit that he does not want the same fate to befall her. "This [statement] is very important, [because] a man as cynical as Mr. Bennet would not usually own up to any folly this directly. Although he makes several blunders in the course of the story this is one of only two he acknowledges" (Hirsch 71). Critics have stated that such a self-infraction of his characte...
When Elizabeth Bennet refuses to marry the dim-witted and unattractive Mr. Collins, her mother is inconsolable. She bursts into a fit and tells Elizabeth that if she doesn't marry Mr. Collins, then she will disown her as a daughter. Mr. Bennet at this point steps in and provides the ironic relief. An unhappy alternative is before you, Elizabeth. From this day on, you must be a stranger to one of your parents.
Jane Bennet is the eldest daughter in the Bennet family at 23 years old and is deemed the most beautiful of all the daughters and of all the ladies of Hertfordshire. She is amiable, and her “sweetness and disinterestedness are really angelic” (132). She never wishes to think shamefully of anyone as long as she can help it. Her modesty is strong enough that those who do not know her may believe her to be reserved. Elizabeth and Jane have opposing dispositions yet their relationship is vital as they balance each other out. Jane brings out the benevolent qualities of others for Elizabeth while Elizabeth keeps Jane weary of ill-intent.