Marriage In Jane Austen's Pride And Prejudice

A major aspect of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is marriage, more particularly, the characters’ motives for marriage. The novel bases its story around it, and how some have different views of what marriage should be as opposed to others. Whether a couple gets married for money, physical attraction, or true love and affection for one another, all examples are carried out in this book. All of the marriages in this book including the marriage of Bennett 's, Charlotte and Mr. Collins, Lydia and Mr. Wickham, Jane and Mr. Bingley, and Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy have similar but also very different characteristics to their motives for marrying each other. This novel has a lot to say about normal views of marriage in society back in the Regency Era, as well as modern day society 's perception of marriage. Austen challenges the normal perspective many have when it comes to this topic, which is shown in each character’s decisions in this book. The first marriage the novel presents to the reader is that of the Bennet’s, Elizabeth’s mother and father. Up until Mr. Collins and

Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet. Throughout the novel, these two characters do not always agree, and surely do not have any affection for eachother. Elizabeth constantly resents Darcy to having any sort of relationship. They get along, but do not associate with each other until later in the novel, when they start to connect. Elizabeth comes to realize how much she appreciates Darcy, and how he treats her very well. Both characters are greatly intelligent and fit together exceptionally, the exact opposite of how their relationship was in the beginning of the novel. Just like Jane and Mr. Bingley, these characters truly love each other in every sense of the word. They connect with each other physically and emotionally, and Darcy seems to open up to Elizabeth more so than anyone else. He protects her and really cares about her safety and well