Marriage in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

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Marriage in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Marriage then, ideally is a love match, and still ideally, more is

involved- the character and fortune of the lover

“Marriage then, ideally is a love match, and still ideally, more is

involved- the character and fortune of the lover.”

Jane Austen made this quote when she was describing her idea of a

perfect marriage. Her quote shows us that she knows that not all

marriages will turn out like she would want them to, but she has an

idea on what a marriage should be. The term ‘ideally’ means that it

should be perfect and her ambition is very strong in what a marriage

should turn out like, however her quote is opposed by practically. She

thinks that marriage should be based around more then just love and it

should be more on character. The term ‘fortune’ means that not all

marriages are based around love and that sometimes fortune does come

into it. This is perfectly demonstrated in Pride and Prejudice between

Darcy and Elizabeth when Elizabeth first catches a glimpse of Pemberly

and she falls in love with the house and then eventually with Darcy.

The book pride and prejudice begins with an aphorism about marriage,

which shows us that marriage had a lot of importance back when she was

writing her book. Jane Austen’s view on marriage is that in the right

circumstances it is a wonderful thing and that everyone should be

happy in a marriage, however if they do not fit the quote she has

given, then it is not worth getting married.

Jane Austen never married; her quote was ideally a fantasy on what she

thought a good marriage would be and maybe what she hoped she would

find in a man. She was a victim of the system of marriage and social

status so her books are based around this system. She was a victim

because she turned down the chance to marry after originally accepting

the proposal. She then became a social out cast and could never marry

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