Men and Women Views on Marriage
In Pride and Prejudice there is a lot of different opinions on what marriage is. The marriage in this story was not always what the other people wanted. Depending on what situation people were in they had different reasons to marry and not to marry. The the most polar people in this story is Whickham, Elizabeth, and Charlotte. They were in all different circumstances and had different end goals which is what caused them all to want to marry for the different reasons.
Whickham was a very charming man and he was more in it for the money in the end game. He looked at marriage as a way to gain wealth and help himself out. He does not need to get married but will if he can make money. He is a really manipulating character who will trick the women just to he can make a business benefit out of it. He was in it for the money not the love. Marriage was not only for love. “Wickhams affections for lydia, was just what Elizabeth had expected to find it; not equal to Lydia 's for him” (Austen 135). This is saying that Elizabeth knew that Whickhams feeling we 're not the same ones that Lydia had for him. Lydia really liked him but Whickham was not in it for that reason.
Charlotte Lucas is also a character that is in a different situation in this story. She is not as wealthy and is more looking for a man that has wealth. She would be looking for a man that could take care of a large family and that would be able to afford for their lifestyle. She is more of the typical person meaning that she is looking for a man that can take care of her. Charlotte really wants to get married so she would say yes to the first person which happened to be Mr. Collins. She was ready to get married and he was the first opportunit...
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...p all going in a circle. So the more families these people had the larger amount of supply they could get. As everyone and everything was trying to grow and get better if there were more people to buy things than that area would be able to afford more things (Grin). So the idea that everyone should get married was not a bad thing at all but it was rather a way for them to grow and for the women to do what they were made to do take care of the kids and raise a family.
These characters in this book really show us how the different views you have on the society can really play out in how you want your relationships to be. Marriage was a thing that was played out weird in this book because everybody had their different views on it and in the end most of them were not for love reasons. Rather selfish reasons so that they could benefit from it during their relationship.
Miss Lucas was 27 years old, she wasn't getting any younger, she was plain, and most of her worries (and of her family as well) were that she wasn't going to get married at all or have any fortunes. In chapter 22, it is being discussed that Charlotte solely married Mr. Collins due to having some sort of establishment, “ and Miss Lucas, who accepted him solely from the pure and disinterested desire of an establishment, cared not how soon that establishment were gained” (22.2). Charlotte’s feelings were pure because she wanted a future and a home, however was disinterested because she wasn't really in love with Mr. Collins. She had to do what she had to do. Her family definitely approved as seen in paragraph 3 in chapter 22 “Sir William and Lady Lucas were speedily applied to for their consent; and it was bestowed with a most joyful alacrity. Mr. Collins’s present circumstances made it a most eligible match for their daughter, to whom they could give little fortune; and his prospects of future wealth were exceedingly
Bingley and Jane Bennet show immediate chemistry from the beginning of the novel to the end. They encounter a rough patch in their relationship towards the middle of the novel when Mr. Bingley does not visit Netherfield for an extended period of time. However, the reader can almost assume an impending marriage between the two from the beginning of the novel, even with their rough patch in the middle. Bingley and Jane serve as the two of the most kind characters in Pride and Prejudice and establish themselves as the perfect couple. Their intentions in the marriage exhibit themselves as pure and kind-hearted. They married each other for all of the right reasons. Love distinguished itself as the most important quality in their caring and passionate marriage which proves as rare marriage equality in this novel. Many tried to separate this couple, including Darcy, but in the end all attempts to ruin their love failed because they ended up happily married. Their views and attitude toward their marriage portray a unique and rare marriage in this novel due to the fact that they married for love instead of money or
It is not unusual for an individual to disagree with social customs or expectations. Some people are only happy when they can rebel against society. Most mature adults eventually realize that compromise is necessary to achieve happiness. This is the case in the early nineteenth century England setting of Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen. In the novel, Miss Elizabeth Bennet is a lively, independent woman, whose family's financial situation and whose strong mindedness suggest that she may never marry. Mr. Darcy, is a rigid and proper man, who falls in love with Elizabeth, despite their differences. By the end of the novel, Elizabeth and Darcy learn to compromise, and, in doing so, become truly happy. In marrying, they not only fulfill themselves as individuals, but also affirm the principle values of society. The marriage at the end of the novel shows Jane Austen's ideal view of marriage as a social institution.
Already, the reader can see Charlotte’s tactful ways, her use of the words “disposition” and “parties” almost makes marriage seem like a business transaction one of comfort not love. Also, Charlottes places the disposition as the subject of the sentence where the parties are not in direct conversation with one another. Specifically, the parties are ever mentioned as object of prepositions as seen in “of the parties” and “to each other” suggesting that they are not of true importance rather their marriage is. Charlotte speaks more to the general attitude of the period, the plain desire of being married. In the same conversati...
Lydia, Mr WIckham and Lady Catherine de Bourg have no self awareness and are unhappy in the novel. The marriage of Lydia and Mr Wickham is one of the unhappy marriages. Mr Wickham and Lydia are both very similar and are both unaware of their faults; they are both careless with money and see no problem with asking their relatives for money. Lydia as the youngest daughter is well accustomed to having other people look after her and she is dependent on other people. Lydia’s lack of self awareness doesn’t affect her greatly; she is happy and claims that she loves Wickham. She is very fond of him but he is not fond of her and quickly loses interest, “Wickham’s affection for Lydia, was just what Elizabeth had expected to find it; not equal to Lydia’s for him.” Lady Catherine de Bourg has no self knowledge. She is full of herself and sees herself very highly; it is obvious she is lacks self knowledge. She makes discourteous comments about other people without thought to their opinions and she also enunciates comments about how she views herself. Lady Catherine de Bourg is unhappy because she is disappointed ...
Furthermore, Charlotte Lucas who has no fortune settles for marriage with Mr. Collins, the arrogant, self important, materialistic and boring man. She thinks that it is better to be married than not, even if she doesn’t like him and he is not likely to make her happy.
Charlotte Lucas's views on marriage conform to those of contemporary society. For Charlotte, ' situation' is all. She requires no emotional motivation, only a willingness to participate in the arrangement.
In the novel, Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen criticizes marriages based on infatuation. Lydia is immature and foolish enough to confuse lust for love. On the other hand, Wickham 's character is very manipulative and scheming. Wickham 's past proves that because he had planned to run away with Darcy 's sister
In Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen shows examples of how most marriages were not always for love but more as a formal agreement arranged by the two families. Marriage was seen a holy matrimony for two people but living happil...
...e possible consequences of a swift assessment of a person with the whole elopement fiasco with Wickham and Lydia. While Wickham is evil for being ignorant to his wrongdoings, Austen wants the reader to see that Elizabeth and society is also wrong in being ignorant to Wickham’s true nature.
Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen’s famous novel, is, in large part, a study of marriage. It is an interesting novel for Austen since she was never married. The social culture of Austen’s day made marriage a crucial aspect of a woman 's life. A women in that time was dependent on a man for money and social standing. Synonyms for marriage are union and alliance both have very different meanings. Marriage as a union implies a fully joined couple. A marital alliance suggests that marriage is an association for mutual benefit such as money, social standing, or physical desires. Austen 's characters are developed to emphasize these differences in the reasons for marriage. She makes abundantly clear through her development of these marriages
Shakespeare’s constant presentation of marriage as a tool for unwitting deception is very influential in the way audiences perceive marriage in the play; although marriage is the main source of drama, it is also a source of conflict due to the fact that for young men in 16th century marriage was often a means of social progression and status. When Claudio meets Hero he tells Benedick “Can the world buy such a jewel.” It could be argued that when calling her a jewel, he is objectifying her as he is referring to women as material objects which goes to show that their marriage is based purely on Hero’s beauty and the noble status. Hero hasn’t met her groom properly yet her marriage has already been sealed. “Daughter, remember what I told you. If the Pri...
In the 19th century, a controversy arose over what the true foundation and purpose for marriage should be. The basis of this conflict was whether one should let reason or emotion be the guide of their love life and if a balance between the two could be maintained. The relationship between Elizabeth and Darcy in Jane Austen's book Pride and Prejudice depicts such a balance, thus becoming the model for Austen's definition of a perfect couple and for true love. Their relationship is neither solely based on a quest for money on Elizabeth's part or emotions that blind the couple from all other important aspects of life. The significance of having this balance is portrayed through the inability of the other couples in the story to reach an equal amount of happiness as Elizabeth and Darcy because of their pursuit of either reason or passion.
...vailing attitudes and inheritance laws, it would be considered perfectly normal, wise even, for women to enter into a marriage which was financially advantageous, although loveless, in order to ensure financial security for themselves and the other members of their family. In other words, it would be entirely normal for women not to be allowed to say “no”.
The novel begins with the legendary declaration, “It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” Austen proceeds to demonstrate the complete opposite; a single woman must be in want of a young man in possession of a good fortune. She then admirably goes on to describe the social interactions of love and marriage of the upper class. Throughout the novel and during Jane Austen’s generation there were many strict social protocols and women were deemed inferior to men. The rules of conduct begin as Mr. Collins is to inherit Longbourn and the Bennet women are not able to visit him without a male introduction and Mrs. Bennet is adamant on her daughters meeting Mr. Collins, to move up socially. Mr. Bennet provokes Mrs. Bennet by suggesting, “You and the girls may go… or you may send them by themselves to visit the affluent Mr. Bingley”, knowing ...