Elizabeth In Pride And Prejudice

For Charlotte she married Mr Collins. Mr. Collins was not Charlotte first choice but she wanted to have security. She no longer wanted to be aberdon on her mother and father, as well as she was right on the edge of the age in which women were considered old if they had not married yet. The reason for marriage is polar opposites when comparing Charlotte to Elizabeth. Elizabeth believes in marrying for love and affection. Charlotte on the other had marries for security she may not have turley loved Mr. Collins, but she now knows she has a home and a husband. It is believed that Elizabeth deals with relationships in a pragmatic way. Not taking things fast, You can see this in the novel when she denies the marriage proposal from Mr. Collins. She found Mr. Collins to be rude and over controlling. Her mother was in disbelief and her father agreed that if she didn't want to marry Mr. Collins was her

highly in my favour … it is by no means certain that another offer of

Austen proved this by having her rejecting Collin’s proposal which prevented her from having the state where her family lived her whole live, and by rejecting Darcy’s first proposal that also would have accommodate and ameliorated her family situation. She then accepted Darcy’s proposal only at the end when she found out she loved him and he respected her. Even though this are progressive views, our main heroine did not think only of marrying for love as she also admitted she wouldn’t marry a poor man "the mortifying conviction that handsome young men must have something to live on as well as the plain" (26.28). Another time when Elizabeth went against the social norm is at her visit to Netherfield when she walked destroying her dress and appearing covered in mud, something rather shocking for a lady from upper middle class. And then again; she feels ashamed for Lydia, a fifteen years old girl at the beginning of the story, running of with Wickham and the couple end up marrying because Darcy forced too and he did this for elizabeths which made her fall in love even more, and feels relieved because the family's reputation is saved in the end.

Austen also highlights society’s pressures in marriage as Charlotte Lucas most likely will not get another chance of marrying and cannot wait for love therefore this marriage is a business deal. Mr. Collins reaction to the refusal solidifies Austen’s portrait of this absurd character and of society’s prejudices. Finally Mr. Collins' comic inability to believe that Elizabeth could possibly be sincere in her recurring refusals illustrate what little respect he has for her and also the fact that this proposal is more of a business deal than a affirmation of love, in contrast Mr. Darcy’s feelings for Elizabeth are fervent.

future at risk. The belief of the day was that if a man proposed and

Mr Collins wanted to marry one of the Bennet girls because they were his cousins and he was entailed to receive the property. He has no knowledge of himself and this is evident when his proposal of marriage to Elizabeth is refused. Mr Collins did not particularly care who his wife was, he just needed to marry because he is an Anglican parish-man and needs a wife for status. He is incapable of contemplating why Elizabeth would refuse his hand when there are so many economical and social benefits of being his wife, “He thought too well of himself to comprehend on what motive his cousin could refuse him”. He was so sure of himself before his rejection that he still cannot contemplate the concept still after Elizabeth has made her refusal quite clear, “…I know it to be the established custom of your sex to reject a man on first application, and perhaps you have even now said as much to encourage my suit”. He is happy and feels satisfied in his marriage to Charlotte. Charlotte just simply wants somebody who is able to look after her and provide her with financial stability. “I ask only for a comfortable home”, Charlotte states and we understand that she is happy within her marriage because she knows what she wants; she doesn’t want love as she is “not a romantic” and “Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance”. Mrs Bennet also has little if any self awareness and yet she finds happiness. Mrs Bennet is oblivious to her atrocious social behaviour in

Marriage is a crucial stage in a person’s life, but it played an even bigger role in Austen’s’ time, especially for women. Wickham is a disliked character in the novel because of the way he takes advantage of a situation. Charlotte is an obedient wife who does not miss a marriage proposal. Elizabeth on the other hand, does not mind taking her time to find a husband. Therefore, she would be considered the most independent character in the story. Austen is occupied trying to cover the different aspects of marriage.

In the beginning, Elizabeth thinks that Darcy is "the proudest, most disagreeable man in the world"(7).  Given that the point of view in this work is predominantly based upon Elizabeth's observations, the descriptions of Darcy can be rendered as Elizabeth's attitude toward him.  Another evidence supporting her dislike of Darcy is represented by following depiction: "He[Darcy] was at the same time haughty, reserved, and fastidious..."(11).  Thus, repulsed by Darcy's detached conceit and arrogance, Elizabeth rejects his offer to dance(38).  The negative impression toward Darcy is reinforced by Wickam's impartial statement about him: "for almost all his[Darcy's] actions may be traced to pride"(61).  Superficially Darcy is "condemned as the worst of men"(104).  The accumulated prejudices against Darcy unfailingly culminates in Elizabeth's blunt rejection to Darcy's proposal.  The reason for her refusal, she argues, is his arrogance, conceit and selfish disdain of the feelings of others(145).  Taken together, the overall situation strongly suggests that Elizabeth regards Darcy as "the last man in the world whom I[she] could ever be prevailed on to marry"(145).

The importance of having a character that represents the norms of society is to show that Elizabeth is different than most women. Elizabeth believes that Charlotte’s ideas about marriage are not sound. “You make me laugh, Charlotte; but it is not sound. You know it is not sound, and that you would never act this way yourself.” (Austen 22). Elizabeth believes that Charlotte’s ideas of marriage are crazy and that she must be joking because her ideas are just absurd. Elizabeth

Like Jane, she wants to get married because she loves someone, not because of their wealth. Mr. Darcy is a very prideful man, and based on his actions, it looks like he also wants to marry for love and not just for his money. Their relationship faces many obstacles, at the beginning of the novel. Elizabeth finds Darcy to be very snobby and arrogant, but as she gets to know him and begins to develop feelings towards him. Although, the feelings between them develop quite slowly, it eventually ends in an engagement. In the end, they marry because they love one another.

Not only does Elizabeth reject her first marriage proposal from Mr. Collins, but she rejects another marriage proposal from the great Mr. Darcy, the man any woman would jump at the chance to marry. However, Elizabeth is not just any woman, as Austen depicts her throughout her encounters with different male counterparts. Elizabeth has disliked Mr. Darcy since the moment she was introduced to him as she describes him as, arrogant, conceited, and selfish in her rejection. As a result, when Mr. Darcy proposes to her, Elizabeth does not hesitate to reject him. This rejection is, again, against the societal norms and her expected role as a woman.

Darcy becomes more audacious and overconfident the more times Elizabeth and him meet at parties. He confronts Elizabeth after a few bickering disputes and asks for her hand in marriage. Instead of swooning and falling at Mr.Darcy’s feet she refuses him and belittles his personality. Mr. Darcy just assumed that Elizabeth would accept his marriage proposal, so he’s quite distraught when she objects his

With Charlotte’s current situation, money was also a large problem without a husband. At Hertfordshire, Charlotte wasn’t going to get much money nor a good future. As stated before, Mr. Collins was the only escape from a sad future, “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 fair” (Austen 87). As she thinks about her family, she finds the only way to make them happy, “Charlotte herself was tolerably composed. She had gained her point, and had time to consider of it. Her reflections were in general satisfactory” (Austen 87). Her point, being marrying Mr. Collins, was considered with her family as well as the

Elizabeth does not take this proposal too seriously because she believes she could never love a man that does not care for her family. She can see how his vanity is not allowing him to be kind towards the woman he claims to love. Elizabeth describes Darcy in this situation as, "…he was listening…wholly unmoved with remorse." Elizabeth knew he was listening but could not see an ounce of regret or forgiveness for his hurtful actions towards both her sister Jane and his friend Bingley. Darcy's behavior demonstrates to Elizabeth that he is a man that she could not and shall not love because he is willfully blinded by his pride.

When she initially refuses Darcy’s proposal, both Darcy and Elizabeth bring up issues that are not necessarily easy to explain away. For Elizabeth, Darcy’s treatment of Wickham (according to Mr. Wickham’s false version of events) is unacceptable, but her resentment is small in comparison to how she feels about Mr. Darcy ruining Jane and Bingley’s relationship. Mr. Darcy’s forced separation of Jane and Bingley also leads Elizabeth back to Darcy’s objection to the inferiority of her own birth and the Bennet family’s inappropriate behavior. Elizabeth’s explanation for her rejection of Mr. Darcy fuels her anger towards him. It also creates a matching anger in Mr. Darcy in particular by characterizing as ungentlemanly his alleged treatment of