Pride and Prejudice

In the book the Bennets are considered and unhealthy couple. Reason is because Mr. Bennet shows no respect of love for his wife. There are many faults to this marriage, but that is the main reason. He also shows no love to her or even spend time with her, he spends most of his time in his study alone and does not want to be disturbed. “I would like to have the library to my self, as soon as maybe” (said by Mr. Bennett). I believe he seems to act sarcastically and arrogant to his wife. The way he makes rude comments to her is not really being a true man. Marriage means that you love the person that you have giving everything to, that you need to show them the care and compassion that they need. However, when we, the people from this time period, look upon this marriage, we see it as an unhealthy and a marriage that will go down the toilet basically, but back then to that time period is was a normal and typical marriage because back then, marriage was based on money, not love

Austen opens the novel by telling us, “It is a truth universally acknowledge, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.”(7) The act of marriage during this time period an act of comfort rather than love. A woman married a man when it was ensured she would live a prosperous and wealthy life. Affection was not enough for women to marry; however, Elizabeth knew that in order for her to be happy, love must be there. In Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth was promised of a comfortable life by three gentlemen but turning all three down because her affection was

Mr and Mrs Bennet's marriage is spoken about in the book from Mr Bennet?s point of view. The reader may wonder why if they do not love each other, then why did Mr Bennet marry Mrs Bennet? This is explained in the book where Jane Austen says ?Her father (Elizabeth?s), captivated by youth and beauty, and that appearance of good humour, which youth and beauty generally give, had married a woman whose weak understanding and illiberal mind had very early in their marriage put an end to all real affection for her.? This basically explains that Mr Bennet married her because she was young and beautiful, but then realised she wasn?t very intelligent and he didn?t end up loving her. This has affected their marriage, as there are a lot sniping comments and complaining throughout the book to each other and about each other.

Today marriage is seen as an expression of deep love and respect for another person. In Austen’s time, a ‘good’ marriage was seen to be one where wealth and social status of the man and woman were socially suitable. There was very

The roles of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet in Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice are contrasted between a father who cares about what’s inside of people and a mother who only worries about vanity and appearance. Mr. and Mrs. Bennet’s parental guidance is unique to their personalities. Because of their two opposing personas, Mr. and Mrs. Bennet’s ideas of marriage are contradictory for their daughters; Mr. Bennet believes in a loving respectful marriage whereas Mrs. Bennet values a marriage which concerns wealth and social status. Their aspirations for Lydia, Jane, Mary, Kitty and Elizabeth mirror their conflicting ideologies. Mr. Bennet seems to have a quiet deep love

In Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen introduces the major thematic concept of marriage and financial wealth. Throughout the novel, Austen depicts various relationships that exhibit the two recurring themes. Set during the regency period, the perception of marriage revolves around a universal truth. Austen claims that a single man “must be in want of a wife.” Hence, the social stature and wealth of men were of principal importance for women. Austen, however, hints that the opposite may prove more exact: a single woman, under the social limitations, is in want of a husband. Through this speculation, Austen acknowledges that the economic pressure of social acceptance serves as a foundation for a proper marriage.

This stands in stark contrast to what Miss Elizabeth Bennett wants. Mrs Bennett wants her daughters to marry because it’s thea only way for them to solidfy that they will have food on their plates and a roof over their head. Mr. Collins is Mr. Bennetts brother and is set to inherit his estate when he dies. He comes to visit in the middle of the book and his main intentions are to ask on of the daughters to marry him and to observe what he will in time own. Mrs. Bennett says in response to all this “Oh! Single, my dear, to be sure! A single man of large fortune; four or five thousnd a year. What a fine thing for our girls!” (57, Austen) The single man she speaks of his Mr. Collins, the Bennett kids uncle. Austen describes Mr. Collins as a self retious kind of man who thinks he is above the Benntt’s just because he is set to inherrit their estate. This gives him a villeness quality. Austen is commenting on the blindness of Mrs. Bennett to the qualitys of Marraige. She only shes Mr. Collins as money but Elizabeth sees him as a bad person to spend the rest of her life with and theirfore turns down his marraige purposal. Which causes trouble between her and her mother. This is the best example of the contrast in what the two women see as the meaning of Marriage.

1. “It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in wants of a wife” Chapter 1 | During the time period that this book takes place, this quote could be proven true. At this time, there were arranged marriages based on a mans place in society and his fortune. Today, people get married because they are in love. Some people may marry others based on their financial standings but there are many wealthy people, my aunt for example, who have no desire to rush into marriage. |

This was the mindset for males and females alike, for a man to be seen as a success he must have a wife, and a women must have a husband to survive. “When a woman got married she could not own property, even inherited property, and her wealth was automatically passed to her husband. If a woman worked after marriage, her earnings also belonged to her husband” (Lythgoe). For during the 1800s it was abnormal for women to own land, most people if you were in the middle class you married up, for a house. Once the majority of women got married most of their possessions went to the male, this strayed many women away from marriage at this time. There are some exceptions, such as Lady Catherine de Bough, for her father died and there was as no males upon either side of the family so she got the wealth, but those cases are very rare.

In the novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, marriage is a significant issue for almost every single character that we are introduced to. In the year 1813, when the novel was first published, it was natural for people to wed due to status and practicality instead of for true love. The very first line of the novel is the perfect introduction to this ‘It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife’. Indeed, in 1813 marriage was seen as a financial transaction and women were seen as a commodity who had to be wed in order

Mrs. Bennet being satirized in Jane Austen’s Pride and prejudice Jane Austen satirizes Mrs. Bennet for her foolishness, lack of intelligence, being overly dramatic, and her obsession over marriage. It then affects her relationships with her daughters and the connection they share, it also affects the relationships with her neighbors, family, and friends as she comes off as pushy or annoying. In order to ultimately criticize how Mrs. Bennet is overly involved in her children’s life and unable to relax. Mrs. Bennet is being satirized for her obsession over marriage. Throughout the novel, Mrs. Bennet’s main priority is to get all of her daughters married.

The opening line in Austen’s P&P “It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife” is a direct reflection of society’s views on marriage in the 19th century.The irony of this quote however stems from the fact that it is more evident for a single woman, due to societal restrictions would be in want of a husband.In this period, a person was judged on their economical stance rather than their nature as exemplified by Mrs Bennet when she exclaims to Mr Bennet “A single man of large fortune: what a fine thing for our girls!” with the knowledge of the financial security that can be sought

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want if a wife"

In Jane Austen’s novel, Pride and Prejudice, Mrs. Bennet, the mother of the protagonist, Elizabeth, is generally portrayed as a buffoon who is an adversary for he daughter that is trying to force her into a marriage she does not want. One may wonder how she can be justified in any way, considering that she is known to embarrass her family members and behave idiotically. However, in the time period they live in, a marriage is necessary for all of the family to avoid a terrible fate. Mrs. Bennet, while often behaving improperly, does try to do the best for her daughters based on the world she lives in.

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. However little known the feelings or views of such a man