Views Of Marriage In Pride And Prejudice By Jane Austen

The views of marriage by the average individual may seem very simple. When people think of marriage, they think of two individuals in love. They may not see the true values that shall become of between a man and a women, lasting a lifetime. In Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice, marriage reflects many different aspects in the life of a man and a woman joined by their vows. Austen shows her very strong views on marriage throughout this novel. In Pride and Prejudice, Austen illustrates her views on marriage and the difference between a happy and unhappy marriage by putting together a sequence of events that lead up to how each of these kind of marriages play out in the novel.

In Pride and Prejudice, money and selfishness becomes the root …show more content…
The marriage of Mr. Bingley and Jane portrays a very happy relationship between the two lovers. Jane, a woman of simplicity and innocence, never speaks bad of others. Like Jane, Mr. Bingley, a young and rich man, feels the same way about others. The two find many similarities in their personalities and way of life. They show much love and affection towards each other and their compatibility makes for an outstanding relationship. They get along great together, not showing a worry of a social class or how many pounds each may own. The marriage between Elizabeth and Darcy shows the most happy and genuine love in the novel. Elizabeth posses characteristics of intelligence and quick wittedness. Darcy also posses the quality of intelligence while his pride takes over his character until his realization of his true love. The relationship between the two grew as they realized their mistakes at the beginning. They overcame many obstacles especially questioning their own personal qualities. Darcy proposed to Elizabeth and she rejected him. Her prideful character misjudged her first impression of Darcy. Though Darcy troubles when he tries to fall in love, he admires Elizabeth and would more than likely fallen in love with her if she was not a part of the lower class. Throughout the novel, Darcy made a realization that he thought wrong about caring only about …show more content…
In her time, for the best interest of the women, she would marry a man who owns a great amount of money. She disagrees with this logic and the values of marriage that focus on social status, wealth, good looks, and position. The marriages of Mr.and Mrs. Bennet, Lydia and Wickham, and Mr. Collins and Charlotte possess these very aspects of an unhappy and unhealthy marriage. These qualities make poor reasons to marry an individual. If a married couple finds themselves lacking love, respect, and compatibility, then the hope for the marriage decreases. On the other hand, not all happy marriages establish perfectness when first married. Darcy and Elizabeth needed to find themselves and realize their love for one another. They progressed through ups and downs to get to where they ended up at the end of the novel. They finally realized they loved each other and then happily married. Darcy answers Elizabeth in a conversation, “‘For the liveliness of your mind I did’” (317). His answer shows that he loved her for more than materialistic things like money and good looks, but rather loved her, and loved her for her beautiful and intelligent mind. Austen believes that a happy marriage results in the qualities of love, respect, and compatibility. Two people in love need these aspects and not the materialistic desires of money, good looks, and social