The idea of love is widely regarded for its subjective nature of how love is defined.A part of that is love does not take on the same meaning for everybody. In the novel Pride and Prejudice written by Jane Austen, social status, money and concerns over property are the normative key factors in determining love relationships. There are several instances where this situation manifests. For example, the relationship between Jane and Mr. Bingley. However, Austen 's version of love contrasts with the prevailing version of love amongst the other characters in the novel. There are various differences between the three young love relationships. For one, the love relationship between Jane and Mr. Bingley was like a highly influenced business transaction.
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Bingley due to the expression of affection and happiness exist between them on a mutual level.
Austen’s version of love could be described as being happy at her own will with someone with mutual respect and feelings of affection. Throughout the novel, Austen brings up happiness as being an aspect of a love relationship. For example, when Elizabeth turns down Mr. Collins marriage proposal. Elizabeth says, ”I do assure you that I am not one of those young ladies (if such young ladies there are) who are so daring as to risk their happiness on the chance of being asked a second time. I am perfectly serious in my refusal. You could not make me happy,...”(66).
In this quote, Elizabeth emphasises that she she will not enter into a love relationship if the person cannot make her happy. Also, Austen makes it clear that being well reasoned is a part of
version of her love. After Lady Catherine tried to pressure Elizabeth into making a promise,
Elizabeth says, “And I certainly never shall give it. I am not to be intimidated into anything so wholly unreasonable” (207).This quote reveals a negative attitude towards submitting to anything unreasonable to her and acting against her will. In addition, mutual feelings is a part …show more content…
The novel says, “though she could not look, she could listen, and he told her of feelings, which, in proving of what importance she was to him, made his affection every moment more valuable” (213).The excerpt above reveals that how Mr. Darcy feels toward
Elizabeth and his expression of it is important to her. The overall difference in the three love relationships is their purpose. With that said, according to Austen, the love best relationship is between Elizabeth and Mr.
Bingley due to the expression of affection and happiness exist between them on a mutual level.
Austen’s version of love could be described as being happy at her own will with someone with mutual respect and feelings of affection. Throughout the novel, Austen brings up happiness as being an aspect of a love relationship. For example, when Elizabeth turns down Mr. Collins marriage proposal. Elizabeth says, ”I do assure you that I am not one of those young ladies (if such young ladies there are) who are so daring as to risk their happiness on the chance of being asked a second time. I am perfectly serious in my refusal. You could not make me happy,...”(66).
In this quote, Elizabeth emphasises that she she will not enter into a love relationship if the person cannot make her happy. Also, Austen makes it clear that being well reasoned is a part of
version of her love. After Lady Catherine tried to pressure Elizabeth into making a promise,
Elizabeth says, “And I certainly never shall give it. I am not to be intimidated into anything so wholly unreasonable” (207).This quote reveals a negative attitude towards submitting to anything unreasonable to her and acting against her will. In addition, mutual feelings is a part …show more content…
The novel says, “though she could not look, she could listen, and he told her of feelings, which, in proving of what importance she was to him, made his affection every moment more valuable” (213).The excerpt above reveals that how Mr. Darcy feels toward
Elizabeth and his expression of it is important to her. The overall difference in the three love relationships is their purpose. With that said, according to Austen, the love best relationship is between Elizabeth and Mr.