Elizabeth Bennet Relationship Analysis

In Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, the relationships between characters show different views on how and why partnerships are developed in the 1800’s. Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy’s relationship is established on honesty and love while the bond between Jane Bennet and Mr. Bingley is built on love and companionship. In contrast, the marriage of Charlotte Lucas and Mr. Collins is one created by societal pressures. Based on the three relationships discussed, I believe Jane Austen saw Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy as well as Jane Bennet and Mr. Bingley as the ideal types of relationships between people. Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy’s relationship starts off as an interest that turns into a bond and eventually into love. The interest starts as Elizabeth and her family attend a dance that Mr. Darcy also goes to. All eyes are on Mr. Darcy, Mr. Bingley, and Mr. Bingley’s sister, Caroline …show more content…
Darcy’s as well as Jane Bennet and Mr. Bingley’s as the ideal types of marriage. More so, I believe that both relationships are the same in certain ways the difference being that Jane Bennet and Mr. Bingley’s was more practical and likely to occur. I also believe she thought of Jane and Mr. Bingley as more ideal considering she used her own name for the female character. In a way she could be signifying what she wished to have or what she thought she deserved. I also think Jane Austen believed that marriage should be for love and both peoples’ wishes and not for someone outside of the marriage. I believe Austen thought marriage should be this way because of how much more detail she put into these relationships rather than the relationship between Charlotte Lucas and Mr. Collins considering their engagement is only spoken of once and their life together is only seen once. In my opinion, Austen saw that honesty, commonalities, companionship, and love pertained to an ideal