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FourdifferentmarriagesinPrideandPrejudice

Four different marriages in Pride and Prejudice 

Characterreflectsone'smarriageorattitudestowardslove

-----FourdifferentmarriagesinPrideandPrejudice

Outline

Thesissentence:

JaneAusten,bydescribingfourdifferentmarriagesinPrideandPrejudice,expressedherviewpointthatone’scharacteroftenreflectshisorhermarriageandattitudestowardslove.

ThecombinationofvulgarCollinsandmediocreCharlotteresultsinadespicablemarriage.

Collinsisavulgar,pompousandrapaciousmanwhoissubservienttohisparsonessandalwaysarrogantbeforehisinferiors.

HispompousandrapaciouscharacterdeterminesthathisproposaltoElizabethisafailure.

HisvulgarandservilecharacterandhisridiculousconceptofloveleadtohisquickmarriagewithCharlotte.

Charlotteisavainandmediocregirl.

HermediocrecharacterandperceptionresultinhermarriagewithCollins

.

Hervaincharacterbringsaboutherfalsedeionofhermarriedlife.

ThecombinationofdissoluteWickhameandempty-mindedLydiaresultsinasex-orientedmarriage.

Wickhameisadissoluteandcunningvillainwhoischangeableinhisloveandcrazyaboutmoney.

1.Heisathoroughgoingmoney-pursuerandloveimposter,

whichdeterminesthetransferofhislovefrompoor

ElizabethtowealthyMiss.King.

2.Hismeancharacterandcontemptiblebehaviorbringabout

hiselopementwithLydia.

Lydiaisanempty-mindedanduncertainflirtwhoalways

seeksherownfunandsexualexcitement.

Herdissipationandfoolishnessleadtoherromanticdeeds

withofficialsinMeryton.

2.Herignoranceanddissipationleadtoherelopementwith

Wickhame.

C.Theirmarriagerepresentscapitulationtopersonalclaims.

ThecombinationofpleasantBingleyandmildJaneresultsinahappymarriage.

Bingleyisacordialandsimpleyoungmanwhoiseasytoapproachandconstantinlove,buthelacksstrengthandindependenceinhismarriage.

1.Hiscordialandsimplecharacterandhisattitudestowards

loveleadtohisquietromancewithJane.

2.Hisweakandeasily-ledcharacterleadtohispartingwith

Jane.

Janeisakindandmildgirlwithintroverteddisposition.Sheisconstantinherlovebutlacksstrengthandself-confidence.

1.Herkindandmildcharacterandherattitudestowardslove

determinehersteadyromancewithBingley.

2.Shelacksstrengthandself-confidence,whichmakesher

readilybelievethatBingleyloveshernomore.

C.Theirmarriageishappy.

ThecombinationofdecentDarcyandsensibleElizabethresultsinasuccessfulmarriage.

Darcyisagoodmanofintegritywithproudappearance.Heisconstantinhisloveandwillingtomakesacrificeforhislover.

HistruelovetoElizabethleadstohisfirstproposaltoElizabethregardlessofherhumblefamilyandherinferiorposition.

HisdecentcharacterandtruelovetoElizabethresultinthefactthathedidhisutmosttorescueWickhameandLydiafromtheirtrouble.

Elizabethisanintelligentandsensiblegirl,whoisself-dignifiedandpronetohastyjudgements.Sheisalsobraveanddiscreetinherlove.

Herintelligence,braveryanddiscretioninlovebringaboutthefactthatsherefusedCollins’firstproposalagainsthermother’swill.

Thefactthatsheisself-dignifiedandpronetohastyjudgementleadstoherrefusalofDarcy’sproposal.

Hersensibilityandrightloveconceptbringabouthersuccessfulmarriage.

C.Theirmarriageleadstoareconciliationofpersonaland

socialclaims.

Characterreflectshisorhermarriageandattitudestowardslove

----fourdifferentmarriagesinPrideandPrejudice

AmongallthenovelswrittenbyJaneAusten,PrideandPrejudicehasbeenvaluedasthemostsuccessfulandpopularmasterpiece.Thisnovelispeopledwithcharactersofherownsocialclass:

Theladiesandgentlemenofthelandedgentry.Theplotofthisnovelrevolvearoundtheintricaciesofcourtshipandmarriagebetweenmembersofherclass,whichisgreatattractiontomanyreaders.DeeplyimpressedbyfourdifferentmarriagesinPrideandPrejudice,Imadeananalysisofthosefourtypesofmarriagesandcametoanconclusionthatone’scharacterreflectshisorhermarriageandtheirattitudestowardsmarriage.Thefourcouples,variedintheircharacters,presenteduswithfourdifferentdistinctmarriages.

ThefirstmarriagepresentedbeforeusisthemarriageofCollinsandCharlotte.Collinswasaconceitedandfoolishyoungman.HewouldinherittheestateofLongbourn,thepropertyofMr.Bennetuponhisdeath,whichamountstodeprivingfivedaughtersofMr.Bennetofeverything.Therefore,thefivedaughterswouldhavenotenoughmoneytosupporttheirlifeunlesstheyareluckyenoughtomarrywell-to-dohusbands.Collinswasvulgarandservile,seldomopenshismouthwithoutmentioninghispatroness,LadyCatherinedeBourgh.Her“affabilityandcondescension”（JaneAusten58）issoimpressiveuponhimthathefeltgreatlyflatteredonlyby“hervisitinhishumbleparsonage”.（JaneAusten59）

Collinswaspompousandnarrow-mindedmanwhoneverpossesshisownconceptionoflove,heintendstogetmarriedmerelybecauseitwastheparticularadviceandrecommendationofLadyCatherinedeBourgh.Tobeginwith,hemadeuphismindtomarryoneofthedaughtersofMr.BennetasawayofreconciliationwiththeLongbournfamily.ThebeautifulJane,undoubtedly,ishisfirstchoice.ButwhenhewasinformedthatJanehadbeenprivatelyengaged,heswiftlychangeJanetoElizabeth,whois“equallynexttoJaneinbirthandbeauty”（JaneAusten62）.Nomutualacquaintanceandlovebetweeneachother.MarriagetoCollinswasonly“arightthingforeveryclergymanineasycircumstances”and“advicefromLadyCatherinedeBourgh”（JaneAusten95）.JaneAustengaveusafullstatementofhisbackgroundandcharacter.“Mr.Collinswasnotasensibleman,andthedeficiencyofnaturehadbeenbutlittleassistedbyeducationorsociety.Thegreatestpartofhislifehavingbeenspentundertheguidanceofanilliterateandmiserlyfather,andthoughhebelongedtooneoftheuniversities,hehadmerelykeptthenecessaryterms,withoutformingatitanyusefulacquaintance.Thesubjectioninwhichhisfatherhadbroughthimup,hadgivenhimoriginallygreathumilityofmanner,butitwasnowagooddealcounteractedbytheself-conceitofaweakhead,livinginretirement,andtheconsequentialfeelingofearlyandunexpectedprosperity.”And“therespectwhichhefeltforherhighrank,andhisvenerationforherashispatroness,minglingwithaverygoodoptionofhimself,ofhisauthorityasaclergyman,andhisrightsasarectormadehimaltogetheramixtureofprideandobsequiousness,self-importanceandhumility.”（JaneAusten61）

HischaractercanbevividlyreflectedinhisfirstproposaltoElizabethanddeterminesthathiscourtwasafailure.WearenotsurprisedathisfailurewhenwereadhisridiculousproposaltoElizabeth:

“Butthefactis,thatbeing,asIam,toinheritthisestateafterthedeathofyourhonoredfather.Icouldnotsatisfymyselfwithoutresolvingtochooseawifefromamonghisdaughters,thatthelosstothemmightbeaslittleaspossible,whenthemelancholyeventtakesplace.”（JaneAusten95）Howrapaciousandpompousheis!

Toacquirethewealthaswellasawife!

Whataridiculousideaofhismarriageconceptionitwas!

HavingbeenrefusedbyElizabeth,hequicklymarriesCharlotte.“InasshorttimeasMrCollins’longspeecheswouldallow,everythingwassettledbetweenthemtothesatisfactionofboth.”（MordecaiMarcus274）WecanseefromherethathislovetoCharlottewasbynomeanssincereandgenuine.ToCollins,Charlottewastheonlychoicehecouldmake.Hewastheverymanwhowasincapableofnormalpersonalfeelings.Hiswholecharacterhasbeenabsorbedbyhissocialmask,andherelatesonlyhissocialselftoothersocialsurfaces.ThusCollinsdidnotexactlycapitulatetosocialclaims,forheneverrecognizedpersonalclaims,andhewasblindtothefactthathisownpersonalclaimsweredistortedsocialclaims.Abriefanalysisofhiscombinationofarroganceandservilitywillexplainthisdistortion.Collinsvaluedonlysocialpower,andsohesoughtsecuritybycringingbeforehissuperiors.Tohispotentialinferiorshewasarrogantandrude,whichbehaviorexpressedangeratthosewhowouldnotrecognizehissocialpowerandvindincativecompensationforhiscring.Aslongasawifecouldbesettled,itdoesn’tmatterwhetheritwasCharlotteorElizabethoranyoneelse.

Charlotteseemstomeisamediocreandvainyounglady.SheacceptedCollinssolelyfromthepureanddisinteresteddesireofanestablishment.HermediocreperceptionandeagernesstogetmarriedpreventherfromdetectingCollins’pomposityandfoolishness.Wecanalsoseeherattitudestowardsloveandmarriagefromherwords“Happinessinmarriageisentirelyamatterofchance.Ifthedispositionsofthepartiesareeversowellknowntoeachother,oreversosimilarbefore-hand,itdoesn’tadvancetheirfelicityintheleast.Theyalwayscontrivetogrowsufficientlyunlikeafterwardstohavetheirshareofvexation;anditisbettertoknowaslittleaspossibleofthedefectsofthepersonwithwhomyouaretopassyourlife.”（JaneAusten110）Thatisherideaofmarriage,whichaccountsforherquickmarriagewithCollins.Besides,Collinsistheonlyalternativetopenuryandsocialisolation.

Charlotte’slettersabouthermarriedlifetoElizabethfullyrevealedhervaincharacter.She（Charlotte）wrotecheerfully,seemedsurroundedwithcomforts,andmentionednothingthatshecouldnotpraise.Thehouse,furniture,neighborhood,androads,