Method: Setting the scene
Thesis Statement:Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice illustrates several kinds of marriages, but the reader is left with the impression that marriages of love and suitability are the kinds of marriages for which one should wish.
II. Body of the Paper
A. Mr. and Mrs. Bennet are unhappily married because their marriage is formed upon Mr. Bennet’s misjudgement of Mrs. Bennet’s intelligence and rational behavior.
1. Mr. Bennet constantly insults his wife in front of their children. He makes it known that he only married her for her beauty.
2. Mrs. Bennet is too dumb to realize that Mr. Bennet doesn’t love her and he resents her.
B. False love and evasion are the basis of Mr. Collins and Charlotte Lucas’ marriage.
1. Mr. Collins is clueless to the fact that no one likes him. He thinks he is in love with Charlotte and she loves him, when in reality, she is only interested in him for financial stability.
2. Charlotte tries to evade her husband as possible, at all times. She arranged their house in a way that put his office facing the front road and her parlor in the back of the house.
C. Unlike the other marriages, Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth’s marriage is built upon mutual love, shared passions and similar morals.
1. Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth respect and admire each other. …show more content…
The Regency Period was a time where status, money and connections are very important and marrying for love is not important. During this time, it is common to attend a ball that is being hosted by a member of the upper class. It is at a ball where Elizabeth and Mr.Darcy initially meet, and where they begin to have feelings for each other. Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice illustrates several kinds of marriages, but the reader is left with the impression that marriages of love and suitability are the kinds of marriages for which one should