Bess Glanton
Mrs. Brown
Pre-AP British Literature
0 October 2010
Love and Happiness
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife." This opening line summarizes the character's intentions throughout the story. Pride and Prejudice is set in a time where marriage defines one's value, so the entire plot revolves around the sacred union. From cover to cover, the idea of marriage corresponding with happiness dictates the actions of every character. Because of the culture of the day, every Bennett sister is expected to marry and settle into a higher class family than her own. Contrary to their mother's incessant nettling, four of the five Bennett sisters marry by the end of the book. Charlotte and Mr. Collins, Lydia and Wickham, Jane and Bingley, and Elizabeth and Darcy are the happily wedded couples in Pride and Prejudice. But are all of them really happy together? In fact, only one couple marries because they find true love. For this reason, Elizabeth and Darcy will be the happiest together.
Mrs. Brown
Pre-AP British Literature
0 October 2010
Love and Happiness
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife." This opening line summarizes the character's intentions throughout the story. Pride and Prejudice is set in a time where marriage defines one's value, so the entire plot revolves around the sacred union. From cover to cover, the idea of marriage corresponding with happiness dictates the actions of every character. Because of the culture of the day, every Bennett sister is expected to marry and settle into a higher class family than her own. Contrary to their mother's incessant nettling, four of the five Bennett sisters marry by the end of the book. Charlotte and Mr. Collins, Lydia and Wickham, Jane and Bingley, and Elizabeth and Darcy are the happily wedded couples in Pride and Prejudice. But are all of them really happy together? In fact, only one couple marries because they find true love. For this reason, Elizabeth and Darcy will be the happiest together.