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AStudyoftheMarriageBetweenElizabethandDarcyinPrideandPrejudice

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IntroductionofJaneAusten

JaneAusten'sbackground

JaneAusten'smarriageexperienceandherviewofmarriage

AnalysisofElizabethandDarcy'scharacters

AnalysisofElizabeth'scharacters

AnalysisofDarcy'scharacters

MarriagebetweenElizabethandDarcy

AhappymarriagebetweenElizabethandDarcy

AsuccessfulandidealmarriagebetweenElizabethandDarcy

Conclusion

Abstract

ThemarriagebetweenElizabethandDarcyisthemostappreciableoneinPrideandPrejudice.Someoftheircharactersmakeconflictsandalsotosomeextentpromotetheirunderstandingbetweeneachother.Forexample,Darcy'spridemakeconflictwithElizabeth'sprejudice,inotherwords,herrebelliouscharacter.However,Darcy'sintegrityandElizabeth'swittyobservationsandherintelligencehelpedtoresolvethecontradictionsandreleasethosemisunderstandings.Thefirstpartofthisessayistogivesomeintroductionoftheauthor,JaneAustentohaveabetterunderstandingofherbackgroundandherviewofmarriage.ThesecondpartistoanalysissomecharactersofElizabethandDarcyrespectivelytoidentifythetwocharacter.ThethirdpartoftheessayistoanalyzethehappysuccessfulandidealmarriagebetweenElizabethandDarcy.Finally,therewillbeaconclusionoftheessay.

IntroductionofJaneAusten

JaneAusten'sbackground

JaneAustenwasborninavillageinHampshire,1775.Herfatherwasarector.Shewastheseconddaughterandseventhchildinafamilyowningeightchild.Thefirst25yearsofherlifeAustenspentinHampshire.Shewaseducatedathomewithhersisters.Herparentsweregoodreadersandshereceivedabroadereducation.Incomparisontomanywomenofhertime,shewasbettereducatedthanordinarypeople.Herlifewasveryquietly,cheerfully,andshedidsmalldomesticdutiesathome.

Inheradultlife,BritainwasatwarwithFrance.Atthatperiodoftime,therewerealotofinjuriescausedbythewar.Herbrothers,FrankandCharlesservedintheRoyalNavy.Ononehand,theybroughtsomewealthandhonor.Ontheotherhand,theywereinconstantdanger.Woman'schoiceswereseverelylimitedatthattime.Marriagewasnotjustaproblemoflove,whatismore,itwasalsoaproblemofmoneyandone'ssocialstatus.

AsitwasdescribedinthefirstchapterofPrideandPrejudice,“Itisatruthuniversallyacknowledgedthatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortunemustbeinwantofawife〞,womenownednopropertyatthatperiodoftimeandmarriagewastheonlywayforwomentogainsocialstatusandrecognition.

JaneAusten'smarriageexperienceandherviewofmarriage

JaneAustendidnotmarryinherwholelife.JaneAusten'sfatherwouldlikeAustentomarryarichman.However,Janefellinlovewithayounglawyerwhoownedjustalittleasset.Therefore,hisfatherdisagreedwiththeirmarriageandrequiredthatlawyercomebacktohishometownanddidnotallowthetwotomeetwitheachother.Finally,thatlawyermarriedwithanotherwomanandJaneAustenchosetobeunmarriedinallherlife.

Herownexperienceinfluencedherviewofmarriagetosomeextent.

InJaneAusten'sview,marriageshouldbebasedonbothloveandeconomiccondition,butloveplaysamoresignificantrolebetweentheboth.Atthattime,shethoughtitiswrongtomarryformoney,butatthesametimeitisunwisetomarrywithoutmoney.Thereforethemostidealmarriageistomarrybasedonbothloveandeconomyinherheart.ThemarriagebetweenElizabethandDarcyisjustwhatJaneAustenthoughtthemostsuccessfulandidealmarriage.

AnalysisofElizabethandDarcy'scharacters

AnalysisofElizabeth'scharacters

InPrideandPrejudice,Elizabethappearedasauniquegirlwhowasrebelliousandbravewithsharpintelligenceandwittyobservation.Sheisoutstandingandsheistotallydifferentfromotherwomenaroundher.Shedarestospeakaswellasact.Sheisdeterminedandstrong-minded.Shewilldoanythingshethinksrightratherthandoeverythingaccordingtosocialnorms.

Forexample,whenMr.Collinsmadeaproposaltoher,shedidnotjustobeyhermother'swillingandshefollowedherownhearttospeakagainsttheridiculousproposal.SherefusedMr.Collinsdirectly,“Iamverysensibleofofthehonorofyourproposals,butitisimpossibleformetodootherwisethandeclinethem.〞Sheisdefinitelybraveandbelievesinlove,shewanttofindamanshereallylovesbutnotjustaccepttheengagementforfamilywill.Shewasstraight-forwardtorefusehim,afterall,asfarasherselfconcerned,itwasabsolutelyimpossibleforhertoacceptsuchanengagement.Herfeelingsineveryrespectforbidit,soshewasbraveenoughtodeclinethenoloveinvolvedproposaldirectlywithouthesitation.HerrebellionalsorepresentedintheconversationwithLadyCatherinedeBourgh.AsLadyCatherinewasconsideredasanobleimageofthehighstatus,nearlyallpeopleflatteredherdeliberatelywithhypocrisy.However,asforLadyCatherine'sairofungracious,insolentanddisagreeable,especiallyhersarcasm,Elizabethbraveenoughtoagainstit.WhenCatherinecametoElizabeth’shometoblameherbecauseofherengagementwithhernephewDarcy,shehadtakencouragetonegotiatewithLadyCatherine.Weallknowinthatperiodoftime,thereweresocialranksinthesociety,however,shedoesnotfeelinferiortoothers.Instead,sheisconfidentenoughtorebelthesocialstereotype.Shechallengetheauthority,“Butyouarenotentitledtoknowmine;norwillsuchbehaviorasthiseverinducemetobeexplicit.〞InresponsetoLadyCatherine-theonerepresentsauthority,shedidn’tgiveupbuttoinvolveandagainstasherownwill.

AnalysisofDarcy'scharacters

ThereisnodoubtthatDarcywasprideofhimselfbecauseofhisidentityandhewasdifferentiatehimselffromothers.Attheball,fromtheconversationbetweenDarcyandBinleyrevealedthischaracter,“Icertainlyshallnot,youknowhowIdetestit,unlessIamparticularlyacquaintedwithmypartner.Assuchanassemblyasthis,itwouldbeinsupportable.Yoursistersareengaged,andthereisnotanotherwomanintheroomwhomitwouldnotbeapunishmenttometostandupwith.〞Wecanseehowpridewasheforactuallythereweremanyprettygirlsintheball,however,hejustignorethemandeventhoughttodancewiththemwasevenapunishmentforhim.WhenBinleyrecommendedElizabethashispartner,hedespisedwithmockthatsheistolerable,butnothandsomeenoughtotempthim.Whatismore,hewouldnottoinvitethoseyoungladieswhowereslightedbyothermen.Heattachedtoomuchimportanceofhimself.HispridemadeabadimpressionforElizabethwhentheymetinthefirsttime.

However,hewasalsoamanofintegrity.Hewouldliketoexpresshimselfinadirectwayratherthanhidehissincerefeeling.Hedidnotlikeothercommonpeoplewhowouldliketoconveytheirfeelingsinanindirectway.WhenDarcyElizabethandBingleytalkaboutthewritingstyle,theyhavethefollowingconversation.Bingleysaid,“MyideasflowsorapidlythatIhavenotimetoexpressthembywhichmeansmyletterssometimesconveynoideasatalltomycorrespondents〞.Hesaysthosewordstoexpresshishumility.ButatthattimeDarcysays,“Nothingismoredeceitfulthantheappearanceofhumility.Itisoftenonlycarelessnessofopinion,andsometimesanindirectboast〞.Hewasatruefriendwithintegrityandhedidnotconcealhisrealfeeling.Wemayseethatheisatruefriend.

Whatismore,athisfirstproposaltoElizabeth,hedidnotsayanyflatteredwords,heexpressedallhisopinionaboutherfamilyandhistrueloveforhersincerely.WhenElizabethwasplayingpiano,asheeversaidtoElizabeth,“IcertainlyhavenotthetalentwhichsomepeoplepossessofconversingeasilywiththoseIhaveneverseenbefore.Icannotcatchtheirtoneofconversation,orappearinterestedintheirconcerns,asIoftenseedone.〞HedidnothidehisflawandtalkedwithElizabethfaithfully.Itisthecharacterofintegrityhelpedtomeltthemisunderstandingbetweenthemlaterwhichfinallyleadtotheirhappymarriage.

MarriagebetweenElizabethandDarcy

AhappymarriagebetweenElizabethandDarcy

ThemarriagebetweenElizabethandDarcywasahappyendingbecausetheirmarriagewasbasedonsincerelove.DarcywasattractedbyElizabeth’scheerfulandlovelycharactersastimewentbyalthoughatthefirstsighthethoughtshewasjusttolerable.However,ElizabethbelievedinwhatotherssaidaboutMr.Darcy,herprejudicearosethemisunderstoodbetweenthem.However,Darcy’sintegrityshortstheirdistanceoftheirheart.HetoldElizabethhisfeeling,thenElizabethmadereflectionofherformerjudgmentwithhercalmintelligence.

Actually,itwasnotjustonesidethatcouldmakethewonderfulmarriage,itwastheirlovereallydoesmatter.Atrueloveistheonethatcanstillreserveentirelyalthoughthereweremanymisunderstandingsbefore,justlikethemarriagebetweenDarcyandElizabeth.Theymarriedeachotheronequaltermsafterbreakingeachother’sprideandprejudice.

Thetruehappymarriageisbasedonloveandsense,thetwomajorcharactersfellinlovewithsense,therefore,theirlovewasawonderfulhappymarriage.

AsuccessfulandidealmarriagebetweenElizabethandDarcy

ThemarriagebetweenDarcyandElizabethwasasuccessfulmarriageinviewoftwoaspects.Materially,Darcywasarichmanwhoownalargesumofmoney.Atthatperiodoftime,areallytrueloveisbasedonbotheconomyandlove.ThemarriagebetweenDarcyandElizabethinbasisofmoneyandloveisthekindofmarriagethatcanlastlongerinviewofpeople.

Spiritually,thetwobothpursuitsincerelovenotbasedonthesociallimitations.Elizabethisintelligentandwittybutwiththetendencytojudgeonherfirstimpression.Supposingshedidnotovercomeherprejudice,therewouldnotbesuchanidealmarriage.ElizabethandDarcy’srelationshipisultimatelydecidedwhenDarcyovercomeshispridewithsincerelove,andElizabethovercomesherprejudice,then,theybothfallinlovewitheachother.Itseemsthateverythingisbestarranged.

Whatismore,asfarastheJaneAustenconcerned,themarriagewasagreatsuccesscombinedthetwofactorsmentionedabove.Marriagebasedmerelyonmoney,propertyandandsocialstatusisnotperfect,anditisverystupid;Onthecontrary,marriagebasedonlovewithouteconomicalfoundationseemsimperfect,afterall,moneyistosomeextentanecessityforourlives.H