The Use of Marriage in Pride and Prejudice to Present the Nature of an Ideal Relationship With a social and cultural context where marriage was assumed to be of great importance， Jane Austen uses a number of marriages to expose and satirize societal values of the age， and to explore the nature of the ideal Austen portrays a true and ideal marriage to be one where economic and social compatibility is encompassed with love and the union of In the novel， all marriages， except Elizabeth and Darcy’s， appear to be deficient in the values necessary for an ideal The marriage of the Bennets is an imprudent one， a union of a reasonably intelligent man with an inane The suggestion that the initial attraction was purely physical elucidates that the relationship is based on superficial M Bennet’s lack of satisfaction in his marriage leads him to shut himself from reality， failing to procure the masculine control that Austen regards as central in a successful Austen thus portrays marriage as a patriarchal institution， elucidating a perfect marriage to be one where the male takes control and the female allows for the “meeting of minds” Like the Bennets， the marriage between Lydia and Wickham is also Their relationship is one where physical desire outweighs reason， decency and good sense， with “their passions stronger than their ” Lydia’s infatuation with the “uniform” and desire for social standing， and Wickham’s desire for financial inducements leads them to marry for entirely wrong By stepping outside the social norms of her society， Lydia makes herself vulnerable to ostracism， and by breaking the rules of society (that Austen herself supports)， their marriage is doomed to In the novel， Charlotte Lucas presents a pragmatic view on marriage， declaring that “happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance” Her marriage to M Collins is to gain in establishment and acquire social standing and economic It is through Charlotte Lucas that Austen illustrates the dire economic and social plight faced by unmarried women in the eighteenth The superficial nature of Collins’ love is made abundantly clear by Austen through his earnest desire to appease his patroness， by the ease with which he is able to transfer from one marriage object to another and the absurdity of his While the Collins’ relationship has social standing and economic security， it is entirely deficient in the affection and intellectual union that Austen regards as quintessential in a true The marriage of the Gardiners is superior to that of the Collins in terms of affection， intelligence integrity as well as economic However， Austen’s realistic appraisal of eighteenth century society finds their relationship inferior due to its lack of rank and Similarly， Jane and Bingley [at the end of the novel] come to enjoy affection， position and economic However， their relationship is delineated to be lacking in depth of feeling and intelligence， and is a union of less intelligent minds， less self-awareness and Bingley’s weak By comparison with all other marriages in the novel， Elizabeth and Darcy’s is the ideal by Austen’s standards - meeting the highest criteria of love， character and Theirs is a relationship of mutual respect and love， based on moral integrity and an understanding of each other as well as themselves， while possessing economic wealth and The marriages in Pride and Prejudice thus portray and advocate patriarchy within the economic system， social standing and society as a Jane Austen therefore portrays marriage as a patriarchal institution where economic， social and intellectual compatibility as well as love must be present for the relationship to Marriage in Pride and Prejudice "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a " Jane Austen provides subsequent argument with the first line of her novel， Pride and P A statement that remains true to this very Austen's' first statement sets up the beginning of the She states that a man， financially well off， but with no mate to accompany him to share in his wealth， is undoubtedly in search of a In Pride and Prejudice， M Bingley and M Darcy play the role of the rich M and M Bennet are the parents of five unwed M And M Bennet have conflicting thoughts about the arrival of the rich M Bennet thinks nothing of He has no new thoughts about the arrival of Bingley and D M Bennet sees flashing She views it as the perfect chance to automatically place a few of her five daughters into the rich Marrying off her daughters serves as the main purpose in M Bennet's M Bennet wants her husband to go and make a greeting to the new Her plans are to get in contact with them and make aware her five unmarried M Bennet encourages her daughter， Jane， to set her sights on M B M Bennet's' sarcastic comments prove his disconcert on the whole When Jane is invited to meet with M Bingley and his sister， M Bennet suggests that she go by horseback in hopes that she could probably get ill and extend her M Bennet's' mind is always thinking of ways to marry off her Her idea works to perfection and Jane ends up staying M Bennet goes to work again at the arrival of M Collins， M Bennet's' M Collins stays at the Bennet's house for a short He will inherit Longbourn when M Bennet dies since he will be the only， close male M Collins first intentions are toward Jane， but M Bennet informs him of B Collins then changes his target to E M Bennet is astounded at the rejection from E She does everything in her power to try to persuade her to marry C M Bennet views Collins as a successful Reverend with a prosperous future who would be a good choice for E Elizabeth will have no such thing， and denies C Her father also supports Elizabeth's decision not to accept the Marriage serves as the main element in Austen's' novel Pride and P M Bennet's' preconception with her daughters and their mates leads her to be almost a social Behaving irregularly at public ball and events， she constantly sets a bad name for her On the other side， M Bennet's' traditional ways of thinking of not trying to force marriage， but let it come naturally， contrast greatly with his
