Marriage in Pride and Prejudice - A concluding post

I have loved posting and exploring the theme of marriage in the Jane Austin classic pride and prejudice.
We have explored the definition of marriage, the different reasons for marriage in the 19th century in comparison to today and elopement in the 19th century in the novel too. Hopefully it is been informative and you have enjoyed reading as much as i have enjoyed writing this.
Any questions feel free to comment them to me and i will do my best to answer them

Thank you once again
Lauren :)

Lydia's elopement to Wickham

Elopement: running away with some one (lover) usually however not always to get married.

In the novel Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Bennet and 4 of the Bennet sisters find out that Lydia elopes to Mr Wickham. The family later find out that they have been living an unmarried life together and this brings dismay to the family.
I believe that this is a big part in the novel because it is a stepping stone that leads Elizabeth the fall in love with Darcy, as he writes to her and informs her as to the danger that Lydia faces eloping to Wickham.
"he came to tell Mr. Gardiner that he had found out where your sister and Mr. Wickham were, and that he had seen and talked to them both, Wickham repeatedly, Lydia once. " (Austin, 1996, p304)

The next post will be a concluding post with a sum up of the novel and were you can leave questions to 

Lauren :)

Relation to Pride and Prejudice

Marriage in pride and prejudice (set in the 19th century) was done for some similar and some different reasons than it is today. In this post i will be taking you through both of these. In my opinion below is a table or similarities and differences for marriage today against in the 19th century

Similarities today	Differences to today
For love (in some instances, including Darcy & Elizabeth, and Jane & and Mr Bingley)	For social Status
For money and wealth (sometimes)	For Money
	For Security
	For children

In the case of Mr Darcy and Elizabeth & Mr Bingley and Jane: 

Their marriages were out of love which is seen on page 356 and in chapter 59 where Elizabeth professes her love for Darcy to her father Mr Bennet.

         "by repeated assurances that Mr. Darcy was really the object of her choice, by explaining the gradual             change which her estimation of him has undergone, relating her absolute certainty that his affection was           not the work of a day, but had stood the test of many months suspense." (Page 356) 

In the case of Mr Collins and Miss Charlotte Lucas :

After readers see that Elizabeth turns down Mr Collins proposal of marriage, Charlotte Lucas is very quick to accept his next proposal to her. Charlotte knows that Mr Collins will inherit the Longbourn property and that Mr Collins is of a suitable husband for security and to have children to. This is more of a security love and security marriage then for of passion and true love. 

Next post soon with the elopement of Lydia  

Lauren :)

The Definition of Marriage - Introductory Post

Before readers of pride and prejudice can explore the theme of marriage they must first define and understand what it is.
In my opinion there are a few different aspects to marriage, marriage is both recognised by the law and by the church.
I believe marriage is typically recognised by a few different signs and symbols.Which include: the rings, the church, the colour white and two partners and in the 19th century money and your financial state was a big part of marriage.

Another post soon with the relation of marriage in pride and prejudice
Lauren :)