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A Study of the Marriage Between Elizabeth and

Darcy in Pride and Prejudice

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Content

Part1 Introduction of Jane Austen

1.1 Jane Austen's background

1.2 Jane Austen's marriage experience and her view of marriage Part2 Analysis of Elizabeth and Darcy's characters

2.1 Analysis of Elizabeth's characters

2.2 Analysis of Darcy's characters

Part3 Marriage between Elizabeth and Darcy

3.1 A happy marriage between Elizabeth and Darcy

3.2 A successful and ideal marriage between Elizabeth and Darcy Part4 Conclusion

Abstract

The marriage between Elizabeth and Darcy is the most appreciable one in Pride and Prejudice. Some of their characters make conflicts and also to some extent promote their understanding between each other. For example, Darcy's pride make conflict with Elizabeth's prejudice, in other words, her rebellious character. However, Darcy's integrity and Elizabeth's witty observations and her intelligence helped to resolve the contradictions and release those misunderstandings. The first part of this essay is to give some introduction of the author, Jane Austen to have a better understanding of her background and her view of marriage. The second part is to analysis some characters of Elizabeth and Darcy respectively to identify the two character. The third part of the essay is to analyze the happy successful and ideal marriage between Elizabeth and Darcy. Finally, there will be a conclusion of the essay.

Part1 Introduction of Jane Austen

1.1 Jane Austen's background

Jane Austen was born in a village in Hampshire, 1775. Her father was a rector. She was the second daughter and seventh child in a family owning eight child. The first 25 years of her life Austen spent in Hampshire. She was educated at home with her sisters. Her parents were good readers and she received a broader education. In comparison to many women of her time, she was better educated than ordinary people. Her life was very quietly, cheerfully, and she did small domestic duties at home.

In her adult life, Britain was at war with France. At that period of time, there were a lot of injuries caused by the war. Her brothers, Frank and Charles served in the Royal Navy. On one hand, they brought some wealth and honor. On the other hand, they were in constant danger. Woman's choices were severely limited at that time. Marriage was not just a problem of love, what is more, it was also a problem of money and one's social status.

As it was described in the first chapter of 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 wife”, women owned no property at that period of time and marriage was the only way for women to gain social status and recognition.