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Pride and Prejudice wedlockEssay written by Maria EngstromIntroductionFor this essay, I chose to read the perhaps most famous deem by the English author Jane Austen.During the reading I was thinking about which theme I should choose to write about and analyze, andeventually I mat up that marriage was the central keyword in the book. I will concentrate on the situationof the daughters in the family, since these are the best described in the novel. My dealing with distinguishable ideals and problems within a marriage will be illustrated with examples from the text. Analysis"Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance. If the dispositions of the parties are ever sowell known to each other, or ever so similar beforehand, it does not advance their felicity in the least.They always continue to grow sufficiently unlike afterwards to have their share of vexation and it isbetter to know as little as possible of the defects of the person with whom you are to pass your life.&q uot This is a quote from Charlotte Lucas, one of the female characters in the novel, and a quote whichvery well exemplify the general feelings against marriage for the period and the people in upperclassEngland. Marriage is central for all characters in the novel not just daughters and sons, but parents, aunts,uncles and everybody else who has some matter to in the subject. Though it is of course most in theinterest of the daughter herself to get married, the interests of the own family raft be important for thechoice of husband and wife. It is not appropriate for the daughter to choose whoever she likes for herhusband, which she- if she wants a happy marriage- is not very likely to do. I will discuss the reasonsfor the careful choice of a proper husband below. "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a hit man in possession of a good fortune must be inwant of a wife" This is the first line in the novel, which clearly shows the connection between money and marriage. Itlies in the interest of a woman to marry a man with a fortune, or at least some good deal of money.The husband is meant to support his wife, since he is the one with a profession and she is not(something that will be discussed further down). So, naturally, personal attractions are weighedagainst financial considerations. This is why Mrs. Gardiner does not think Wickham a ve... ...connection was a permanent one sincedivorces were very uncommon during this period (and misfortunate for the familys good name, onecan imagine). One way for a husband to divorce his wife would be on grounds of sexual infidelity onthe wifes hand. This was, however, not an easy elbow room to a divorce. Except from getting the permissionof the Parliament to sue the wife, these different steps costed a good deal of money, which lead toonly the rich beingness able afford divorces. ConclusionMarriage is the main subject in the novel, as well as for people of this period. The maybe mostimportant delimit for a happy marriage is money besides love family relations. The situation of thewomen in the novel does not allow them any kind of deviant acting since a happy marriage is the onlygoal for them. Though this is the general atmosphere in the novel, I would like to end my essay withthe words of Mr. bennet to his daughter Elizabeth on her accepting Mr. Darcys proposal, which standlike an anti-thesis of the otherwise general view of the perfect marriage "He is rich, to be sure, and you may have more than fine clothes and fine carriages than Jane. But willthey make you happy?"