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Compare and contrast the marriage proposals received by Elizabeth Bennet. Is it inevitable, in your view, that she will refuse the first two proposals and accept the third?
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Compare and contrast the marriage proposals received by Elizabeth Bennet. Is it inevitable, in your view, that she will refuse the first two proposals and accept the third? For women in the late 17th and early 18th century, marriage was exceptionally important as it was incredibly difficult for them to find a reasonable living by themselves and would have otherwise had to live off the hospitality of a family relative. Like today, most women would have preferred to marry for love but in spite of this, many had to find a husband who could offer both security and a dependable income or else they might have to marry beneath their social class. Pride and Prejudice is based around the theme of marriage and how each of the Bennet sisters manages in finding an ideal match, particularly the two eldest: Jane and Elizabeth. Elizabeth Bennet received her first proposal from Mr. Collins, a...
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