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Compare the Proposals Elizabeth Receives From Mr Collins and Mr Darcy and Her Reactions to Them "Pride and Prejudice" deal with several issues important to people in the early 19th century. Marriage is a key theme in this book of love, hatred, pride and prejudice. Marriage was highly imperative in the early 19th century, especially with girls born into less wealthy families. Being over 25 and unmarried was an extremely undesirable position to be in. It was also necessary for a young girl to marry so that she was not financially dependant on her family. At the beginning of the novel, Austen writes, "a wealthy, single man must need a wife." This was the attitude of women who wanted and needed a husband. For women in the early 19th century, women were customarily restricted to the home and their families. For women in upper-middle class, such as the Bennet family, life...

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