Society & Marriage

Before two people marry, usually 99% of the time, they would have extreme feelings of love for each other. Marriage isn't just something people do for fun now adays, it's a life changing experience and you are vowing your love to one person for life! (Unless divorce or something). For some families, I think race and other features are viewed critically before marriage due to religious purposes and just the parents and their own background of what they think.

Society and Marriage

Stuff like race is considered a lot these days when two people decide to marry. I believe that to some extent some things should be considered before marriage, like religious belief (mostly), but should not be a huge concern. If there are too many differences in some things that people tend to overlook when they feel like they are in love. Though it should be considered, it should not make or brake a relationship, compromises can be made.

Theme - Society and Marriage

In Pride and Prejudice a family's "connections," property, wealth, and social standing are considered before and consideration of marriage is made.

What considerations are made today when two people decide to marry? Do you think family background, religious faith, wealth, or education should or should not be considerations before marriage?

Defend your response.

Irony-Wickham/Elizabeth

I agree with Hannah's post about Wickham's conversation with Elizabeth. Wickham wanted to seem strong the 'bigger man' to Elizabeth but really he felt just as awkward and uspet about the situation as Mr. Darcy had. It makes me wonder if the conflict between Wickham and Darcy is true according to Wickham's side??

Elizabeth's Wit

Elizabeth's wit allows her to be able to insult someone without it seeming down right insulting, "'Both,' replied Elizabeth archly; 'for I have always seen a great similarity in the turn of our minds. -We are each of an unsocial, taciturn disposition, unwilling to speak, unless we expect to say something that will amaze the whole room, and be handed down to prosperitywith all the eclat of a proverb.'" But is it really an insult if it is truth?

Mr. Collins

Mr. Collins is one of the stupidest men in this book. He focuses his life solely on being recognized in the world and would do anything to seem better than he really is. This is shown through his attempts to mingle with higher classes at the Netherfeild Ball when his introduses himself to Mr. Darcy despite the fact that it was socially wrong. Mr. Collins justifies his action by saying, "that there must be a wide difference between the established forms of cerimony amoungst the laity, and those which regualte the clergy;for give me leave to observe that I consider the clerical office as equal in point and dignity with the highest rank in the kingdom." (84) Mr. Collins has placed himself above society because he beleives it is his right as a clergyman.

Wit and Irony - Wickham

When Elizabeth is talking to Wickham, he says "Oh! no-it is not for me to be driven away by Mr. Darcy. If he wishes to avoid seeing me, he must go.... I have no reason for avoiding him ." pg.67. However, when the Netherfield ball is held, Wickham decides to leave to avoid Mr. Darcy.