The Marriage Concept in the Pride and Prejudice

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摘 要：pride and prejudice was the famous author Jane Austens former literature work. The novel described four marriages about middle class in 18th century in Britain. It was a major line of disputable marriage between hero and heroine, and disclosed different ideas in front of different people. This article described marriage should be built on love which can make people happy and analyzes Elizabeth and Darcys characteristic.

关键词：Pride and Prejudice；Elizabeth

中图分类号：H31 文献标识码：A

文章编号：1009-0118（2012）08-0302-01

1.Elizabeths characteristic is clever and virtuous

From the beginning of Pride and Prejudice, Mr. Bennet had pointed that: "They are all silly and ignorant like other girls; but Lizzy has something more of quickness than her sisters." From this sentence, we have an initial impression to Elizabeth; other sisters were all confused, only Elizabeth was clever. Elizabeth was the main character in Pride and Prejudice; she owned many advantages:

She was lovely and clever. And her honesty, beauty and lively wit enable her to rise above the nonsense and bad behavior that pervade her class-bound and often spiteful society. Nevertheless, her sharp tongue and tendency to make hasty judgment often lead her astry. Because of this habit to define hasty judgment and prejudice make her refuse Darcys suggestion of marriage.

To corresponding prejudice is Elizabeths virtuous. Because of Jane who was Elizabeths eldest sister had caught a cold in Bingleys home, only this little illness, the other three sisters didnt put it in heart, so as to their mother. But Elizabeth insisted on seeing how Janes illness, moreover without cars, she walked three miles alone in muddy and didnt care how she was in a difficult position when she arrived at Bingleys home, even it was very impolite to visit them. Though Lydias characteristic was incompatible with her; when Lydia wanted to have holidays, Elizabeth undertook sister and mothers complains and persuaded father that didnt let Lydia go. At that time, Elizabeth and Darcys relation just had a favorable turn; she didnt cheat Darcy and told his the true facts. Fortunately, Darcy dealt with Lydia and Wickhams thing in a good way, and Elizabeth promised to marry to him.

2.Darcys characteristic is proud and tolerant

Darcy was Bingleys good friend, but his first impression to all the other people was not good: proud and disagreeable. In fact, his proud was the most important reason that led his first love expression failed. For example, when he wanted to propose to Elizabeth, he talked more on how big distance between them, not in order to her beautiful appearance or other flatters and he thought she could promise and she couldnt refuse him. However, his attitude of arrogance made Elizabeth angry and she pointed that his arrogance: "I have never desired your good opinion, and you have certainly bestowed it most unwillingly." Elizabeth didnt want to flatter Darcy, she hate Darcys attitude of proud to her, hated him to destroy her elder sister Jane and Bingleys relation, and even she believed Wickhams talks, these factors made she produce more prejudice and she wanted to protect her self-confidence to destroy Darcys over-confidence. From his shows, we should know how arrogance Darcy is.