Pride and Prejudice -What do you learn about \"love\" and the value of marriage

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Pride and Prejudice

-What do you learn about "love" and the value of marriage from Charlotte Lucas? (xxii): marriage "was the only honourable provision for well-educated young women of small fortune, and however uncertain of giving happiness, must be their pleasantest preservative from want" (83). Note that use of "want" again....

-Compare Mr. Collins' and Mr. Darcy's initial marriage proposals (I.xix and II.xi). Why do both proposals astonish, vex, and mortify Elizabeth?

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Learnings from Pride and Prejudice

The language of both the characters when Elizabeth rejects Darcy is unpleasant, rude, aggressive and hostile: "so immoveable a dislike,", “and pale with anger." While the language in Darcy’s second proposal is kind, courteous and affectionate: "the expression of heart-felt delight diffused over his face."

Therefore for the first time Elizabeth was "astonished" at his proposal, whereas the second time, she is "embarrassed" at his excessive love and affection for her.

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