... shame her act could cause to her family, Charlotte's lack of sense is contrarily shown by her inability to look beyond social acceptability and act with an ethical sense of romanticism. As Lilian Robinson realizes, "no one has offered for Miss Lucas and her prospects are not very bright", so her acceptance of marriage ensures her the respectability which she otherwise ... Austen's treatment of love further, and look closely on the theme of happiness this introduces. Aside from Charlotte's materialistic view of marriage already discussed, her character betrays a wanton lack of romanticis...

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