In the world of Pride and Prejudice, marriage was of great importance both in the fictional world of the novel and also in the society of the time in which Jane Austen lived. Considering the context gives us insight to the reasons for marriage being viewed with such significance. The different attitudes and viewpoints of various characters reflect different reasons as to why marriage was so important ... the need for a young woman to find a man in possession of a good fortune. The entire novel revolves around marriage and the various motives as well as the results. In Pride and Prejudice, we ...

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