... an unspoken, importance in the novel. Marriage is the ultimate goal for both men and women and courtship is the real working-out of love. Courtship becomes a sort of forge of a person's personality, and each courtship becoming an example for different sorts of love (or different ways to abuse love for social advancement). Symbols Pemberley Pride and Prejudice is free of obvious symbolism, because of the ... novel relies on dialogue over description. Pemberley, Darcy's estate, sits at the centre of the novel, literally and figuratively, as a symbol of the man who owns it. Elizabeth visits...

• Word Count: 3094
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

... acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife." Discuss Jane Austen's presentation of marriage in Pride and Prejudice, and why she considers Elizabeth and Darcy's relationship to be the most desired model of marriage. There are many themes around marriage, through her presentation and symbolism, which Jane Austen portrays with this book; she lays out the different reasons and extremities for marriage between the ... different characters in the book. These reasons were the typical views of ... ...

• Word Count: 1208
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School