Pride And Prejudice: Marriage For Money
Beginning of paper
19th century England had some serious social problems left over
from the heyday of Royalty and Nobility. One of the most significant of
these was the tendency to marry for money. In this basic equation, a
person sought a spouse based on the dowry receivable and their allowance.
This process wen ....
Middle of paper
.... The whole novel outlines attempts to dance around love for
the combination of a wealthy person with an attractive person.
The first line of Pride and Prejudice, “It is a universally
acknowledged fact that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be
in want of a wife”, sets the tone for the rest of the novel. We interpret
it to mean that a wealthy man either actively pursues a wife based on his
knowledge that no one would turn down a wealthy suitor, or attractive
women use their ....
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Word count: 675
Page count: 3 (approximately 250 words per page)
