This Presentation is about Pride & Prejudice & The Purpose Of Marriage In SEM :-1

1. Name : Asari Bhavayang
Roll no :-4
Enrollment No:-3069206420200002
Course:-M.A (English)Sem1
Subject:- Literature of Romantics
Topic:-Pride & Prejudice and The purpose of Marriage
Teacher Name :- Dilip Barad sir
Batch :- 2021-2023
Email :- asaribhavyang7874@gmail.com
Department:- Department of English

2. Jane Austen
● He was born at 16 Dec 1775 .
● He died at 18 july 1817.
● Her Six- full length novel have rarely been out of print, although
they were published anonymously and brought her moderate
success and little fame during her lifetime.
● Austen has inspired many critical essays and literary
anthologies.
● Her works critique the novels of sensibility of the second half of the 18th
century and are part of the transition to 19th-century literary realism.

3. Pride & Prejudice and the Purpose of Marriage :-
● Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is often
lauded as one of the greatest romances in
British literature.
● Its structure entertains readers with the
fluctuations of Elizabeth Bennet’s
relationship with Mr. Darcy.
● However, this novel is more than a simple
love story.

4. ● The monetary and social stability that the marriage offers
women is more important than the compatibility of the
spouses.
● Austen develops the plot to hint at a more considered view
on marriage.
● the work further inform us on Austen’s opinion of
matrimony.
● Jane Austen explore the vocational nature of marriage for
women in her society.
● From the first line of Pride and Prejudice, the narrator
reveals her satirical approach to matrimony.
● Mrs. Bennet have to actively seek husbands for her five

5. ● The marriageable women of the novel have to
debate between choosing spouses by preference
and marrying for financial stability.
● A more straightforward description of reality
would have been that a single woman in
possession of no fortune must be in want of a
husband.
● The idea of marriage being less about one’s heart
and more about one’s wallet is repeated
throughout the story.

6. 1. Mrs. Bennet’s whole life is about marrying off her
daughters, and the readers are prompted to disparage her
for it. There are several other characters who are
presented primarily because of their views or actions
concerning marriage,
2. Lady Catherine encourages Mr. Collins to marry as part of
his duty as a clergyman and tells him to marry.Mr. Collins
and Lady Catherine vocally recognize the economics
involved in marriage, but their opinions are by no means
praised by the narrator.
The Occupational Nature of Marriage :-

7. ● The satirical humor and characterizations that Austen
employs in Pride and Prejudice contribute to the novel’s
themes.
● The narrative voice in this novel is typically ironic rather
than serious. This tone betrays the cynical view that the
narrator has of marriage.
Example
● Before Mr. Collins and Charlotte marry, they are described
as having “a week spent in professions of love and schemes
of felicity”.However, readers can easily discern that there is
no real affection on either side of such a hasty match.

8. ● The narrator’s use of words like “danger,”
“anxiety,” and “suspicious” indicates to us the risk
involved in matrimony.
● Marry for love, but not everyone has that luxury.
Elizabeth
Darcy
Mr.
Collins

9. ● Mr. Collins is inferior to many other men in the novel
does not lessen Charlotte’s accomplishment. She is
aware of his shortcomings when she accepts him. Her
thoughts at the time are described as “in general
satisfactory”.Mr. Collins fills a need for her. She is
practical and sees matrimony for what it truly is to her –
not an emotionally fulfilling relationship, but a business
deal.
● The idea of marriage being a job is a common thread in
all three views, but their situations and the implications
of their attitudes are significantly different.

10. Conclusion
● The narrator’s opinions are communicated
through the mask of certain characters when
Austen uses free indirect discourse.
● These formal devices undergird an important
theme of the novel: marriage :-as the only
career option for women
● It is no surprise that this book filled with such
insight and as well as wit remains a classic.

11. Reference:-
1. "Jane Austen". En.Wikipedia.Org, 2021,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Austen.
2. "Pride & Prejudice And The Purpose Of Marriage |
Forbes And Fifth | University Of Pittsburgh".
Forbes5.Pitt.Edu, 2021,
https://www.forbes5.pitt.edu/article/pride-prejudice-
and-purpose-marriage.