Marriages-in-Pride-and-Prejudice--从《傲慢与偏见》看18世纪的婚姻

1姓名:＿________________学号:20123703学院:外国语学院专业班级:2012级英语三班论文标题:MarriagesinPrideandPrejudice任课老师：2013年6月13日2Contents摘要AbstractⅠ.IntroductionⅡFourMarriagesinPrideandPrejudiceA.CollinsandCharlotte’sMarriageB.LydiaandWickham’sMarriageC.JaneandMr.Bingley’sMarriageD.DarcyandElizabeth’sMarriageⅢ.TheDifferentUnderstandingaboutMarriageA.TheMarriageBasedonMoneyorBenefitB.TheMarriageBasedonsenseandsensibilityⅣ.ConclusionBibliography3摘要:《傲慢与偏见》是奥斯汀的一部伟大著作，小说中的四段婚姻基本完全概括了18世纪社会中爱情和婚姻的状况.小说通过对四种不同婚姻和爱情的描写，解析和探讨，充分体现了作者的爱情和婚姻观。这篇论文就是通过对这四段婚姻的详细的分析，来探讨《傲慢与偏见》中的爱情观和婚姻观。那就是：恋爱婚姻与财产和社会地位相互关联，但恋爱婚姻不能仅取决于财产和社会地位,正确的婚姻应当建立在相互爱慕、相互尊重的基础上。爱情是婚姻幸福的根源.她既反对为钱而结婚，也反对轻率结婚，强调婚姻中感情因素的重要关键词：爱情;婚姻;金钱;社会地位AbstractPrideandPrejudiceisoneofAustin’sgreatworks.Thefourmarriagesinthenovelcompletelysummarizepeople’sattitudetowardstheloveandmarriageat18thcentury’ssocietysituation.Throughthediscussionofthedifferentmarriagesandlove,thewriterdemonstratesherconceptaboutloveandmarriage:loveandmarriageiscloselyassociatedwithpropertyandsociety,however,loveandmarriagecannotonlybedecidedbythepropertyandsocialstatus.Anidealmarriageshouldbebasedonmutualaffectionandrespect.Loveistherootofahappymarriage.Sherejectsthemarriagebasedonwealthandstressestheelementofemotioninamarriage.KeyWords：Love;marriage;property;socialstatus4MarriageinPrideandPrejudiceⅠ.IntroductionThisnoveltakesyoungpeople’smarriageasthethreadanditcoverstheinheritanceoffortune,women’ssocialstatus,ethicsandcustoms.BeingthemasterpieceofJaneAusten,itcomestotheextensivefavorofliteraryloversandexpertsatthesametime.Thispapermakesananalysisoffourmarriagesinprideandprejudiceanddiscussesthedeepoutlookfortheirloveandmarriageinthelightofsocialbackgroundatthetime.Ⅱ.FourMarriagesinPrideandPrejudiceA.CollinsandCharlotte’sMarriageCharlotteisElizabeth·Bennetts’neighbor,andherfamily’ssituationwasnotverywell.Inaddition,Charlotteisamediocreintelligencegirl,soshewasstillnotmarriedattheageof26.Mrs.Bennettcouldnotgivebirthtoaboy;instead,shehadgivenbirthtofivegirls.Duetothespecialinherentlaw,thefather'sheritagecannotbeinheritedbyhis5daughters,buthisnephewCollinscouldinherit.So,Mrs.BennettputallherexpectationonCollinsWithMrs.Lindberg'shelp,Collinsbecameapriestsmoothly.Thenhecametohisuncle'shouse,andwantedtobecomeBennett'sson-in-law.Hethoughtthatusedthiswayhecouldmakeuphiscousinsinsomedegree.Hestayedathisuncle’shouseforalongtime.WhenheknewtheeldestdaughterJanehasaboyfriend,hejustturnedhisattentiontotheseconddaughterElizabeth.Sherefuseshimwithasharptongue.ButCollinsquicklyfindscomfortfromCharlottewhodesirestogetlovefrom5amaleandbelievesmarriageistheelegantwayforagirlwithsomeeducation,andthentheygetmarriedasquicklyasthelightning.Amediocrelove,adullmarriagehasbeenestablishedeffortlessly.Suchmarriagewithoutloveistoopractical,soitisakindofsuperficialmarriagewithouthappiness.B.LydiaandWickham’sMarriageWickhamisthesonoftheDarcy’shousekeeper.Atthebeginning,themastertreatedhimverywellbuthewasamanwithoutanyresponsibilityandwasindebts.HealsospokenillofDarcyeverywhere.Hismarriageistoopenthesourceofwealth,forthispurpose,hewaspreparedtouseunscrupulousdivisivetacticswithDarcy'ssisterGeorgianatoelope.Fortunately,Darcystoppeditintime.HeoncewonElizabeth'sfavor,butwhenElizabethlefthometoCharlottehomeforaperiodoftime,hewasimmediatelyreadytogetmarriedwithanotherladywhowasnotbeautifulbutwealthy.Buthefailed.Later,Elizabeth'ssisterLydiahadablindaffectiononhim,andelopedwithhim.Finally,inDarcy’sfundinghepromisedtomarryLydia.TheirmarriagewasBennett’sscandalC.JaneandMr.Bingley’sMarriageBingleyisafriendofDarcy.Bingley’ssisterlovesDarcyverymuch.ShewantsBingleytogetmarriedwithDarcy’ssisterGeorgiana,becauseshewantstogetlovefromDarcybythisway,whichalsoreflectstheselfishnessthesister.Themarriageoftheableman-Bingleyandthebeautifulgirl-Janeisidealinmostpeople’seyes.Ofcourse,thecouplemeetsmanysetbacks,suchasthemisunderstandingofDarcyandBingley'sselfishsister.Atlast,theloversgetmarriedasthemisunderstandingbetweenElizabethandDarcyhasbeensolved.6D.DarcyandElizabeth’sMarriageAtthebeginning,ElizabethrejectedDarcy’spursuit,becauseshedoesnotlikehim,evenlooksdownuponhimthoughDarcylovesherverymuch.InElizabeth’seyes,heisarrogantandunreasonablebecauseheisrichandhashighsocialstatus.Realizingthat,Darcybeginstogetridofthosebadhabitsquietlytocratehertasteandgetgoodimpressionandloveofher.BecauseofDarcy’sperfectbehaviorandgoodeducation,ElizabethgraduallyeliminatesthebiasonDarcy.Thentheyspontaneouslyfallinlove.SowhenDarcy’ssecondsuitorissenttoElizabeth,Elizabethreadilyagreewith,andtheygetmarriedandhavehappyfamilylives.III.TheDifferentUnderstandingaboutMarriageinPrideandPrejudice.A.TheMarriageBasedonMoneyorBenefitCharlotteknewthatthemarriagewithoutpropertywouldeventuallymovetowarddisappointmentandsuffering.Evenifthecoupleloveseachotherdeeplyatfirst,whenCollins,knownasasocialclimber,isrejectedbyElizabeth,heimmediatelyturnstofallinlovewithMissCharlotte.AlthoughCollinsisaninbornfool,hislovecouldnotmovetheheartofawoman,charlotteacceptshim,becauseherpurposeistogetmarried.Almostallthegi