Abstract

Jane Austin, as the famous nineteenth century woman writer, by describing four different marriages in Pride and Prejudice, expresses her viewpoints at marriage and love. Centering round “one’s character reflects his or her marriage and their attitudes towards marriage”, this paper ventures to make an analysis of those four types of marriages, and how these character differences affect their attitudes towards love and marriage: the combination of vulgar Collins and ordinary Charlotte results in a despicable marriage; the combination of dissolute Wickhame and empty-minded Lydia results in a sex-oriented marriage; the combination of pleasant Bingley and mild Jane results in a happy marriage; the combination of decent Darcy and sensible Elizabeth results in a successful marriage.

Key Words:    Character    Marriage    Attitude    Love