The Marriage Customs of the Nineteenth Century in the Novel "Pride and Prejudice"

It is known that marriage is one of the leading causes of stress for people; however, it can bring the most happiness to people's lives. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is about the Bennet family of seven: five daughters, a marriage-insistent mother, and a nonchalant father. The mother is always trying to find spouses for her daughters. They are a united family with no worries, but since the Bennet daughters are getting older, their mother wishes them to get married quickly to men with good fortune. When the family discovers that a handsome and wealthy Mr. Bingley, they all want to meet him and even possibly date him. To the mother's liking, there are dances where the women get a chance to meet Mr. Bingley and other wealthy men. The young ladies are introduced to Mr. Bingley and his friend Mr. Darcy, and Mr. Bingley's attention is almost immediately drawn to the family's second eldest daughter, Jane. …