Outline

Intro:
As the view of marriage evolves, so do the incentives for marrying someone.




Elizabeth's View of Marriage:
One should marry solely on the base of love and agreeability between the couple. One can see this when she continuously looks down upon Mr. Collin's and Catherine's marriage. She believes Catherine's decision to marry Collins solely on the base of a stable life to be ungraceful and wrong. That is precisely why she denied Mr. Collins the opportunity, something her narrow minded mother continually looked down upon.








Modern Views of Marriage For Woman:

Stability is key in modern day virtues but not the reason for marrying someone as it would have been in the time of Pride and Prejudice. Now women are much more independent and can make for themselves thus eliminating the need of a dependent relationship with an economically successful spouse. There are the other kinds of people who decide to be lazy and see if they can end up with someone with money. These people, "gold diggers" usually come from lower class backgrounds and marry solely on the basis of financial stability, usually at an excessive degree.