It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. This first sentence of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" couldn't have prepared the reader better for the rest of the novel. Austen reveals details about her characters through the characters themselves i.e. through their dialogue and gossip to each other rather than her narrating about them. This then means the reader …showed first 75 words of 1520 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1520 total…couple who were only brought together because their passions were stronger than their virtue' Overall I believe Elizabeth and Darcy's and also Jane and Bingley's marriages are the ones that would be most happy in life. I feel that marriage should be about a package deal - a package of love for each other, financial stability within the relationship, physical attraction, and also happiness with being together. Not just one of them but them all!