ne got use of one of Mr. Bingley’s carriages and they were off on their way home. The second character that married out of love for money was Charlotte Lucas. Ms. Lucas lived just down the road from the Bennets and she was a good friend to the family. Upon the arrival of Mr. Collins and his failed attempts of asking for Lizzy’s hand in marriage, He tries his luck with Ms. Lucas. Ms. Lucas, fairly older, decided to say yes. She said yes because she is an old woman and she thought that she wouldn’t have any other alternative. Mr. Collins was a man of the clergy and he was to inherit the estate that Mr. Bennet now owns. She saw this proposal as her final chance to do something with her life instead of being a burden to her parents. With this marriage to Mr. Collins, her parents wouldn’t have to take care of her for the rest of life and support her financially. By being married to Mr. Collins she would have someone to support and take care of her. Mrs. Bennet knew that Mr. Collins’ marriage to Charlotte was purely out of convenience and it seemed as if Mrs. Bennet despised Charlotte for this marriage. She states this when she said, “in an ill-natured tone that she ‘wished they might be happy’”(123). The final character that marries for the wrong reasons is Lydia. She is as enamored by Mr. Wickham as everyone else. But she takes it to the next level when she decides to “run away” with him. This whole problem is alleviated when Mr. Darcy finds the two and persuades the to get married. He does this because it would bring shame to the family that Lydia had eloped with a man and they aren’t married as yet. This was a marriage for the sake of protecting the honor of the Bennet family. This now leads us to a marriage out of love: the marriage between Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth. Throughout the story, they both felt an attraction to each other. While Elizabeth was stayi...
