ng at Netherfield, Mr. Darcy felt “he had never been so bewitched by a woman as he was by her.” He goes on to think, “If it were not for the inferiority of her connection, he should really be in trouble” (46). Through the play, they both try to fight the feelings that they both know that they have for each other. Lizzy is constantly saying how much she despises him and how much he repulses her. But his seems to be a characteristic of someone who is on the verge of being in love with that person. She even overcame the crudeness of his personality as opposed to Mr. Wickham, who she had been somewhat interested in first. She found Wickham to be a liar and someone who she really didn’t know that well at all. The second marriage that occurred out of love was the marriage between Mr. Bingley and Jane. From the moment they met each other at the ball, it was obvious that they were going to fall in love. This became very obvious when Mrs. Bennet says, “Everybody said how well she looked; and Mr. Bingley thought her quite beautiful, danced with her twice” (14). Mrs. Bennet seemed proud of the fact that Mr. Bingley asked her daughter to dance twice. When Mr. Collins arrived, it was pretty definite that the marriage between Mr. Bingley and Jane sure to happen. Mrs. Bennet even goes so far as to say to Mr. Collins “her eldest daughter, she must mention was likely to be very soon engaged”(62). In my opinion, I think both Elizabeth’s marriage to Darcy and Jane’s marriage to Bingley are for both love and money. Mrs. Bennet wasn’t displeased with their marriages because she was assured that both Jane and Lizzy would be in good hands. Both Darcy and Bingley are two wealthy men who can surely take care of Jane and Elizabeth. Also, the issue of supporting the rest of the family when Mr. Bennet passes away and Mr. Collins takes over the estate. Since both of the women will belon...
