Darcy and that he only started paying attention to Miss King when she inherited a fortune.Lydia and Wickhams relationship started with them running away together. They were both just acting upon their desires to have fun and to put a little bit of excitement into their lives, without stopping to think about the consequences of their actions. The only reason that they end up getting married is because Wickham was able to be bribed by Mr. Darcy who gave him a lot of money in order to go through with it. We see that this marriage is also not going to work out very well. Just as in the Bennets marriage, the love will fade because it is not based on anything other than physical attraction.A fourth marriage which we have in this book is the marriage of Mr. And Mrs. Gardiner, the aunt and uncle of the Bennet girls. While we do not know very much about their marriage, they do seem like an extremely intelligent and sensible couple. It seems like they communicate and work very well together in their day to day lives. We know that Elizabeth and Jane respect them very much, and that Elizabeth discusses things withMrs. Gardiner rather than with her own mother. The fact that Elizabeth and Jane who we respect so much are so close with the Gardiners makes the reader look up to them as well. The Gardiners are much more dedicated to the Bennet girls than their own parents are. In fact, when the whole incident with Lydia takes place, Mr. Gardiner is the one that is combing the streets looking for her long after Mr. Bennet has returned home. In a way, I think that the Gardiners are the ones that Elizabeth and Jane look up to as role models for what their marriages should be like.The marriage of Jane Bennet to Mr. Bingley is a marriage that is based on love and mutual respect. They are both very nice, sweet, intelligent and easygoing people. Austen approves of this marriage, they married for the right reasons and we are told that they have a very happy, un...
