“I hope you will be satisfied with what I have done. I am not romantic, you know. I never was. I ask only a comfortable home; and, considering Mr. Collin’s character, connection, and situation in life, I am convinced that my chance of happiness with him is as fair as most people can boast on entering the marriage state” (125).
- This section is very similar to Mr. Collins’s proposal to Elizabeth. In Mr. Collins’s proposal to Elizabeth he spoke of things about the marriage that would benefit the two, but he never really spoke of his “love” for Elizabeth. Charlotte is just happy to be married. She obviously is not the most attractive girl and she is not very suitable for marriage. She is happy because Mr. Collins is financially stable for the future and she will benefit from this marriage, even if she does not have real feelings of love for him. Elizabeth did not agree with Charlotte’s decision: “Charlotte, the wife of Mr. Collins, was a most humiliating picture!” (125). It shows how Elizabeth’s view of marriage is different from many because she views marriage for her feelings for the other person and not how she could financially benefit from it.
Charlotte’s explanation of her marriage to Mr. Collins and Mr. Collins’s proposal to Elizabeth are
A.) similar because they both speak of love of one another
B.) different because they
C.) the similar because both lack of personal interest of the other
D.) different because Charlotte speaks of love and Mr. Collins speaks of life
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