Concept of Marriage in Pakistan Regarding Pride and Prejudice Novel

Concept of Marriage in Pakistan Regarding Pride and Prejudice Novel

"Pride and Prejudice

," a domestic novel by Jane Austen, is focused on the idea of marriage. This literary work illustrates how closely marriage and wealth are intertwined. The first line of Jane Austen's novel makes it plain that the 18th-century English society associated wealth with the institution of marriage: "It is a truth widely acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a large fortune, must be in want of a wife."

Additionally, the five varieties of marriage that have been described in this novel—one pre-existing marriage and four subsequent marriages—highlight various facets and preferences in matrimony. These marriages have also been documented in Pakistani contexts. As a result, the origins of marriage in Pakistan can be traced to England in the eighteenth century. Although civilization has advanced, marital problems are still very fundamental and historically rooted. READ MORE…