ef of seeing you unable to respect your partner in life." (314) This statement obviously stems from the fact that he has learned from his own mistakes and does not want his daughter to fall into the same situation.
             Another marriage in the book that is strikingly similar to that of the Bennets is the marriage of Charlotte Lucas and Mr. Collins. They really do not have any feelings for each other whatsoever, and are merely getting married because it works out conveniently for them. Charlotte Lucas is twenty seven years old, and she is afraid that she is going to become an "old maid" without getting married. As she says to Elizabeth Bennet, " I'm not a Romantic you know, I never was. I ask only for a comfortable home; and considering Mr. Collins's character, connections and situation in life, I am convinced that my chance of happiness with him is as fair as most people can
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